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

Entropic Announces Channel Stacking Switch for Free-To-Air Satellite Market
May 19, 2009 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that its next-generation Channel Stacking Switch (CSS) technology has been tapped by several OEMs for the large free-to-air (FTA) European satellite market.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Axing, Jultec, Unitron, Wisi, ANGA COM, Digital TV, DVR, LNB, Satellite, Semiconductor, Smart Home

1.3 million digital cable subscribers for Unitymedia
May 14, 2009 – Unitymedia has announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. Unitymedia increased the digitisation of its cable subscriber base to 29% in the quarter. Take-up for the new PVR was encouraging even before the full marketing campaign in Q2.
News categories: Unitymedia, Cable TV, DVR, Germany, Results, Subscribers

Cabot middleware to support Freesat
May 13, 2009 – Cabot is extending its middleware suite to support Freesat, the first British free-to-air satellite service which provides around 200 television and radio channels, including High Definition (HD) broadcasts.
News categories: Cabot, Freesat, Digital TV, DVR, MHEG-5, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK

SlingPlayer Mobile launched for iPhone and iPod touch
May 13, 2009 – Sling Media (NASDAQ: SATS) has announced the availability of a Wi-Fi-only version of its SlingPlayer Mobile application for iPhone™ and iPod® touch. Now iPhone and iPod touch users have access to their home TV experience in the palm of their hand.
News categories: Sling Media, Digital TV, DVR, Mobile, Placeshifting, Smart Home, Streaming, Tablet, USA

Opportunities for Internet Video on the TV
May 13, 2009 – An IMS Research study reveals that an estimated 65 million households worldwide had the capability of viewing Internet video on their television set at the end of 2008. This represents growth of 134% over year end 2007.
News categories: IMS Research, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVR, Gaming, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Motorola Supplies 150,000 IPTV Set-Tops to Portugal Telecom
May 13, 2009 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has announced that it has delivered 150,000 IPTV set tops to Portugal Telecom (Lisbon: PTC; NYSE: PT) for its 'meo' triple play service. At 31st of December of 2008, the operator had 312,000 customers for the service.
News categories: Motorola, Portugal Telecom, meo, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Portugal, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Vimpelcom launches Beeline IPTV in Russia
May 12, 2009 – Vimpelcom (NYSE:VIP), owner of the Beeline brand, has commercially launched its 'Beeline TV' IPTV service in Russia. The service is based on the Microsoft Mediaroom (Nasdaq: MSFT) platform.
News categories: Vimpelcom, Beeline TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Russia, Set Top Box

StarHub TV launches Catch Up feature on HubStation
May 11, 2009 – StarHub TV customers can now catch up on programmes they have missed with two HubStation services: On Demand Channels for catching up on completed shows, and a 'Start Over' feature that allows the re-start of a programme during its first telecast.
News categories: StarHub, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Singapore

Unitymedia rolls out Samsung PVR
May 11, 2009 – Unitymedia has launched its new Samsung DCB-P850G personal video recorder (PVR) in the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and Hesse. The PVR is dual tuner with a 160GB hard disk.
News categories: Unitymedia, Samsung, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, Set Top Box