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

ATIS IIF Releases Key Standard on Network Attachment and Initialization of Devices & Client Discovery of IPTV Services
Oct 20, 2008 – ATIS has announced the release of a new standard created by the ATIS IPTV Interoperability Forum (IIF). This document specifies the initial set of activities that prepare devices in the consumer domain to receive and consume IPTV services.
News categories: IPTV Interoperability Forum, Gateway, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

BBC and Sky partner to offer access to BBC iPlayer via Sky Player
Oct 20, 2008 – The BBC and Sky (LSE:BSY) have announced that BBC iPlayer can now be accessed via Sky Player, Sky's online TV service. Sky Player now includes a series of BBC branded sections, with listings and links to all TV programmes on the iPlayer service.
News categories: BBC iPlayer, Sky Player, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, UK

Discretix to Provide Media Content Protection for ACCESS Linux Platform
Oct 19, 2008 – Discretix has announced that its content security CPRM Client will be made available for ACCESS Linux Platform™, a LINUX® platform designed for the worldwide mobile phone and converged device markets.
News categories: Discretix, ACCESS CO, Content Protection, DRM, Mobile, Software

Samsung and DivX Announce Agreement to Add DivX Video Support to Leading Line of Digital Televisions
Oct 15, 2008 – DivX (Nasdaq:DIVX) and Samsung (Seoul:005930) have announced a multi-year agreement to add high-quality DivX® video playback to a number of Samsung digital television models, for availability in worldwide markets beginning in early 2009.
News categories: DivX, Samsung, Digital TV, Media Player, Smart Home, Smart TV

Panasonic Announces Arrival of First Tru2way™ HDTVs at Retail
Oct 15, 2008 – Panasonic (NYSE: PC) and Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) have announced the arrival of the first tru2way VIERA HDTVs at Abt Electronics in Glenview, IL and officially declared the tru2way platform active in Chicago and Denver.
News categories: Panasonic, Comcast, Abt Electronics, CableLabs, Cable TV, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, USA

Microsoft Releases Silverlight 2, Already Reaching One in Four Consumers Worldwide
Oct 13, 2008 – Microsoft(Nasdaq: MSFT) has announced the availability of Silverlight 2, one of the industry's most comprehensive and powerful solutions for the creation and delivery of applications and media experiences through a Web browser.
News categories: Silverlight, Soyatec, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Software, Streaming

CyberLink Releases Digital Home Solution for Accessing High-Definition Video Remotely
Oct 13, 2008 – CyberLink (5203.TW) has announced the release of CyberLink Media Server 2 and CyberLink SoftDMA 2, home networking applications for remotely accessing and sharing high-definition videos, photos, and music throughout the digital home.
News categories: CyberLink, Home Server, Media Player, Smart Home, Streaming

BBC signs agreement to enable 'over the air' download from iPlayer to mobiles
Oct 10, 2008 – The BBC has signed a set of agreements to allow users to download television programmes from BBC iPlayer direct to their mobile handsets, via a wireless internet connection or 'over the air'.
News categories: BBC iPlayer, CMLA, CoreMedia, Intertrust, Open Mobile Alliance, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Streaming, UK

iPanel and Amlogic agree STB IC partnership
Oct 10, 2008 – iPanel and Amlogic have reached an agreement to jointly promote their respective set-top box solutions. Under the agreement, the iPanel 3.0 browser will be pre-integrated with Amlogic's new AML8218 and 8217 digital TV set-top box chips.
News categories: iPanel, Amlogic, China, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box