RDK (Reference Design Kit) News

Alticast to premiere HDMI stick set-top box at CES2014
Dec 18, 2013 – Alticast has announced that they will present a variety of All-IP STB solutions including multiple RDK device integrations and a new HDMI stick set-top box at The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), January 7-10 in Las Vegas.
News categories: Alticast, CES2025, RDK, Set Top Box

Opera launches Chromium/Blink engine for RDK set-top boxes
Dec 13, 2013 – Opera Software has announced that pay-TV operators and their partners deploying the Reference Design Kit (RDK) can now use the Chromium/Blink engine, via the Opera Devices SDK, in their set-top boxes.
News categories: Opera Software, Aneesh Rajaram, Apps, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, RDK, Set Top Box

Samsung licenses Reference Design Kit (RDK)
Dec 9, 2013 – Samsung has announced that it has licensed the Reference Design Kit from RDK Management, a joint venture between Comcast Cable and Time Warner Cable, in order to accelerate its set-top box and gateway development cycle.
News categories: Samsung, RDK Management, Stephen Goldstein, Steve Heeb, Cable TV, Digital TV, RDK, Set Top Box, USA

Alticast demonstrate RDK on STMicroelectronics' Orly SoC at IBC
Sep 12, 2013 – Alticast has announced that they will be demonstrating an RDK set-top solution on the Orly (STiH416) SoC platform from STMicroelectronics at IBC. Alticast combines standard RDK or DVB RDK with their Application Framework.
News categories: Alticast, STMicroelectronics, Youssef Kamel, Thomas Jung, Cable TV, Digital TV, IBCShow, RDK, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Alticast and Entropic to showcase RDK at IBC 2013
Sep 5, 2013 – At IBC 2013, Alticast and Entropic (NASDAQ: ENTR) will demonstrate Reference Design Kit (RDK) and RDK set-top box solutions. The IBC demonstrations will showcase Alticast's integration expertise on Entropic's SoC platform.
News categories: Alticast, Entropic, Cable TV, IBCShow, RDK, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Comcast and Time Warner Cable form RDK Management, LLC
Aug 15, 2013 – Comcast Cable and Time Warner Cable have announced the formation of a joint venture, called the RDK Management, LLC, that will manage the Reference Design Kit (RDK) software being used in next-generation set-top boxes.
News categories: Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cable TV, RDK, USA

ACCESS licenses Reference Design Kit from Comcast
Jul 9, 2013 – ACCESS has announced that it is licensing the Reference Design Kit (RDK) software stack from Comcast to enhance the development and deployment of next-generation video services that support DLNA Premium Video Guidelines and HTML5.
News categories: ACCESS CO, Comcast, Cable TV, Gateway, RDK, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Minerva secures RDK licence from Comcast
Jun 12, 2013 – Minerva Networks has announced that it has secured a license from Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) to develop against Comcast's Reference Design Kit (RDK). The agreement allows Minerva to integrate its iTVFusion client with the RDK software stack.
News categories: Minerva Networks, Comcast, Cable TV, RDK, USA

Zenverge developing RDK gateway transcoding plugin
Jun 10, 2013 – Zenverge has announced that it is using its ZN200 IC to implement a multi-channel transcoder architecture for the Comcast RDK that will enable streaming of broadcast content to IP devices, such as game consoles, smart TVs, smartphones and tablets.
News categories: Zenverge, Cable TV, Gateway, Placeshifting, RDK, Semiconductor, Smart Home