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

Coship Wins Jiangsu TV Middleware Contract
Dec 14, 2010 – Coship Electronics (Shenzhen:002052) has been selected as the exclusive supplier of DTV middleware platform systems for the Jiangsu Broadcasting Television Network.
News categories: Coship, JSCN, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Free introduces Freebox Revolution Gateway and Set-top Box
Dec 14, 2010 – As part of its new Freebox Revolution offer, Iliad subsidiary Free has introduced the 'freebox server' home gateway and Intel® (NASDAQ: INTC) ATOM™ CE4100 processor-based 'freebox player' set-top box to the French market.
News categories: Iliad, Intel Corp, Apps, Blu-ray, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Fibre, France, Gateway, Home Server, IPTV, Router, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Sky Deutschland launches cable PVR
Dec 14, 2010 – Sky Deutschland (XETRA: SKYD.DE) has launched a version of it Sky+ personal video recorder (PVR) for cable networks in Germany. The HD box has a 160GB hard disk, and supports the reception of 3D-HD with a 3D-capable TV
News categories: Sky Deutschland, Cable TV, DVR, Germany, Metaverse, Set Top Box

ATIS IIF Launches Stereoscopic 3DTV Quality Initiative
Dec 14, 2010 – The Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions' (ATIS) IPTV Interoperability Forum (IIF) has launched a work program to address Quality of Service (QoS) and Quality of Experience (QoE) for Stereoscopic 3D IPTV.
News categories: Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions, IPTV, Metaverse

Broadcom Announces Industry's First 40nm HD Full-Resolution 3DTV Video Gateway STB SoC Solution
Dec 14, 2010 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced and is sampling a new ultra-high performance dual high definition (HD) set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) video gateway solution with more than two times the performance over previous generations.
News categories: Broadcom, Conditional Access, Digital TV, ICs, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

China Digital STB (Set-top Box) Industry Report, 2010
Dec 13, 2010 – Research and Markets has announced the addition of Research In China's 'China Digital STB (Set-top Box) Industry Report, 2010' to their offering.
News categories: Research In China, Research and Markets, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

CEA Seeks Industry Participation in CEA-2014 Standard
Dec 13, 2010 – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) seeks participation in a Certification Consortium to further market acceptance, interoperability and education surrounding use of the CEA-2014 (Web4CE) standard.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, Middleware, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

Dialog Semic enables 3D experience for Smartphones and Tablet PCs with 2D to 3D video conversion IC
Dec 13, 2010 – Dialog Semiconductor (FWB:DLG) has announced the DA8223, the world's first real time 2D to 3D video conversion chip for portable devices. The chip integrates a parallax barrier screen driver that lets users view 3D content without the need for glasses.
News categories: Dialog Semi, Digital TV, ICs, Metaverse, Mobile, Portable, Semiconductor, Tablet

Espial Partners with Conklin-Intracom to Upgrade IPTV Service for Oneida Telephone Exchange
Dec 9, 2010 – Espial has announced that they have partnered with Conklin-Intracom to upgrade the IPTV system for Oneida Telephone Exchange. Oneida Telephone Exchange provides triple play services to the City of Oneida, Illinois and its rural areas.
News categories: Espial, Conklin-Intracom, Oneida Telephone Exchange, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, USA