DVR / PVR (Digital Video Recorder/Personal Video Recorder) News

The Gores Group Completes Acquisition of Sagem Communications
Jan 29, 2008 – The Gores Group has announced that it closed its acquisition of Sagem Communications from SAFRAN for an enterprise value of 383 million euros (560 million dollars at current exchange rate).
News categories: Sagem Communications, SAFRAN, The Gores Group, CIC Finance, Digital TV, DVR, France, IPTV, MandA, Private Equity, Set Top Box

Pace Micro Technology plc results for the seven month period ended 31 December 2007
Jan 29, 2008 – Pace Micro Technology has announced its audited financial results for the seven month period ended 31 December 2007. Total set-top box shipments in the period were 2.4 million (North America 0.9m; EMEA 1.3m and APAC 0.2m).
News categories: Pace Micro, Earnings Release, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

NDS Partners with Kaonmedia to Support ASTER to Launch Advanced TV Services in Poland
Jan 29, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that it has joined forces with Kaonmedia to deliver digital set-top boxes (STB) and DVRs, including a DVR for viewing in High Definition, to ASTER, a leading provider of media and communication services in Poland.
News categories: NDS Group, Kaonmedia, ASTER, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DOCSIS, DVR, Middleware, Poland, Set Top Box

Verimatrix Selected to Secure UNE-EPM IPTV Deployment in Colombia
Jan 28, 2008 – Verimatrix has announced that systems integrator Unión Electrica S.A has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for IPTV within its platform solution for the UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones IPTV deployment.
News categories: Verimatrix, Unión Eléctrica, UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones, Colombia, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Video Exchange

Motorola Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Sales and Earnings
Jan 23, 2008 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) reported sales of $9.65 billion in the fourth quarter of 2007. Motorola shipped 3.4 million digital entertainment devices during the quarter, with a record quarter for IP set top boxes.
News categories: Motorola, Full Release, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Set Top Box

WEGENER Partners with Conklin-Intracom to Support Integrated IPTV Solution
Jan 22, 2008 – Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR) has announced the availability of WEGENER's SMD-515 set top boxes within Conklin's integrated solution offering to support IPTV services.
News categories: Conklin-Intracom, Wegener, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA

New Era in Cable TV is Coming as RCN Starts Today to Go All Digital in Chicago
Jan 22, 2008 – RCN Corporation (NASDAQ: RCNI) has announced that a new era is coming to Chicago Cable TV when the company today starts switching to all digital TV programming.
News categories: RCN Corporation, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, USA

Bell brings the Personal Video Recorder to more Canadians
Jan 21, 2008 – Bell Canada has announced the inclusion of its Personal Video Recorder (PVR) - the country's most advanced - in all of its new Bell Better Home™ service bundles.
News categories: Bell Canada, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite

MTS Allstream to Work With Microsoft and Alcatel-Lucent to Introduce Enhanced Broadband Internet and TV Services
Jan 17, 2008 – MTS Allstream has announced that it will move forward with steps to introduce next generation high-speed Internet and TV services to Manitoba customers, with more HDTV offerings, PVR and DVR functionality, improved guide features and other advances.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Microsoft, MTS Allstream, Alex Giosa, Christine Heckart, Kelvin Shepherd, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware