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

The HTML5 revolution will be televised
Sep 9, 2010 – Opera Software has released Opera Devices SDK 2.8. Designed for television and other CE manufacturers, the new software development kit (SDK) features support for HTML5 video and includes Opera's newest and fastest JavaScript engine, Carakan.
News categories: Opera Software, Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Dreampark Provides Front-End TV Middleware Solution to Maxisat, Finland
Sep 9, 2010 – Dreampark has announced that it has provided a front-end middleware solution to Maxisat. Maxisat is the first operator in Finland offering TV and OTT services using a scalable vector graphics (SVG) client allowing for HD user interfaces.
News categories: Dreampark, Maxisat, Digital TV, Finland, IPTV, Middleware

Russia's PAKT Selects NDS Videoguard Express to Bring Digital Cable TV to St Petersburg
Sep 9, 2010 – NDS has announced that PAKT, a cable Pay TV provider in St Petersburg, Russia, has selected NDS VideoGuard Express™ to protect and power its digital cable service.
News categories: NDS Group, PAKT, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Russia, Set Top Box

ZON Multimedia First to Field Trial NDS Snowflake UI, Enabled by MediaHighway STB Software
Sep 9, 2010 – NDS has announced that Portuguese pay-TV operator ZON Multimedia (Lisbon:ZON) will field trial its new TV platform, based on the NDS Snowflake™ User Interface (UI).
News categories: NDS Group, ZON Multimedia, Cable TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Portugal, Satellite

New Set-Top-Boxes with DVR-Like Features Enabled by NDS Software and SanDisk Solid State Drives
Sep 9, 2010 – SanDisk (NASDAQ:SNDK) and NDS have announced that NDS has successfully combined NDS MediaHighway® STB software and SanDisk® P4 solid state drives (SSD) to enable a new range of lower cost set-top box (STB) with DVR like functionality.
News categories: NDS Group, SanDisk, Digital TV, DVR, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box

Oregan Unveils 'Onyx Dual' Remote Control in Collaboration with Philips Home Control
Sep 9, 2010 – Oregan Networks is showcasing a new motion sensing remote control designed to facilitate an easy text input method into on-screen search menus, user profile settings and social networking apps.
News categories: Oregan Networks, IBCShow, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Social TV

IPWireless Partners with Streamezzo to Develop IMB Applications for Wide Range of Mobile Devices
Sep 9, 2010 – IPWireless has announced that it has partnered with Streamezzo to develop and deploy rich, consumer friendly multimedia applications for Mobile TV, video store and forward, interactive voting and more based on the 3GPP IMB standard.
News categories: IPWireless, Streamezzo, 5G, Content Distribution, IBCShow, Middleware, Mobile

RVU Alliance Demonstrates Managed Connected Home Technology
Sep 8, 2010 – The RVU Alliance has announced that Alliance members Broadcom, DIRECTV, Entropic, JetHead Development, Marvell, Pace, Sigma Designs and STMicroelectronics will demonstrate their latest RVU based solutions at the IBC Show in Amsterdam from 10-14 September.
News categories: RVU Alliance, Gateway, Home Server, IBCShow, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

PMT and Digisoft to deliver Terrestrial and Personalized TV across Russia
Sep 8, 2010 – Digisoft.tv has announced that Personal Media Technology (PMT) has extended its relationship with Digisoft to provide its DigiHost Service Delivery Platform for the delivery of terrestrial TV channels to TV viewers in Russia.
News categories: Digisoft.tv, OViVO, DVR, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Russia, Set Top Box, Terrestrial