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Sky 3D to Launch with Manchester United vs. Chelsea on Saturday 3rd April
Mar 19, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has confirmed that it will launch Sky 3D, Europe's first 3D TV channel, with the Barclays Premier League clash between Manchester United and Chelsea on Saturday 3rd April.
News categories: BSkyB, Digital TV, Metaverse, Satellite, UK

Technicolor Launches 3D Broadcast Services
Mar 18, 2010 – Technicolor (Euronext Paris 18453; NYSE: TCH) has announced that it has launched the first independent broadcast services platform ready to broadcast 3D channels out of its Chiswick facility in London.
News categories: Technicolor, Content Distribution, Metaverse, UK

Open IPTV Forum Release 1.1 implementations on show at the IPTV World Forum
Mar 18, 2010 – The Open IPTV Forum (OIPF) booth (#233) at the IPTV World Forum in London will showcase technology solutions demonstrating elements of Release 1.1 of its specifications.
News categories: Open IPTV Forum, Content Protection, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Video Exchange

3D coming to Korean IPTV
Mar 17, 2010 – According to a report in the Korea Times, the three IPTV providers in Korea - LG Telecom, SK Broadband and KT - are all working on 3D services for launch later this year.
News categories: LG Dacom, SK Broadband, KT Corp, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Metaverse, Set Top Box

ViXS Announces 3D-Ready Dual HD Transcoder SoC for IPTV PVRs
Mar 17, 2010 – ViXS Systems has announced a new family of advanced networked multimedia SoC solutions. The XCode® 4210, the first device of the new family, is a highly integrated processor designed for IPTV set-top boxes.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, IPTV, Metaverse, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Video Exchange

LG to supply 15,000 TVs for BSkyB live 3D broadcasts (or maybe not!)
Mar 16, 2010 – LG Electronics (Seoul:066570) has announced a strategic partnership with BSkyB (LSE:BSY) to supply TVs for Sky's live 3D broadcasts. The deal is to supply 15,000 3D TVs which Sky plans to install in public venues across the UK.
News categories: LG Electronics, BSkyB, Digital TV, Metaverse, Satellite, Smart TV, UK

Virgin Media announces 3D-Ready HD STB from Cisco
Mar 16, 2010 – Consumers will soon be able to make the most of the growing line-up of HD channels from Virgin Media (NASDAQ:VMED)(LSE:VMED) with a new HD set-top box - the V HD Box - which will be available for no additional monthly subscription fee.
News categories: Virgin Media, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Metaverse, Set Top Box, UK

ST-based set-top box design released by SemiDevices
Mar 12, 2010 – SemiDevices has released a new set-top box design, developed in partnership with STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM). The design is based on the STi7167 STB decoder with integrated DVB-T/DVB-C demodulator, which allows also IPTV broadcasting and supports SD/HD video.
News categories: SemiDevices, STMicroelectronics, Cable TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Latens and Coship offer solution for IPTV and Cable markets
Mar 10, 2010 – Latens has announced that they have signed a partnership agreement with Coship (Shenzhen:002052). The partners are to work together on delivering solutions based on Coship's range of set-top boxes (STBs) with Latens software CAS and ECO Middleware.
News categories: Latens, Coship, Cable TV, Conditional Access, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Video Exchange