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Liberty Global Unveils Next-Generation TV Platform at IBC
Sep 8, 2011 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has presented 'Horizon', an elegant media and entertainment platform for the home, which seamlessly integrates cable, web-based and personal content.
News categories: Liberty Global, Apps, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Germany, IBCShow, Middleware, Netherlands, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smartphone, Switzerland, Tablet

ViXS Announces Advanced Embedded Security Architecture
Sep 8, 2011 – ViXS Systems has announced that it is the first silicon vendor to implement the CryptoFirewall™ security core by Cryptography Research (NASDAQ:RMBS) and demonstrate it with the SypherMedia International (SMI) Kernel security code.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Cryptography Research, SypherMedia International, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Celeno Collaborates with Sigma Designs to Enable Wireless Set-Top Box Platforms
Sep 8, 2011 – Celeno Communications has announced a collaboration with Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) to promote the delivery of wireless connectivity to set-top boxes and connected media players.
News categories: Celeno, Sigma Designs, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Trident Microsystems Selects Cryptography Research for Pay TV Security
Sep 7, 2011 – Cryptography Research (NASDAQ:RMBS) has announced that Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ:TRID) has integrated CRI's CryptoFirewall™ security technology into Trident's new TSC100 family of STB Systems on Chip (SoCs).
News categories: Cryptography Research, Trident Micro, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP

AirTies to launch Intel-based hybrid set top boxes and home media gateways
Sep 7, 2011 – AirTies is launching a range of hybrid set-top boxes and home media gateways based on Intel's (NASDAQ: INTC) Atom™ processor. The range, targeted at the operator market, is a dual purpose IP and cable/satellite PVR STB and home media gateway.
News categories: AirTies, Intel Corp, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, IBCShow, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

httv partners with SMIT over HbbTV
Sep 7, 2011 – httv has announced the integration of its 'httvBOX' turnkey software solution on SMiT's set-top box to offer an advanced and cost effective solution for the hybrid market. httv will be demonstrating the 'httvBOX' at IBC.
News categories: httv, Shenzhen State Micro, HbbTV, IBCShow, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Trident Announces New Generation of Advanced Set-Top Box SoCs
Sep 7, 2011 – Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ: TRID) has unveiled a new generation of high-performance set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) designed for the worldwide satellite, cable, and IPTV markets.
News categories: Trident Micro, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Silicon Image Introduces InstaPrevue™ Technology
Sep 7, 2011 – Silicon Image (NASDAQ:SIMG) has announced its latest innovation, InstaPrevue™ technology. InstaPrevue provides a live picture-in-picture preview of every HDMI input connected to a digital television or A/V receiver.
News categories: Silicon Image, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV

MStar Semi selects Cryptography Research for hardware security in its set-top box ICs
Sep 6, 2011 – Cryptography Research (NASDAQ:RMBS) and MStar Semiconductor (3697.TW) have announced that MStar will license CRI's CryptoFirewall™ security technology for integration into its multimedia system-on-a-chip (SoC) set-top box chips.
News categories: Cryptography Research, MStar Semi, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box