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

Celestial Semiconductors selects S&T MHEG technology
Jun 16, 2009 – Strategy & Technology has licensed its RedKey™ 2 MHEG solution to Celestial Semiconductors of China. The libraries are being integrated into Celestial's software for markets such as Australia, Hong Kong and New Zealand, as well as UK HD Freeview.
News categories: Strategy & Technology, Celestial Semiconductors, Digital TV, DVR, Licensing, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

CableLabs® Releases Software Tools to Enable More Interactive Content
Jun 15, 2009 – CableLabs® has completed its beta development phase of the tru2way™ Reference Implementation and has made it publicly available through java.net, Sun Microsystems' open source project site.
News categories: CableLabs, Cable TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

3D Screens now number over 5,000 Worldwide
Jun 15, 2009 – According to DIGDIA, there are over 5,000 digital 3D screens worldwide. Now the rest of the value chain is taking notice. There are at least 16 standards, coordinating organizations and national research labs working on bringing 3D to the home.
News categories: DIGDIA, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse

Leading-edge Digital Technologies at BroadcastAsia 2009
Jun 11, 2009 – BroadcastAsia returns to the Singapore Expo on 16 19 June 2009. MediaCorp, Skycom Satellite Systems and Zentek Technology Singapore will demonstrate an open standard, end-to-end MHP-based interactive television system.
News categories: BroadcastAsia, Skycom, Zentek, MediaCorp, BroadcastAsia, DVB-MHP, DVB-T2, Set Top Box

Italy - April 2009 DTT decoder market
Jun 10, 2009 – The DGTVi publishes, in collaboration with GfK, a regular research report covering the development of the digital terrestrial market in Italy. The latest report is for the month of April 2009 with historical data back to February 2004.
News categories: DGTVi, GfK, DVB-MHP, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Taylor Telephone IPTV To Use Conklin-Intracom fs|cdn®
Jun 9, 2009 – Taylor Telephone Cooperative is to deploy video services using Conklin-Intracom's fs|cdn® IPTV middleware. The service will offer SD and HD channels, using a mix of MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 encoding, with on screen DVR & pause live TV capability.
News categories: Conklin-Intracom, Taylor Telephone Cooperative, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, Middleware, USA

Humax Selects ANT Galio Platform For Next Generation Set-Top Boxes
Jun 8, 2009 – Humax (Kosdaq:028080) has selected the ANT (London: ANTP) Galio Platform upon which to build a range of satellite, IPTV and Hybrid set-top boxes. The new Humax product range is due to launch by the end of the year.
News categories: ANT Software, Humax, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

Sonic Solutions Selects Widevine for Video Optimization and DRM
Jun 8, 2009 – Widevine® and Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC) have announced that Widevine adaptive streaming, interactive DVD/Blu-ray features and DRM will help facilitate Roxio® CinemaNow® digital entertainment on broadband-enabled consumer electronics.
News categories: Widevine, Sonic Solutions, Blu-ray, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, Gaming, Media Player, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet, USA

Sonic and LG Electronics Provide Instant Access to Hollywood Hits
Jun 5, 2009 – Consumers can now digitally stream movies from Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC) - including new releases from major Hollywood studios - on Blu-ray Disc players from LG Electronics (KSE: 066570.KS), the companies have announced.
News categories: Sonic Solutions, LG Electronics, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, USA