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

Virgin Media announces 3D-Ready HD STB from Cisco
Mar 16, 2010 – Consumers will soon be able to make the most of the growing line-up of HD channels from Virgin Media (NASDAQ:VMED)(LSE:VMED) with a new HD set-top box - the V HD Box - which will be available for no additional monthly subscription fee.
News categories: Virgin Media, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Metaverse, Set Top Box, UK

Amino to showcase hybrid/OTT media centre and STB line-up at IPTV World Forum
Mar 16, 2010 – Amino Communications (AIM: AMO.L) will showcase its new Amino Freedom hybrid/OTT media centre at the IPTV World Forum 2010 in London - alongside a range of new generation set-top box (STB) products for the pure IPTV market.
News categories: Amino, DVR, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming, Video Exchange

Panasonic announces three cable PVRs for Japan
Mar 11, 2010 – Panasonic has announced three new cable TV personal video recorders (PVRs) - TZ-HDW600M, TZ-HDW600F, TZ-HDW600P - in Japan. The set-top boxes will be available in May 2010, with each having a 250GB hard disk.
News categories: Panasonic, Cable TV, DVR, Japan, Set Top Box, Streaming

TiVo subscribers down 131 thousand in quarter to end-January 2010
Mar 8, 2010 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has reported results for the quarter ended January 31, 2010. For the quarter, service and technology revenues were $45.3 million, compared with $48.5 million for the same period last year and $47.1 million in the prior quarter.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Cable TV, DVR, Middleware, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Selevision Chooses Irdeto to Bring Interactive TV to the Middle East
Mar 8, 2010 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced that middleware and interactive TV technology provider Selevision has selected Irdeto's middleware solution and conditional access system (CAS) for its new High Definition Personal Video Recorders (HD PVRs).
News categories: Irdeto, Selevision, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Saudi Arabia, Set Top Box

Conax to Offer Advanced Global TV Platform With TiVo Software
Mar 8, 2010 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) and Conax have announced that they have partnered to offer a next generation DVB set-top box platform for deployment by television operators around the world.
News categories: Conax, TiVo Inc, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box

TiVo and Echostar/DISH Network Statements on Decision by U.S. Court of Appeals
Mar 4, 2010 – TiVo and Echostar/DISH Network have issued statements regarding the decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals on TiVo's Lawsuit Against EchoStar.
News categories: TiVo, DISH Network, Echostar, DVR, Patent, Satellite

Introducing TiVo® Premiere, the One Box to Rule Them All
Mar 3, 2010 – TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) has introduced a television set-top box that simplifies finding videos from Web outlets like Netflix and YouTube in addition to local program listings.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Media Player, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

EchoStar Europe Enables Media Ubiquity at Cable Congress 2010
Mar 3, 2010 – EchoStar Europe (NASDAQ: SATS) has announced that its SlingLoaded™ place-shifting and home networking platform will feature alongside a range of advanced set-top boxes and digital video recorders for cable operators at Cable Congress 2010.
News categories: EchoStar Europe, Cable TV, DVR, Set Top Box