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

Amazon VoD Launches High Definition Movies and TV Episodes
Apr 21, 2009 – Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced that customers can rent box-office favorites and purchase top TV shows in HD from Amazon Video On Demand. Customers can select from more than 500 HD TV shows and movies from major studios and networks.
News categories: Amazon, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Entropic Communications MoCA Solutions Selected by Cox Communications
Apr 21, 2009 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that Cox Communications is adopting MoCA technology for high-performance delivery of HD video and other multimedia content into the connected home.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Cox Communications, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Home Media Server Market To See Strong Growth in Game Console and STB Segments
Apr 20, 2009 – While media server PCs form the majority of the devices used to store and distribute multimedia content around the home, set-top boxes (STBs) and CE devices will capture increasing shares of the home media server market over the next five years.
News categories: ABI Research, Digital TV, DVR, Gaming, Home Server, Market Research, Smart Home

Amino and Minerva to Showcase Whole-Home DVR at NAB 2009
Apr 20, 2009 – Amino (AIM:AMO) and Minerva Networks have unveiled a complete whole-home digital video recorder (WHDVR) solution. At NAB 2009 Amino is demonstrating its AmiNET530 DVR IP set-top box (STB) integrated with Minerva's new WHDVR control module.
News categories: Amino, Minerva Networks, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, NABShow, Set Top Box, Smart Home

German CE turnover remains positive in 2008
Apr 17, 2009 – In 2008 the turnover for Consumer Electronics (CE) in Germany remained positive. The market in total increased by 1.7% to a volume of approx. 23.7 billion Euros. 63% of this turnover came from traditional CE products.
News categories: GfK, Blu-ray, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, DVR, Germany, HD-DVD, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet

TV Operators Looking for Foothold in Market Through Hybrid STBs
Apr 15, 2009 – An IMS Research study reveals that the continued growth in hybrid set-top box (STB) deployments is being driven by operators initiatives to increase ARPUs through additional services including push-VOD, progressive download and access to web portals.
News categories: IMS Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

Magnum Semi announces DVR and Home Media Server Co-Processors
Apr 13, 2009 – Magnum Semiconductor has announced its DXT family of DVR and home media server co-processors. The DXT co-processors enable a host of novel timeshifting, place-shifting and device-shifting features in set-top box and home media server appliances.
News categories: Magnum Semi, Digital TV, DVR, Home Server, ICs, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Magna releases DVR, VOD and Broadband Quarterly Report
Apr 9, 2009 – Magna (NYSE: IPG) is forecasting that by 2014 end U.S. DVR subscriber households will reach 51.1 million (43% of TV households), up from 29.8 million (27% of TV households) as of the end of 2008.
News categories: Magna, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

DIRECTV iPhone App Tops 100,000 Downloads in Four Days
Apr 7, 2009 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) has announced that its DVR Scheduler App has been downloaded over 100,000 times since its launch on March 30, 2009 and has vaulted into the top ten free apps in the Apple App Store after just one week.
News categories: DIRECTV, Apple App Store, Digital TV, DVR, Mobile, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA