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

DISH Network First Pay-TV Provider to Give Customers Ability to Watch Their Live TV on Android Tablets
Jan 6, 2011 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has announced that DISH Remote Access, the application that gives its customers the ability to watch their live and recorded TV on compatible smartphones, tablets and laptops, is now optimized for Android™ tablet screens.
News categories: DISH Network, DVR, Mobile, Portable, Satellite, Streaming, Tablet, USA

TiVo and Virgin Media Deploy the World's Most Advanced Cable Set-Top Box
Jan 6, 2011 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has announced that Virgin Media (NASDAQ: VMED) (LSE: VMED) is deploying Virgin Media TV powered by TiVo, its new next-generation TV offering to its customers across the United Kingdom.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Virgin Media, Cable TV, CES2025, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, UK

PVR Global Unit Shipments to Surpass 50 Million in 2014
Jan 5, 2011 – Global unit shipments of PVR products set a new record in 2009, and are expected to eclipse that in 2010. Fueled by consumer demand to time-shift television programming, pay-TV service providers are deploying millions of new PVR products each year.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

ViXS continues to lead industry in multistream transcoding and advanced media processing with the introduction of the XCode® 5100 Family
Jan 4, 2011 – ViXS has announced their next family of system-on-chip (SOC) advanced processors enabling the latest consumer electronics devices where concurrency, ultra low latency, and performance are key. XCode® 5100 is ViXS' seventh generation transcoder.
News categories: ViXS, DVR, Gateway, Home Server, ICs, Placeshifting, Semiconductor

Broadcom Announces Eleven New Connected Home Set-Top Box Solutions with Integrated NDS Security
Jan 4, 2011 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced eleven new set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions with integrated NDS VideoGuard Security Kernel that provide secure digital content delivery for next generation connected home devices.
News categories: Broadcom, NDS Group, CES2025, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Broadcom Delivers Nine New 40nm Set-Top Box Solutions for the Full Resolution 3DTV Internet Connected Home
Jan 4, 2011 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced nine new cable, satellite and IP set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions that enable multiple ways for consumers to experience the next generation Internet connected home featuring full resolution 3DTV.
News categories: Broadcom, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, IPTV, Metaverse, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

ASTRO, TIME to combine TV and broadband in Malaysia
Dec 21, 2010 – Astro and TIME dotCom Berhad (TIME) have entered into a partnership to jointly bring the best of TV and broadband services for the benefit of customers.
News categories: ASTRO, Time dotCom, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Malaysia, Satellite, Set Top Box

High Definition DTT STBs to Drive Market Revenue to US$ 6 Billion in 2014
Dec 20, 2010 – The DTT Set Top Box market continues to expand. New products like hybrid web-to-TV set top boxes will contribute to the long term growth of DTT STBs, pushing revenues to nearly US$ 6 billion by 2014, says In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Entropic Communications Empowers the Home Network With New Silicon Solutions, Showcased at CES
Dec 16, 2010 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) will be showcasing its portfolio of products to empower consumers' whole-home entertainment experiences at CES, January 6-9, 2011.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Broadband, CES2025, DVR, LNB, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV