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

Sigma Designs to Demo New Technology for Home Entertainment Networking, Home Control and Media Processing at IBC2010
Sep 6, 2010 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM) will be showcasing to the company's many innovations at IBC2010. Sigma Designs will be demonstrating cutting-edge technologies in media processing, home entertainment networking, and home control in its suite.
News categories: Sigma Designs, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

never.no to Introduce Cloud-Based Interactivity Suite at IBC2010
Sep 6, 2010 – never.no has announced its cloud-based Interactivity Suite (IS), a platform that enables broadcasters and other media enterprises to reap the viewer- and advertiser-pleasing benefits of interactive services, including social media.
News categories: never.no, Content Distribution, IBCShow, Social TV

Philips, Sharp and Loewe aim to create common platform for connected TVs
Sep 3, 2010 – Philips, creator of Net TV - a portal for online content applications on Philips TVs - is cooperating with Sharp and Loewe to define a common internet platform for connected TVs and other internet-enabled electronic devices across Europe and Russia.
News categories: Philips, Sharp, Loewe, Europe, HbbTV, IFABerlin, Middleware, Russia, Smart TV, Streaming

NTV-Plus and Panasonic to launch 3D channel in Russia
Sep 3, 2010 – At a joint press conference, Panasonic (NYSE:PC; Tokyo:6752) and NTV-Plus officially announced the launch of Russia's first 3-D channel. Broadcast on the satellite platform of NTV-Plus, the service is scheduled to begin on October 15, 2010.
News categories: Panasonic, NTV-Plus, Metaverse, Russia, Satellite

3D for Entertain: Deutsche Telekom conquers the third dimension
Sep 3, 2010 – Deutsche Telekom (Frankfurt: DTE)(NYSE:DT) propels its Entertain TV offer into the third dimension: At the start of IFA 2010, all Entertain customers can call up the content of their choice via Videoload, the online video store.
News categories: Deutsche Telekom, Germany, IFABerlin, IPTV, Metaverse

DivX and Arcelik A.S. to Distribute DivX Plus™ HD Certified TVs in Europe
Sep 3, 2010 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) and Arcelik have announced a partnership to distribute DivX Plus HD Certified digital TVs (DTVs) in Europe. Arcelik's Arcelik, Beko and Grundig-branded DivX Plus HD Certified TVs will be available this fall.
News categories: DivX, Arcelik, Europe, Media Player, Smart TV, Turkey

ST announces DTV SoC and Video-Enhancement IC for Motion-Compensated 3DTV and 3D Graphics
Sep 3, 2010 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced a TV SoC with integrated 3D graphics accelerator, and a video-enhancement IC that reduces TV power consumption and boosts video quality for LED TVs while offering a best-in-class experience for 2D/3DTV.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, ICs, IFABerlin, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Zappware to Introduce Flux Lite Cloud-Based iDTV Platform at IBC2010
Sep 3, 2010 – At IBC2010, Zappware will introduce Flux Lite, its cloud-based, thin-client application for operators looking to deploy services to an installed base of older set-top boxes, to connected TVs, or to boxes containing HTML browser capabilities.
News categories: Zappware, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Allegro DVT announces its AL8000 MVC/SVC broadcast encoder
Sep 2, 2010 – Allegro DVT has announced its AL8000 broadcast encoder, packed with new features for H.264/MVC and H.264/SVC applications. For this, the AL8000 embeds high-bandwidth 3G-SDI or dual HD-SDI inputs, ready to encode 1080p60 and full-HD 3D live content.
News categories: Allegro, Content Distribution, IBCShow, Metaverse