SBTVD (Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão Digital), ISDB-TB, SATVD-T News

Bolivia to begin trial ISDB-T broadcasting in June
Apr 4, 2011 – Bolivia's state broadcaster Canal 7 Bolivia TV is to begin ISDB-T broadcasting trials in June in the regions of La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz.
News categories: Bolivia TV, Bolivia, ISDB-T, SBTVD, Terrestrial

Fujitsu Announces Ginga Solution on HD Decoder Family for Latin America DTT market
Feb 25, 2011 – Fujitsu Semiconductor has announced the adoption of a Ginga software from TQTVD, part of the TOTVS group. TOTVS will port its Ginga solution to Fujitsu HD Decoders and promote it, together with Fujitsu, as a full system solution for the SBTVD market.
News categories: Fujitsu, TQTVD, Ginga, Brazil, CCBN, Digital TV, Middleware, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

ACCESS Announces NetFront™ Browser Ginga Edition for Growing Brazilian Mobile TV Market
Feb 14, 2011 – ACCESS CO. has announced NetFront™ Browser DTV Profile Ginga Edition. The new browser supports the Brazilian standard for digital mobile broadcast TV (ISDB-Tb), which includes Ginga-NCL, the Brazil-specific interactive middleware layer.
News categories: ACCESS CO, Brazil, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24, SBTVD

Paraguay to begin DTT broadcasting in May
Jan 21, 2011 – Paraguay has presented details of its plan to convert the country to digital terrestrial television with technical assistance from Japan. Initial ISDB-Tb broadcasting will begin on May 14, with the project completing in 2016.
News categories: Content Distribution, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Paraguay, SBTVD, Terrestrial

Newport Media Begins Mass Production Shipments of Dual Mode Digital/Analog TV IC
Jan 5, 2011 – Newport Media has announced that its NMI625 dual mode ISDB-T / Analog TV IC has begun shipping in mass production and is currently available to consumers in Latin America powering the TV operation of Samsung's Galaxy Tab.
News categories: Newport Media, Samsung, Digital TV, Latin America, Mobile, Portable, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Tablet

IDTV production reaches 6 million units in Brazil
Dec 29, 2010 – According to the Ministry of Communications, Brazil will close the year with six million integrated digital televisions (IDTVs) having been produced.
News categories: Ministério das Comunicações, Brazil, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Market Research, SBTVD, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Uruguay to use ISDB-T rather than DVB-T for DTT
Dec 27, 2010 – Uruguay has undone its decision to use DVB-T as its standard for digital terrestrial television (DTT) broadcasting and has instead opted for ISDB-T. The change has been made for 'geopolitical reasons'.
News categories: Digital TV, ISDB-T, SBTVD, Terrestrial, Uruguay

Siano Launches Integrated Receiver Chip for Latin America Digital TV Market
Nov 23, 2010 – Siano Mobile Silicon has announced the launch of a new product targeting the digital TV markets of Latin America and Japan. The SMS2270 supports the ISDB-T high definition DTV technology, also known as ISDB-T 'full-segment'.
News categories: Siano Mobile Silicon, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Digital TV, ICs, ISDB-T, Japan, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Mirics and ArcSoft enable free HDTV in Latin America
Nov 22, 2010 – Mirics has announced a solution with ArcSoft that will enable viewers in Latin America to watch broadcast high definition television (HDTV) on their PCs.
News categories: Mirics, ArcSoft, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, ISDB-T, Middleware, Peripherals / Accessories, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Terrestrial