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

Broadcom Announces HD Satellite Set-Top Box SoC with Integrated MoCA®
Sep 8, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced new single-chip, multi-format high definition (HD) satellite set-top box (STB) solutions featuring an integrated Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA®) 1.1 core.
News categories: Broadcom, Digital TV, DVR, IBCShow, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Broadcom announces HD cable set-top box SoC with integrated Euro/DOCSIS
Sep 8, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced new single-chip, multi-format high definition (HD) DOCSIS® 2.0/EuroDOCSIS™ 2.0 (Euro/DOCSIS 2.0) compatible set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC).
News categories: Broadcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, DVR, IBCShow, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Pace set to launch Viasat's next-generation Hybrid HD PVR
Sep 8, 2009 – Viasat Broadcasting (OMX: MTGA, MTGB) has once again chosen long-term set-top box partner Pace plc (LSE:PIC) to launch a second generation high definition (HD) personal video recorder (PVR) with built-in hybrid functionality.
News categories: Pace plc, Modern Times Group, Baltics, Denmark, Digital TV, DVR, Finland, Norway, Satellite, Sweden

Deutsche Telekom Entertain IPTV passes 800,000 marketed packages
Sep 4, 2009 – The Entertain IPTV offering from Deutsche Telekom (Frankfurt: DTE)(NYSE:DT) is about to break into the mass market with over 800,000 marketed packages. The Group has a target of marketing one million Entertain packages by the end of the year.
News categories: Deutsche Telekom, DVR, Germany, IFABerlin, IPTV, Middleware, Subscribers

DTG announces launch of Freeview HD test and conformance regime
Sep 4, 2009 – The DTG, the industry association for digital TV in the UK has confirmed that the test and conformance regime for the Freeview HD and Freeview+ HD service is to launch on schedule in September 2009 with product testing commencing in October.
News categories: DTG, Freeview, Digital TV, DVB-T2, DVR, IBCShow, MHEG-5, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

High-end HD and PVR Models to Be Growth Drivers for Taiwan's Cable STB Industry in 2H 09
Sep 4, 2009 – According to research from Taipei-based MIC, shipment volume of the Taiwanese digital cable STB (Set Top Box) industry reached 2.37 million units in the second quarter of 2009, up 8.0% year-on-year.
News categories: Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box, Taiwan

NXP announces world's first fully integrated 45nm set-top box SoC platform
Sep 4, 2009 – NXP Semiconductors has unveiled a new family of highly integrated system-on-chip products enabling a complete range of high-performance solutions for mainstream HD DVRs and set-top box platforms in global satellite, cable and IPTV networks.
News categories: NXP, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, IPTV, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Humax Selects Broadcom DTV and Panel Processor Technology for DVB TVs
Sep 3, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that Humax has selected its BCM3556 digital television (DTV) system-on-a-chip (SoC) and BCM35421 panel processor to enable the design of DVB-based platforms that address the European market.
News categories: Broadcom, Humax, Digital TV, DVR, Europe, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

ViXS releases new HD Video Processor SoC: XCodeHD™ 3390
Sep 2, 2009 – ViXS Systems has announced the availability of a new High Performance Transcoder/Encoder/Decoder System on a Chip (SoC) product, the XCodeHD™ 3390, an enhanced functionality follow-on IC to the highly successful XCode® 3290.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Digital TV, DVR, Home Server, ICs, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV