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

Tilgin and Nordija jointly provides HD IPTV to TRE-FOR
Sep 22, 2008 – Tilgin (STO:TILG) and Nordija have announced their collaboration to provide a HD IPTV solution to the Danish utility company TRE-FOR, which has decided to deliver HD (High Definition) IPTV to its subscriber base.
News categories: Tilgin, Nordija, TRE-FOR Bredbånd, Content Distribution, Denmark, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Zentek announces Active Format Description software
Sep 19, 2008 – Zentek has announced the successful completion of Active Format Description (AFD) software for ATSC demodulators. AFD allows broadcasters to control the timing of the aspect ratio switches more accurately than using MPEG signaling alone.
News categories: Zentek, ATSC 3, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Boxer includes MHEG-5 in receiver specification
Sep 18, 2008 – The DTT service operator Boxer will include the MHEG-5 format for interactivity in its technical specification for DTT receivers.
News categories: Boxer, Denmark, Digital TV, Ireland, MHEG-5, Set Top Box, Sweden, Terrestrial

Macrovision's Passport IPG Solution Takes Latin America Cable Audiences to the Cutting Edge of TV
Sep 18, 2008 – Macrovision (NASDAQ: MVSN) has announced that América Móvil (Claro), Cablevisión, Telecentro and Videomar have all chosen to provide Macrovision's Passport IPG solutions to their cable viewers, enhancing their overall TV viewing experience.
News categories: Macrovision, América Móvil, Cablevisión, Telecentro, Argentina, Brazil, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Middleware, Nicaragua, Set Top Box

NXVISION releases a new innovative Sideloading product
Sep 16, 2008 – NXVision has announced that it plans to release its latest Sideloading product (NXV-002) in Q4 of 2008. The technology enables users to access TV Shows from their home STB and watch them on a laptop or other mobile device anytime, anywhere.
News categories: NXVision, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Placeshifting, Set Top Box

Macrovision Signs Tru2way™ Implementer's and OpenCable™ Contribution Agreements with CableLabs®
Sep 16, 2008 – Macrovision (NASDAQ: MVSN) has announced that it has signed a tru2way™ Implementer's Agreement with CableLabs®. The agreement will permit the company to build products based on CableLabs' tru2way interactive cable architecture.
News categories: Macrovision, tru2way, Cable TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, USA

DivX Strengthens Presence in Blu-ray Disc Market with Broadcom Chip Certification
Sep 16, 2008 – DivX (NASDAQ: DIVX) has announced that it has significantly expanded its influence within emerging Blu-ray players through the DivX Certification™ of Broadcom's BCM7440 chip.
News categories: DivX, Broadcom, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Media Player, Semiconductor

UpdateLogic® Licenses UpdateTV Software to Zoran for Integration Into DTV Silicon Platforms
Sep 15, 2008 – UpdateLogic® has announced that Zoran (Nasdaq: ZRAN) has licensed the UpdateTV® solution for its embedded digital TV hardware platforms.
News categories: UpdateLogic, Zoran, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

Tilgin First to Show Picture in Picture (PiP) on a ST-Based IPTV STB at IBC
Sep 15, 2008 – Tilgin (STO:TILG) has announced Picture in Picture as part of the Mood 400 Product Family offering. The solution developed by Tilgin generates the opportunity to have up to eight PiP windows simultaneously.
News categories: Tilgin, STMicroelectronics, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box