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

Set Top Box Market Hits All Time High
Jun 22, 2010 – Global demand for digital set top boxes hit a new high in 2009, with worldwide set top box unit shipments increasing 11%, reports In-Stat. Record demand for both satellite and terrestrial set top boxes fueled the market growth.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

EchoStar Launches High Definition Satellite TV Service in Taiwan
Jun 21, 2010 – EchoStar International (NASDAQ: SATS) has announced the launch of DishHD™, a premier pay-TV service in Taiwan. DishHD is a new satellite TV service that provides HD video channels in Taiwan via a small satellite antenna and a digital set-top box.
News categories: EchoStar, DishHD, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, Taiwan

Asia Dominates Worldwide Digital Set Top Box Market
Jun 17, 2010 – With a market share of 36%, Asia dominates the Worldwide Digital Set Top Box Market. Their dominance was the largest in the Cable Set Top Box segment where they carry 43% of the market.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

MultiChoice selects Pace to develop second-generation HD PVR
Jun 9, 2010 – South Africa-based pay TV operator, Multichoice (JSE: NPN)(LSE:NPSN), has chosen Pace plc (LSE:PIC), its existing HD technology partner, to develop a second generation high definition (HD) personal video recorder (PVR).
News categories: Pace plc, MultiChoice, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, South Africa

INEA of Poland introduces ADB HD PVR
Jun 7, 2010 – Polish cable operator INEA has introduced an HD receiver with digital recording capability. The PVR, manufactured by ADB (SIX:ADBN), features a 320GB hard disk.
News categories: INEA S.A., Advanced Digital Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Poland, Set Top Box

DIRECTV launches Whole-Home DVR service
Jun 7, 2010 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV) is giving customers a virtual HD DVR in any room of the home with the launch of its new DIRECTV® Whole-Home DVR service, which is currently available to DIRECTV customers nationwide.
News categories: DIRECTV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Melita inaugurates High Definition TV in Malta
May 28, 2010 – Melita has started installations, both in commercial outlets and households, of its new Melita netbox HD which makes HDTV available for the first time ever in Malta and Gozo and allows pausing, rewinding and recording of live television.
News categories: Melita, Digital TV, DVR, Malta, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, Terrestrial

MultiChoice launches affordable PVR decoder
May 27, 2010 – Multichoice (JSE: NPN)(LSE:NPSN) has launched a much more affordable PVR decoder that is also capable of delivering HD programmes. The HD PVR 2P decoder is released in time for the FIFA World Cup to give South Africans the chance to experience the benefits of PVR.
News categories: Multichoice, DStv, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, South Africa

Motorola IPTV Set-top Brings Innovative Media Experiences to KDDI Customers
May 25, 2010 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has announced that KDDI (Tokyo:9433) has deployed Motorola's innovative high-definition (HD) IPTV set-top (model VIP2060), providing enhanced personal media experiences to its Fiber to the Home (FTTH) subscribers.
News categories: Motorola, KDDI, Digital TV, DVR, Fibre, IPTV, ISDB-T, Japan, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial