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

PacketVideo and Nagravision turn WiFi-enabled devices into mobile TVs
Feb 11, 2009 – Nagravision (SWX:KUD) and PacketVideo (PV) [NASDAQ: WAVE] have introduced the first conditional access (CA)-enabled version of the Telly device. Telly turns iPhones, WiFi-enabled phones, portable media players and PCs into mobile television sets.
News categories: Nagravision, PacketVideo, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24, Peripherals / Accessories, Portable, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

Ocean Blue launches CI+ software products
Feb 10, 2009 – Ocean Blue Software has released its Sunrise CI+ software product. Sunrise CI+ enables the delivery of content in a secure way, adding value by enabling the branding of content, as well as assisting OEM/ODMs as they aim to reduce time-to-market.
News categories: Ocean Blue, CI Plus, Content Protection, Digital TV, Middleware, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV

On2 Technologies Demonstrates High-Definition Mobile Video Solutions at Mobile World Congress
Feb 5, 2009 – On2 Technologies (NYSE Alternext US: ONT) will demonstrate high-definition mobile video solutions at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona from February 16-19.
News categories: On2 Technologies, Media Player, Mobile, MWC24, Silicon IP

Oregan Networks unveils Onyx browser application for connected TVs
Feb 5, 2009 – Oregan Networks has announced availability of Oregan Media Browser 4.0 for connected DTVs, branded as Onyx, which also comes in a Set Top Box edition for network operators.
News categories: Oregan Networks, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

More Microsoft IPTV deployments in Latin America?
Feb 3, 2009 – According to TV TELCO Latam, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) could soon add Codetel in the Dominican Republic and PRT (Claro) of Puerto Rico, both part of América Móvil, to its existing Microsoft Mediaroom deployment with Mexico's Maxcom.
News categories: América Móvil, Microsoft, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Dominican Republic, IPTV, Mexico, Middleware, Puerto Rico

IMPALA welcomes inclusion of MHEG-5 in South Africa DTT trial
Feb 2, 2009 – The International MHEG Promotion Alliance (IMPALA) has confirmed that MHEG-5 is included as part of the recently started DTT trial in South Africa. The DTT trial, which began in November, is designed to test a variety of technical factors.
News categories: IMPALA, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Set Top Box, Smart TV, South Africa, Terrestrial

ADB Receives DivX Certification™ for IPTV Set-Top Box
Jan 29, 2009 – DivX (NASDAQ: DIVX) has announced the DivX Certification™ of the ADB-3810TW IPTV set-top box (STB) from Advanced Digital Broadcast (SIX: ADBN). The newly enhanced STB will be available throughout Europe.
News categories: DivX, Advanced Digital Broadcast, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Media Player, Set Top Box, Streaming

SENSIO Signs a Licensing Contract for the Sale of its New Software Decoder: The S3D
Jan 28, 2009 – SENSIO Technologies (TSX VENTURE:SIO) has licensed its new S3D, or SENSIO Stereoscopic Software Decoder, product to ArcSoft. The S3D decoder is a software version of the SENSIO® 3D decoder that is already being sold on the consumer electronic market.
News categories: SENSIO, ArcSoft, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Licensing, Media Player, Metaverse, Streaming

Mozilla and Wikimedia Join Forces to Support Open Video
Jan 27, 2009 – Mozilla has awarded a grant of $100,000 to the Wikimedia Foundation to help coordinate improvements to the development of Ogg Theora and related open video technologies. Mozilla and Wikimedia share a strong commitment to open standards.
News categories: Theora, Vorbis, Wikimedia Foundation, Mozilla, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming