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

Chongqing Cable, NDS and DOXTV to Launch First HD DVR and Push VOD Service in China
Dec 10, 2009 – NDS and DOXTV have announced the launch of China's first HD digital video recorder (DVR) and push video on demand (VOD) service for Chongqing Cable subscribers, Chongqing Cable TV+™.
News categories: NDS Group, DOXTV, Chongqing Cable, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box

Weak Economy Helps Lift Lower-End Set-top Box Market in Third Quarter of 2009
Dec 9, 2009 – Dell'Oro Group has reported that the worldwide Set-top Box (STB) market fell 10 percent sequentially during the third quarter of this year to $2.6 billion.
News categories: Dell'Oro, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

AT&T U-verse TV Marks 2 Million Customer Milestone
Dec 9, 2009 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has announced that it has reached its 2 millionth AT&T U-verse TV customer. In the last year, AT&T has added one million customers to the award-winning TV service available to millions of homes across 22 states.
News categories: U-verse, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Subscribers, USA

Romtelecom launches Dolce Interactiv IPTV in 10 cities
Dec 3, 2009 – A new IPTV service from Romtelecom is available in 10 major Romanian cities. Dolce Interactiv comes at an anniversary moment, at three years after the launch of Dolce, the satellite TV service of Romtelecom.
News categories: Romtelecom, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Romania, Set Top Box

Multichoice Africa DTH reaches 1 million subscribers in 3Q09
Nov 26, 2009 – Naspers (JSE: NPN)(LSE:NPSN) has announced results for the six months ended 30 September 2009. In South Africa the base grew by 238,000 to 2,639,000 households. In the rest of sub-Saharan Africa the base grew by 114,000 to 1,030,000 homes.
News categories: Naspers, MultiChoice, Irdeto, Angola, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, DVR, Ghana, Kenya, Middleware, Namibia, Nigeria, Results, Satellite, South Africa, Subscribers, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Pace launches with Latin America's largest cable operator
Nov 25, 2009 – Pace (LSE: PIC) has announced that it will be providing the HD (high definition) DVR (digital video recorder) set-top boxes to support a new, advanced service offering from Latin America's largest cable operator, Argentina's Cablevisión.
News categories: Pace plc, Cablevisión, Argentina, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box

Orange shows prototype Atom-based set-top box
Nov 24, 2009 – France Telecom (Paris & NYSE: FTE) has revealed a prototype high definition set-top box based on an Atom processor from Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC). The 'Orange Box' was developed in co-operation with Samsung Electronics (Seoul: 005930).
News categories: France Telecom, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVR, Gaming, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Virgin Media Selects TiVo For Next Generation TV Platform
Nov 24, 2009 – TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) and Virgin Media (NASDAQ, LSE: VMED) have entered into a strategic partnership under which TiVo will develop a converged television and broadband interactive interface to power Virgin Media's next generation, HD set top boxes.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Virgin Media, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, UK

MYtv Selects NDS for Hybrid Pay-TV Service and First Integrated DVR in CIS
Nov 23, 2009 – NDS has announced that MYtv has chosen professional services and an end-to-end solution from NDS for its hybrid satellite direct-to-home (DTH) pay-TV platform. MYtv is planning to launch its pay- TV service in late 2009.
News categories: NDS Group, MYtv, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Ukraine