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

Consumer Electronics Leaders Showcase MIPS-Based™ Products at CES 2008
Jan 17, 2008 – MIPS Technologies (NasdaqGS: MIPS) has announced that a broad array of the world's leading consumer electronics companies debuted and demonstrated design innovations based on the industry-leading MIPS® architecture at last week's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
News categories: MIPS Technologies, CES2025, DVR, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

Arcor Selects VideoGuard® to Secure its New IPTV Service for Germany
Jan 16, 2008 – NDS has announced that Arcor, the second largest telecommunications provider in Germany, has selected NDS VideoGuard® content protection to secure its new IPTV service.
News categories: NDS Group, Arcor, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, Germany, IPTV, Set Top Box

Pace chosen by Viasat to launch HD PVR in the Nordic Countries
Jan 16, 2008 – Pace Micro Technology (LSE:PIC) has been selected by Modern Times Group's Viasat Broadcasting, the leading digital satellite pay-TV broadcaster in Scandinavia and the Baltic states, to be the launch partner for its high definition PVR service.
News categories: Pace Micro, Modern Times Group, Denmark, Digital TV, DVR, Finland, Norway, Satellite, Set Top Box, Sweden

Bell's new 6141 High Definition receiver meets increasing consumer demand for HD
Jan 15, 2008 – Bell Canada has announced the availability of its next generation 6141 High Definition (HD) satellite receiver, with outstanding HD picture quality and enhanced functionality.
News categories: Bell Canada, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite

Apple Introduces New Apple TV Software & Lowers Price to $229
Jan 15, 2008 – Apple® has unveiled all new software for Apple TV® that allows movie fans to rent movies on the iTunes® Store directly from their widescreen TV, and lowered the price of Apple TV to just $229.
News categories: Apple TV, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Show, Smart Home, Streaming, USA

Moxi maker cuts staff by half, loses CEO
Jan 15, 2008 – The Kirkland, Wash.-based company has revealed significant changes, including the cancellation of two previously announced product lines, the Multi-Room HD DMR and the Moxi Home Cinema Edition DMR.
News categories: Digeo, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, USA

Viasat Launches High Definition Television
Jan 15, 2008 – MTG has announced that Viasat Broadcasting has launched its high definition television (HDTV) offering on its Nordic Satellite pay-TV platform, including two Viasat-branded premium HDTV channels - TV1000 HD and Viasat Sport HD.
News categories: MTG, Denmark, Digital TV, DVR, Finland, Norway, Satellite, Set Top Box, Sweden

Long-Term Prospects Bright For Maturing PVR Market According to In-Stat
Jan 14, 2008 – The Personal Video Recorder (PVR) market is starting to show signs of maturation, reports In-Stat. These signs include expanding geographic availability of PVR products, particularly into Europe and Asia, and a leveling out of both PVR unit shipments and product revenues.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box

OpenTV Selected by TrueVisions UBC for PVR Launch
Jan 10, 2008 – OpenTV (NASDAQ GM: OPTV) has announced today that TrueVisions UBC, Thailand's leading digital pay-TV operator, has selected OpenTV's middleware solution to enable and power their new PVR services.
News categories: OpenTV, TrueVisions UBC, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Thailand