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Panasonic To Demonstrate Live tru2way™ Cable Feed at 2009 Cable Show
Mar 31, 2009 – Panasonic (Tokyo:6752; NYSE:PC) will feature demonstrations of its new High Definition DVR set-top box (TZ-PCH2180) and the world's first tru2way VIERA Plasma HDTVs with a live tru2way signal provided by Comcast at the 2009 NCTA Cable Show.
News categories: Panasonic, Cable TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

'Virtual cable TV service' streamed live to PCs, TVs and mobile phones launched at MIP TV
Mar 31, 2009 – 50 channels including BBC 1, ITV, Sky News, CNN, ESPN and Bloomberg are now available to stream online in real time thanks to a new internet service launched at MIP TV. The service delivers broadcast quality video over as little as a 1Mbps connection.
News categories: FilmOn.TV, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Streaming, UK

Motorola And Time Warner Cable Deliver Industry's First Tru2way™ Multiroom DVR
Mar 31, 2009 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has announced that the company has teamed with Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) to develop a multi-room digital video recorder (DVR) solution using Motorola tru2way™ 'Follow Me TV' set-top software.
News categories: Motorola, Time Warner Cable, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Home Entertainment goes 3D
Mar 31, 2009 – As more 3D movies are released in the cinema, technology is arriving that will allow viewers to enjoy the experience at home. Screen Digest believes that autostereoscopic technology will eventually become popular as it has one major advantage: no glasses.
News categories: Screen Digest, Blu-ray, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart TV

AT&T and Microsoft to Enable Shared Content Across TV, PC and Mobile Devices
Mar 31, 2009 – Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and AT&T (NYSE:T) have announced a collaborative effort to use Microsoft PlayReady content access and protection technology to enable shared content and converged entertainment experiences across AT&T's TV, broadband and wireless services.
News categories: Microsoft, AT&T, Enrique Rodriguez, Brian Shay, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, USA

NDS Teams Up with HCL to Offer Solutions to India's Cable TV Operators
Mar 31, 2009 – NDS Group has announced a tie-up with HCL Infosystems, India's premier information enabling, ICT system integration company, to enable local cable TV operators to launch digital services and increase their market share.
News categories: NDS Group, HCL Infosystems, Cable TV, Conditional Access, India, Middleware

Cox Communications Selects NDS to Manage End-to-end tru2way™ System Deployment
Mar 31, 2009 – NDS has announced that it has been chosen by Cox Communications to be the prime integrator for its upcoming tru2way™ platform, set to launch in Summer 2009.
News categories: NDS Group, Cox Communications, Cable TV, Middleware

Spb Software launches IP TV player for Windows phones
Mar 31, 2009 – Spb Software has announced the release of Spb TV - a mobile TV player with on-screen controls and fast channel switching, intelligent stream correction, PiP mode, and an integrated TV guide with export of show reminders into Outlook.
News categories: Spb Software, 5G, Broadband, Middleware, Mobile

Myvu Corporation Demonstrates 3D Technology at CTIA
Mar 30, 2009 – Myvu and SENSIO Technologies have announced that the two Companies will jointly demonstrate a new 3D mobile video platform based on SENSIO®3D and the Myvu Crystal Personal Media Viewer at CTIA in Las Vegas March 31.
News categories: SENSIO, Myvu Corp, Digital TV, Metaverse, Mobile