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

Tele Columbus and PrimaCom Select NDS XTV™ For Cable HD DVR Service
May 28, 2009 – NDS has announced that the two largest independent German cable operators, Tele Columbus and PrimaCom, have selected NDS' secure, integrated DVR solution XTV™ to launch Germany's first cable high definition (HD) DVR service across their networks.
News categories: NDS Group, Tele Columbus, PrimaCom, ANGA COM, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, Middleware

Microsoft Mediaroom First to Bring Virtualization to IPTV
May 27, 2009 – Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) has launched Microsoft Mediaroom with virtualization, making Mediaroom the first IPTV platform to offer virtualization support. Virtualization can deliver up to a sixfold reduction in the number of physical servers required.
News categories: Microsoft, Reservation Telephone Cooperative, Andreas Mueller-Schubert, Royce Aslakson, Vince Vittore, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware

S&T and Humax unveil MHEG-enabled online video streaming to TV
May 26, 2009 – Strategy & Technology, in collaboration with Humax, has developed the first applications to be shown to bring streaming video from the internet to the TV under broadcaster control using the latest MHEG-5 middleware specifications.
News categories: Strategy & Technology, Humax, ANGA COM, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK

Channel Islands and Digisoft.tv integrate targeted advertising systems
May 26, 2009 – Channel Islands and Digisoft.tv have announced the formation of a partnership to offer integrated targeted advertising systems to IPTV operators worldwide.
News categories: Digisoft.tv, Channel Islands, Advertising, Cable TV, IPTV, Middleware

Kabel BW Selects NDS Middleware, XTV™ DVR and VOD Solutions
May 26, 2009 – NDS has announced that Kabel BW has chosen NDS' MediaHighway® set-top-box middleware, NDS XTV™ DVR technology and a VOD solution from NDS to extend the capabilities of Kabel BW's service offering and technology infrastructure.
News categories: NDS Group, Kabel BW, ANGA COM, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, Middleware, Set Top Box

NDS and Axel Springer Cooperate to Promote Personal TV in Germany
May 26, 2009 – At ANGA Cable, NDS and Axel Springer Digital TV Guide (XETRA: SPR.DE) have announced their cooperation to promote personal TV to Germany's broadcasting, pay-TV and cable providers.
News categories: NDS Group, Axel Springer Digital TV Guide, Advertising, ANGA COM, Cable TV, Content Distribution, DVR, Germany, Middleware

TC TrustCenter and CI Plus announce significant early adoption of Standard
May 25, 2009 – CI Plus, the CE industry backed technology for allowing secure delivery of premium pay TV services to Integrated Digital TV's, Set Top Boxes and Personal Video Recorders, has announced the initial details of the take up of the technology.
News categories: CI Plus, TC TrustCenter, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

ViXS Enables New Hitachi HD Flat Panel TVs with built-in HDD
May 21, 2009 – ViXS Systems has announced that the XCode® 3290 has been selected by Hitachi (Tokyo:6501; NYSE:HIT) to enable their latest generation of HD Flat Panel TVs featuring a built-in Hard Disk Drive (HDD) for Personal Video Recording (PVR).
News categories: ViXS Systems, Hitachi, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, ISDB-T, Japan, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Terrestrial

LG and DivX Announce World's First HD 1080p DivX® Certified Blu-ray Player
May 19, 2009 – DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) and LG Electronics (KSE: 066570.KS) have announced the first LG Blu-ray Disc player (the LG BD390) capable of playing back 1080p high-definition (HD) DivX® video files.
News categories: DivX, LG Electronics, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Europe, Media Player, Streaming, USA