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

Samsung and DIRECTV Partner to Deliver World's First RVU-Compatible Production Television
Jan 7, 2011 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) and Samsung (KRX:005930,005935; LSE:SMSN,SMSD) have announced that they have partnered to present the world's first RVU-compatible production televisions.
News categories: Samsung, DIRECTV, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, USA

Wyplay announces collaboration with ViXS Systems
Jan 6, 2011 – WYPLAY has announced that ViXS Systems has integrated Wyplay's set-top box Client software onto its XCode® 4200 series of products.
News categories: WYPLAY, ViXS Systems, CES2025, Middleware, Semiconductor

Rovi Launches Cloud-Based Digital Entertainment Web Services Platform to Drive Innovation in Connected Devices and Applications
Jan 6, 2011 – Rovi Corporation (Nasdaq:ROVI) has announced Rovi Media Cloud, a suite of entertainment web services that is designed to enable the rapid creation of innovative new products, services and applications for the connected consumer.
News categories: Rovi Corp, CES2025, Content Distribution, Middleware, Smart Home, Streaming

Ocean Blue and STMicroelectronics Partner to Deliver HbbTV Solution
Jan 6, 2011 – Ocean Blue Software has partnered with STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) to demonstrate a proof of concept HbbTV (Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV) solution at the CES show, Las Vegas.
News categories: Ocean Blue Software, STMicroelectronics, CES2025, Digital TV, HbbTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

STMicroelectronics Announces Content Protection Support for Premium Interactive-TV Video Content with Adobe Flash Access
Jan 6, 2011 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has introduced out-of-the box content protection for TVs with its latest STB and TV ICs supporting Adobe® Flash® Access (Nasdaq: ADBE), a protection and monetization solution that is a key component of the Adobe Flash Platform.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Adobe, Content Protection, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Digital Keystone Demonstrates Expanded Gateway Connectivity with Live TV Services on Multiple Client Devices at CES
Jan 6, 2011 – Digital Keystone has announced an increased level of integration between the Digital Keystone Maelstrom distributed gateway software and the Intel® (NASDAQ: INTC) Atom™ processor CE4200.
News categories: Digital Keystone, Intel Corp, CES2025, Content Protection, Gateway, Middleware, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

ACCESS Showcases Technologies for Connected TV, Connected Home and Mobility at International CES 2011
Jan 6, 2011 – ACCESS (TOKYO: 4813) has announced its participation at International CES 2011. ACCESS has lined up a series of leading-edge technologies showcasing its most recent offerings for the connected TV, connected home and mobile markets.
News categories: ACCESS CO, CES2025, Middleware, Mobile, Streaming

ACCESS and Panasonic Partner to Promote Open Platform for Internet TV Services
Jan 6, 2011 – ACCESS (TOKYO: 4813) and Panasonic (NYSE:PC; Tokyo:6752) have announced a partnership to promote an open platform for Internet TV services. ACCESS will deliver an Internet TV platform, under the brand name NetFront™ TV Cast, based on Panasonic's Ajax-CE middleware.
News categories: ACCESS CO, Panasonic, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

HyperPanel Lab Selects ACCESS NetFront™ Browser for New HbbTV Solution
Jan 6, 2011 – ACCESS CO. has announced that HyperPanel Lab, the digital-TV solutions provider, has selected ACCESS' NetFront™ Browser DTV Profile HbbTV Edition for its new HyperPanel HbbTV solution.
News categories: ACCESS CO, HyperPanel, CES2025, Digital TV, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming