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

Jinni brings the Semantic Video Discovery to Netgem's IPTV solutions
Aug 24, 2011 – Netgem (Paris: NTG FP 7537; ETGM) and Jinni have partnered to offer end-users a new way of discovering and choosing content to watch on any connected screen within the home.
News categories: Jinni, Netgem, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home

China's SARFT developing Smart TV middleware
Aug 24, 2011 – China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television's (SARFT) has announced that SARFT is currently developing smart TV operating system middleware called 'TV-OS'.
News categories: SARFT, China, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming

ACCESS Combines Leadership in Connected TV and DLNA to Drive Multi-Screen Media Consumption
Aug 24, 2011 – ACCESS CO. has announced that visitors to IBC will see how ACCESS has built upon its software expertise to develop browser and software solutions for connected TV and the connected home that support standards like HbbTV, BBC iPlayer, DLNA and widgets.
News categories: ACCESS CO., IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

SeaChange's IBC Demonstrations to Reflect Software, Services Engaging Subscribers across Multiple Screens
Aug 24, 2011 – SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC) has revealed its demonstration line-up for IBC 2011, which underscores the television industry's continued shift to multi-screen video. SeaChange will exhibit on IBC stand 1.C27, Sept. 9-13 in Amsterdam.
News categories: SeaChange, Content Distribution, HbbTV, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Streaming

Grande Communications selects TiVo set-top boxes for its next-generation whole home solution
Aug 24, 2011 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) and Texas-based Grande Communications have announced an agreement under which TiVo Premiere will be the exclusive DVR promoted by Grande.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Grande Communications, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Oregan™ releases hybrid media browser combining digital terrestrial and over the top video capabilities
Aug 24, 2011 – Oregan Networks has launched a new hybrid version 4.2 of its software, which delivers Broadcast and Internet Protocol media functionalities in a single software stack. Demonstrations on low cost silicon platforms will be held at IBC 2011.
News categories: Oregan Networks, Conditional Access, DRM, IBCShow, ISDB-T, Middleware, SBTVD, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

ANT stakes its claim in multiscreen TV market with launch of ANT Galio Move
Aug 23, 2011 – ANT (LSE AIM: ANTP) has announced the launch of ANT Galio Move. ANT Galio Move combines extended live TV viewing with companion device TV services, responding directly to the growing demand by viewers for a 'TV everywhere' experience.
News categories: ANT plc, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

eyeSight and Huan TV Partner to Provide Gesture Recognition-based Applications and Games to the Chinese Connected TV Market
Aug 23, 2011 – eyeSight Mobile Technologies, a developer of touch free interfaces for consumer electronics, has signed a partnership agreement with Huan TV, a Chinese provider of content for connected TVs, to offer gesture recognition-based content to Huan's subscribers.
News categories: eyeSight Mobile, Huan TV, China, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming

Kudelski reports 2011 half year results
Aug 23, 2011 – The Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S) has announced its 2011 half year results. Group total revenues in constant currency declined by 8.5%, while reported total revenues dropped by 21.9% compared to the first half of last year, reaching CHF 392.2 million.
News categories: Kudelski, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Middleware, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Terrestrial