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

Wyplay Offers the New 'YouTube on TV' Application in Its Client Middleware for Operators
Aug 31, 2011 – WYPLAY has integrated the 'YouTube on TV' application into its client middleware and is now deploying it with its Vodafone customers.
News categories: WYPLAY, France, Middleware, Streaming

'Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative' Adds Support from Four Global TV Manufacturers
Aug 30, 2011 – Panasonic, Samsung, Sony and XPAND 3D have announced that Royal Philips Electronics, Sharp Corporation, TCL Corporation and Toshiba Corporation have expressed support for the activities of the 'Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative'.
News categories: Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative, Metaverse, Smart TV

SES Astra and iPONT to partner for 'live' 3D broadcast on glasses-free 3DTV at IBC 2011
Aug 30, 2011 – iPONT International and SES ASTRA (Paris, LuxX: SESG) will demonstrate 'live' 3D broadcasts on glasses-free 3DTV technology on SES stand 1.B51 at IBC 2011.
News categories: SES ASTRA, iPONT, IBCShow, Metaverse, Smart TV

3D LCD TV Panels Increase by 124% Q/Q in Q2'11, Says DisplaySearch
Aug 30, 2011 – According to the DisplaySearch Quarterly Large-Area TFT LCD Shipment Report, panel makers are targeting 53% growth in 3D LCD TV panel shipments for Q3 as both shutter glass and pattern retarder technologies are maturing and costs continue to fall.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV

Pace launches 'Elements' software platform with cloud-based capabilities
Aug 30, 2011 – Pace (LSE: PIC) has announced the launch of Elements, a new software platform for the broadcast and broadband industries. Elements supports the design, delivery and management of digital content and services into and around the home.
News categories: Pace plc, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home

httv and SindiTV join efforts to offer advanced turnkey solutions for connected CE devices
Aug 29, 2011 – httv and SindiTV have announced that they will enter into a strategic partnership in order to create synergies between their software deployment activities for connected devices and to optimize their international presence.
News categories: httv, SindiTV, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box

Trident Embeds Audible Magic Digital Fingerprinting Technology into Its Digital TV Platform
Aug 29, 2011 – Audible Magic has announced that Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ: TRID) has integrated its SmartID automated content recognition system onto its digital TV (DTV) platform.
News categories: Trident Micro, Audible Magic, Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming

Espial Powers KPU Telecommunications On-Demand Video Services
Aug 29, 2011 – Espial® (TSX:ESP) has announced that KPU Telecommunications is now delivering premium on-demand video services to its IPTV subscribers in Ketchikan, Alaska using Espial MediaBase and Nokia Siemens Networks IPTV Middleware.
News categories: Espial, KPU Telecommunications, Nokia Siemens Networks, IPTV, Middleware, USA

Pace Completes Certification of Industry's First RVU Compliant Client
Aug 25, 2011 – Pace (LSE: PIC) has announced that its C30 RVU Client solution has been certified by the RVU Alliance. The Pace C30 set-top box is the first device to go through the RVU Alliance certification program.
News categories: RVU Alliance, Pace plc, Digital TV, DVR, Home Server, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home