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

Panasonic and Comcast Debut AnyPlay™ Portable DVR
Jan 7, 2008 – Panasonic (NYSE:MC) and Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) have unveiled the industry's first Portable DVR/DVD player powered by tru2way™ technology at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show.
News categories: Comcast, Panasonic, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, DVD, DVR, USA

Panasonic and Comcast Announce Products With tru2way™ Technology
Jan 7, 2008 – Panasonic (NYSE: MC) and Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) have announced a series of new products powered by tru2way™ technology, including Plasma HDTV, HD DVR set-top boxes and portable DVR devices.
News categories: Panasonic, Comcast, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet, USA

Motorola Selected as Lead Supplier for Next-Generation of BT Vision Set-Top Boxes
Jan 7, 2008 – BT has selected Motorola as the lead supplier of next-generation set-top boxes for its BT Vision digital TV service. Motorola will supply BT with second-generation V-Boxes for deployment in 2009.
News categories: Motorola, BT Vision, Joe Cozzolino, Dan Marks, Broadband, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

RealNetworks Showcases Its "Entertainment As A Service" Strategy at CES 2008
Jan 7, 2008 – This week at the Consumer Electronics Show, digital entertainment services company RealNetworks® Inc. is showcasing music, video and games offerings across a full range of CE products for the digital living room and on the go.
News categories: RealNetworks, CES2025, DVR, Gaming, Media Player, Mobile, Set Top Box, Streaming, Tablet

NXP Brings the Next Consumer Experience to Life at CES 2008
Jan 7, 2008 – NXP is showcasing at CES 2008 the vibrant media technologies that allow consumers to enjoy better sensory experiences - brilliant images, crisp clear sound and easy sharing of information in homes, cars and mobile devices.
News categories: NXP, Automotive, CES2025, DVR, Mobile, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Broadcom and Microsoft Collaborate on Next-Generation IPTV System-on-a-Chip
Jan 6, 2008 – The collaboration includes Microsoft and Broadcom working together to enable the popular Microsoft Mediaroom™ IPTV client software to operate on next-generation set-top boxes (STBs) utilizing the Broadcom® BCM7405 system on a chip (SOC).
News categories: Microsoft, Broadcom, BT TV, In-Stat, Christine Heckart, Richard Nelson, Richard Griffiths, Michelle Abraham, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Digeo® Announces Moxi® TV for PC and Offers an Early Look
Jan 6, 2008 – Digeo have announced Moxi TV for PC, a software application enabling PC users who have a TV tuner card and Windows XP to use their personal computer as a DMR.
News categories: Digeo, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Media Player, Streaming

Microsoft Mediaroom Delivers Connected TV to More Than 1 Million Set-Top Boxes
Jan 6, 2008 – Microsoft has announced that its Microsoft Mediaroom Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and multimedia platform is delivering video entertainment experiences to more than 1 million set-top boxes worldwide and its service provider customers are adding two new IPTV subscriber households every minute.
News categories: Microsoft, BT TV, Yankee Group, Enrique Rodriguez, Dan Marks, Vince Vittore, CES2025, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Broadcom Powers the Connected Digital Home with Industry Leading Silicon Solutions
Jan 6, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that it will demonstrate a variety of new silicon, software and reference design platforms at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 7th through January 10th.
News categories: Broadcom, 5G, Broadband, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Camcorder, CES2025, Conditional Access, Content Protection, DVB-S2, DVR, Mobile, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home