Software (Media Players, Middleware, Browsers, Stacks, …) News

ST sets fast route to market for NAGRA's OpenTV 5 STB middleware
Dec 6, 2011 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has released the industry's first validated drivers for OpenTV 5, the latest and most advanced set-top box middleware from NAGRA (SIX:KUD.S).
News categories: STMicroelectronics, OpenTV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Cox Communications Introduces Cox TV Connect(SM)
Dec 5, 2011 – Cox Communications has announced that many of its customers can enjoy the ease and flexibility of using their iPad as an additional screen to watch live, streaming video in their home at no additional charge.
News categories: Cox Communications, Apps, Cable TV, Digital TV, Smart Home, Tablet, USA

EBU drive will bring Hybrid TV into European homes in 2012
Dec 1, 2011 – More than 20 EBU Members have agreed to collaborate to unlock the full potential of Hybrid TV for a European rollout of the technology in 2012. The announcement came as the EBU opened its 67th General Assembly, at the EBU headquarters, in Geneva.
News categories: European Broadcasting Union, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, DVB-MHP, Finland, France, Germany, HbbTV, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, MHEG-5, Middleware, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming, Turkey, Ukraine

Rovi and Pace to Deliver Integrated Hybrid IP Solution
Dec 1, 2011 – Rovi (Nasdaq:ROVI) and Pace (LSE: PIC) have announced that they are combining respective strengths in applications and service platforms, and in hardware and middleware, to jointly develop an integrated hybrid Internet Protocol (IP) solution.
News categories: Rovi Corp, Pace plc, Cable TV, Digital TV, Gateway, Middleware, USA

80% of Smartphones Will Have Stereo 3D Cameras and Screens by 2015
Dec 1, 2011 – Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has predicted in a new study on mobile devices that 80 percent of Smartphones will have stereo 3D cameras and screens by 2015.
News categories: Jon Peddie Research, Market Research, Metaverse, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smartphone

Time Warner Cable Brings TWC TV™ App to Android Tablets
Nov 29, 2011 – Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) has announced the launch of the TWC TV™ app for Android tablets. This free feature gives Digital TV customers the ability to program their DVR, add favorite channels and even use their Android tablet as a remote control.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, Apps, Cable TV, Tablet, USA

Pace Powers Altibox Video on Demand Transformation
Nov 29, 2011 – Pace (LSE: PIC) has provided the software to power Altibox's newly launched Video on Demand (VoD) portal, allowing the operator to overhaul the experience it delivers to consumers.
News categories: Pace plc, Altibox, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Norway

DVB forms liaison with 3D@HOME Consortium
Nov 28, 2011 – An agreement confirming a liaison between the 3D@Home Consortium and DVB has been signed. The purpose of the liaison is to encourage the development of standards for 3DTV, to share knowledge about 3D viewing, and to ensure that their work is complementary.
News categories: 3D@Home, DVB Project, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart TV

DVB Approves Commercial Requirements For CI Plus V1.4
Nov 28, 2011 – DVB has approved the Commercial Requirements for CI Plus v1.4. The requirements add two main features: support for dual-stream operation with a single module, intended for a dual-tuner PVR host, and support for DRM protected IP-delivered content.
News categories: DVB Project, CAM, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV