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

Toshiba demonstrates single-chip Digital TV at IFA
Aug 3, 2007 – Toshiba Electronics Europe showcases system-on-chip (SoC) technology for iDTV, set top box and digital TV recorder applications.
News categories: Digital TV, DVR, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

VOLNÃ launches more entertaining TV
Jul 31, 2007 – VOLNÃ, one of the first Czech telecommunication operators, has begun commercial operation of new its service: VOLNÃ TV. It is digital TV via the telephone line.
News categories: Broadband, Czech Republic, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Router, Set Top Box

Taiwanese Satellite STB Shipments to Reach 5.6 Million in 2007
Jul 27, 2007 – According to MIC, Taiwanese digital satellite set-top box shipment volume is expected to reach 3.2 million units in the second half of 2007. In the full-year, volume is expected to amount to 5.6 million units, up 20% in comparison with 2006.
News categories: Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Taiwan

BSkyB Results for the twelve months ended 30 June 2007
Jul 27, 2007 – Sky recorded 1,446,000 new DTH customer additions in the year, the highest since analogue switch-off in 2001, and annual net customer growth of 406,000.
News categories: Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Ireland, Satellite, Subscribers, UK

OpenTV expands its solutions offering with Casema
Jul 26, 2007 – OpenTV (NASDAQ GM: OPTV) has announced that Casema, one of the Netherlands' leading cable providers, has selected OpenTV to provide solutions enabling its new high definition, interactive digital television services.
News categories: Broadband, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Netherlands, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

TiVo Announces Lower Priced Cable-Ready HD DVR
Jul 24, 2007 – TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) has announced the launch of a new TiVo high definition DVR, delivering a premium HD experience at an affordable price. Consumers can pre-order the TiVo HD today with product expected to arrive on retail shelves in early August.
News categories: ATSC 3, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, USA

WD's New Hard Drives Reduce Energy Consumption
Jul 23, 2007 – Western Digital (NYSE: WDC) has announced a new environmentally friendly family of hard drive products. The new family will ship in capacities from 320 gigabytes (GB) to one terabyte (TB), and will save up to 40% in hard drive power consumption.
News categories: WD, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box

Singapore - StarHub launches HubStation
Jul 20, 2007 – With HubStation, consumers can enjoy the capabilities of a digital video recorder with full Smart TV recording features for StarHub Digital Cable and Free-to-Air channels, free broadband Internet, and access to StarHub's Digital Voice service.
News categories: StarHub, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Singapore

US - Cable Passes Satellite For DVR Popularity
Jul 17, 2007 – Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) installed into cable-served TV households (TVHHs) have recently surpassed the number of those in satellite-served video HHs, according to a new set of projections and estimates released by The Carmel Group.
News categories: Carmel Group, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA