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

NDS Launches Metro™ High Definition Digital Video Recorder with Amino; SES AMERICOM Announced as First Customer
Oct 24, 2007 – NDS (Nasdaq:NNDS) has introduced its High Definition Digital Video Recorder, an Amino AmiNET530 Set-Top Box (STB) powered by Metro middleware, for the IPTV market--a first for the OpenCA industry.
News categories: NDS Group, Amino, SES AMERICOM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Belgium - Telenet launches High Definition Television
Oct 23, 2007 – On 1 December 2007, Telenet will launch its High Definition (HD) television service. In order to keep the entry threshold low, Telenet has opted to supply the HD Digicorder on a rental basis.
News categories: Telenet, Belgium, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box

WD® Delivers Hundreds More Hours to High Definition Tivo® DVRs
Oct 23, 2007 – Expanding consumers' TV recording capabilities by as many as hundreds of hours, WD® (NYSE: WDC) has announced that its My DVR Expander™ external hard drives are verified compatible with TiVo® HD and TiVo Series3™ DVRs (digital video recorders).
News categories: Western Digital (WD), TiVo, Digital TV, DVR, USA

Calix to Demonstrate Advanced IPTV and Internet Video Services at TelcoTV
Oct 23, 2007 – Calix will demonstrate at TelcoTV advanced new IPTV and internet video services delivered over 2.5 Gbps GPON, VDSL2, and ADSL2+ using the Calix C7 and E5 access platforms.
News categories: Calix, Broadband, Content Distribution, DVR, Fibre, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

ADB Presents Complete Product Range for IPTV Providers at TelcoTV 2007
Oct 23, 2007 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SWX:ADBN) has announced that it will provide a complete range of product solutions for Telco Operators wishing to migrate to IPTV services at TelcoTV 2007.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), Osmosys, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Software

ADB Launches IPTV DVR for North America
Oct 23, 2007 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SWX:ADBN) has announced that it's high definition, hybrid, digital video recorder (DVR) the ADB-5810WX platform is now certified and ready for deployment in North America.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), Border States Electric, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, North America, Set Top Box, USA

Motorola Celebrates 50 Million Digital Cable Set-Tops Shipped and 10 Years of Digital Cable Leadership
Oct 19, 2007 – Motorola (NYSE:MOT) celebrates the shipment of the company's 50 millionth digital cable set-top, and reflects on ten years of invention for the connected home that has turned promise into reality.
News categories: Motorola, Cable TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box, USA

Sogecable Consolidated results as of September 30th 2007
Oct 16, 2007 – As of September 30th 2007, the subscriber base of DIGITAL+ stood at 2,046,000 customers. At the end of the previous quarter, DIGITAL+ had 2,056,000 customers. DIGITAL+'s customer base decreased by 10,000 subscribers in the third quarter of 2007.
News categories: Sogecable, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Amino Shows the Way for HDTV Via DSL at Telco TV Conference
Oct 16, 2007 – Amino has announced its participation at the TelcoTV 2007 Conference & Expo. Amino will demonstrate its AmiNET series of IP Set-Top Boxes (STBs) including the AmiNET125, which enables service operators to offer advanced Internet TV services, and the HD capable AmiNET130 and AmiNET530.
News categories: Amino Communications, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box