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

Viaccess & Orca Offer Advanced Rights Management and Content Discovery solutions for IPTV, Hybrid TV and OTT Deployments
Mar 16, 2011 – At IPTV World Forum, Viaccess & Orca (Paris: FTE; NYSE: FTE) will present key technologies to help Content Services Providers extend their services to new delivery channels and multiple screens, as well as offer a differentiated content experience.
News categories: Viaccess, Orca Interactive, Content Protection, Middleware, Video Exchange

Videocon d2h presents India's first HD DVR with 3D
Mar 16, 2011 – Videocon d2h has announced the launch of India's first High Definition - Digital Video Recorder with 3D. Now its customers will be able to enjoy 3D content and experience a new world of Digital Entertainment.
News categories: d2h, Digital TV, DVR, India, Metaverse, Satellite, Set Top Box

DIRECTV Extends Contract with NDS for Advanced Set-top Box Software and DVR Solutions
Mar 16, 2011 – NDS has announced that it has renewed its agreement with DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) to continue to deliver set-top box (STB) software and digital video recorder (DVR) technology to DIRECTV U.S. and DIRECTV Latin America through January 2016.
News categories: NDS Group, DIRECTV, DVR, Latin America, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

Dreampark Chosen for First African Deployment
Mar 16, 2011 – Dreampark has announced that Egyptian Advanced Multimedia Systems (EAMS), an Egyptian provider of IPTV services, have chosen the Dreampark Dreamgallery™ middleware.
News categories: Dreampark, Digital TV, Egypt, IPTV, Middleware

Number of 3D TV Channels to Surpass Century Mark by 2014, Says In-Stat
Mar 16, 2011 – Early expectations of 3D TV were over hyped by the press, while current coverage laments the fact that 3D has not lived up to its promise. The reality is somewhere between the two extremes, says In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse

Netgem opens up partner programme with its Home Cloud Software Development Kit
Mar 15, 2011 – Netgem (Paris: NTG FP 7537; ETGM) has announced that it has made its Home Cloud software development kit (SDK) available to application developers, Internet service providers and operator partners.
News categories: Netgem, IPTV, Middleware, Video Exchange

Any Room Can Be the TV Room with Time Warner Cable's New iPad App
Mar 15, 2011 – Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) has announced the launch of the TWCable TV™ app for the Apple iPad™, allowing video customers to stream live linear television to the device at no additional charge.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, Apps, Cable TV, Digital TV, Tablet, USA

LOVEFiLM Service Widens Its Reach with Oregan's Onyx Browser for Connected TVs
Mar 14, 2011 – LOVEFiLM launches its WatchNow video service on Oregan Networks' Onyx media browser, which will further increase LOVEFiLM's platform capability to address a broader cross section of internet-connected televisions and set-top boxes.
News categories: Oregan Networks, LOVEFiLM, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, UK

Mentor Graphics Delivers First Multimedia Platform for Hardware Emulation of 3D TV Products
Mar 14, 2011 – Mentor Graphics (NASDAQ: MENT) has announced a platform to accelerate the verification of 3D TV-based products. The platform enables designers to develop and test their software against multiple 3D TV formats on their SoC before silicon is available.
News categories: Mentor Graphics, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Silicon IP