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

DVR-Equipped Set-top Box Shipments Contract 20% Y-o-Y in Q1 2009
Jun 8, 2009 – Dell'Oro Group has reported that the number of DVR-equipped, pay-TV set-top box unit shipments contracted 20 percent year-over-year in the first quarter this year and accounted for one-third of the total set-top box shipped during the quarter.
News categories: Dell'Oro, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

MRG's Global IPTV Forecast Advises Watchful Optimism for 2009
Jun 8, 2009 – A new IPTV Global Forecast Report from MRG, Inc. shows that 2008 IPTV subscribers ended up at 21.3 million, resulting in projected subscriber growth of 26.9 million in 2009 to over 81 million in 2013.
News categories: MRG, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

Pace to launch new HD set-top box to Viasat across Scandinavia
Jun 8, 2009 – Viasat (OMX: MTGA, MTGB), the largest free-and pay-TV operator in Scandinavia and the Baltic States, has chosen to work with its long-term set-top box partner, Pace plc (LSE:PIC), to launch its next generation high definition (HD) receiver.
News categories: Pace plc, Modern Times Group, Denmark, Digital TV, DVR, Finland, Norway, Satellite, Set Top Box, Sweden

Sonic Solutions Selects Widevine for Video Optimization and DRM
Jun 8, 2009 – Widevine® and Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC) have announced that Widevine adaptive streaming, interactive DVD/Blu-ray features and DRM will help facilitate Roxio® CinemaNow® digital entertainment on broadband-enabled consumer electronics.
News categories: Widevine, Sonic Solutions, Blu-ray, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, Gaming, Media Player, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet, USA

HD Set-Top Boxes to Account for Nearly One Third of Total STB Shipments Next Year
Jun 3, 2009 – Shipments of set-top boxes are expected to peak this year, at least in mature markets, and then commence a gradual decline. However HD STBs will form a growing fraction of the market accounting for about 30% of all STB shipments as soon as 2010.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Red Hot IPTV Set Top Market is Cooling
Jun 2, 2009 – The IP set top box market grew 55 percent in 2008, but such breakneck growth will not continue, reports In-Stat. Many telcos have already launched TV services, so there are fewer new prospects. The economic climate is also sapping investment.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Hungary's EnterNet now offers IPTV
May 29, 2009 – EnterNet of Hungary has launched a triple-play IPTV service. There are three TV packages - Start (24 channels), Home (49 channels) and Premium (64 channels). Five high-definition (HD) channels are also available as options.
News categories: EnterNet, Digital TV, DVR, Hungary, IPTV

CEA Brings Back Energy Consumption Working Group
May 28, 2009 – The CEA's Video Systems Committee has announced the reactivation of its Set-Top Box Energy Consumption working group. The group will help develop standards to measure energy consumption in TVs and other related video technologies and devices.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Tele Columbus and PrimaCom Select NDS XTV™ For Cable HD DVR Service
May 28, 2009 – NDS has announced that the two largest independent German cable operators, Tele Columbus and PrimaCom, have selected NDS' secure, integrated DVR solution XTV™ to launch Germany's first cable high definition (HD) DVR service across their networks.
News categories: NDS Group, Tele Columbus, PrimaCom, ANGA COM, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, Middleware