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

Montana Telco Selects IPTV Middleware Vendor
Apr 18, 2011 – Ronan Telephone has chosen Innovative Systems to deliver IPTV middleware for their new video system that will serve their cable television subscribers in western Montana.
News categories: Innovative Systems, Ronan Telephone, Cable TV, IPTV, Middleware, USA

Global 3D TV Shipments to Witness Sharp Growth
Apr 18, 2011 – According to a new research report from RNCOS the 3D TV segment of the consumer electronics industry is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 84% during 2011-2013.
News categories: RNCOS, Market Research, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Blu-ray 3D Spending Booms This Year in U.S. and Major European Economies
Apr 15, 2011 – Consumer spending on Blu-ray Discs 3D (BD3D) in 2011 is forecast to rise 533 percent across the four markets of the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany and France, according to new IHS Screen Digest research.
News categories: Screen Digest, Blu-ray, France, Germany, Market Research, Metaverse, UK, USA

EBU publishes Principles for Internet-Connected and Hybrid Television
Apr 15, 2011 – The EBU has adopted its 'Principles for Internet-Connected and Hybrid Television' which, if applied, it believes could deliver lower costs, greater choice and a better viewing experience for consumers.
News categories: European Broadcasting Union, Europe, Middleware, Streaming

ACCESS and HyperPanel Lab Power First HbbTV Pilot Services in France for Normandie TV
Apr 14, 2011 – ACCESS CO. has announced that HyperPanel Lab's HbbTV solution, including ACCESS' NetFront™ Browser DTV Profile, has been selected by Normandie TV. Normandie TV is the first French broadcaster to carry HbbTV services over digital terrestrial.
News categories: ACCESS CO., HyperPanel, Normandie TV, Digital TV, France, HbbTV, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

YouView releases final tech spec and confirms device partners
Apr 14, 2011 – YouView has published its final core technical specification and announced further device partners. The specification covers technologies to enable the delivery of broadcast and IP enabled content to a TV set via a broadband connected device.
News categories: YouView, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming, UK

3DFusion Demonstrates Live Glasses Free 3DTV at NAB2011
Apr 13, 2011 – 3DFusion Corp announced the demonstration of a 'LIVE' 3DTV video feed from a 3ALITY Digital 3D camera array shown on a 3D Fusion Without Glasses TV at the National Association of Broadcasters' trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada.
News categories: 3DFusion, 3ALITY, Digital TV, Metaverse, NABShow

Nagra Secures More Than 10 Million DTV Devices In South America
Apr 12, 2011 – Nagra (SIX:KUD.S) has announced that its conditional access technology now secures more than ten million devices in South America. The majority of these devices are also enabled by the company's OpenTV middleware.
News categories: Nagra, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Latin America, Market Research, Middleware, NABShow, Set Top Box

Bouygues Telecom Brings the Internet to TV Through Extended Partnership with Bluestreak Technology
Apr 12, 2011 – Bluestreak Technology has announced that French network operator Bouygues Telecom has expanded their partnership with Bluestreak Technology to deliver Internet services to Bouygues Telecom's Bbox IPTV subscribers.
News categories: Bluestreak Technology, Bouygues Telecom, France, IPTV, Media Player, Set Top Box