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

Widevine® Connects Cable, Telco and Satellite Services to Apple, Adobe and RealNetworks Players
Jun 16, 2008 – Widevine has announced an enhancement to Widevine Cypher® that converts MPEG2 TS (transport streams) on a PC so they are recognizable by Adobe (Nasdaq: ADBE) Flash, Apple (Nasdaq: APPL) QuickTime and RealNetworks (Nasdaq: RNWK) RealPlayer.
News categories: Widevine, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, Watermarking

Coship chooses ANT Galio Browser as platform partner for latest IPTV set-top boxes
Jun 16, 2008 – ANT (AIM:ANTP) has announced that Coship has licensed ANT Galio Browser for use in its next generation IPTV set-top boxes.
News categories: ANT Software, Coship, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Minerva Continues Strong Growth With Ten New North American IPTV Wins
Jun 13, 2008 – Minerva Networks has added ten (10) more IPTV wins in North America, including Mt. Horeb Telephone in Wisconsin, Tullahoma Utilities in Tennessee, and GTA TeleGuam in Guam.
News categories: Minerva Networks, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Micronesia, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Espial Signs Software License and Distribution Agreement with Motorola
Jun 13, 2008 – Espial (TSX: ESP) has announced that it has signed a software license and distribution agreement with Motorola (NYSE: MOT). According to the terms of the agreement, Motorola is able to resell Espial's Evo® TV Service Platform to operators worldwide.
News categories: Espial, Motorola, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Win Multimedia selects Digisoft's IPTV Service Delivery Platform and Middleware to deliver feature-rich IPTV services and advanced applications
Jun 13, 2008 – Digisoft.tv has announced that Win Multimedia (WM) of Thailand has selected Digisoft's DigiHost Service Delivery Platform and IPTV set top box middleware to deliver premium IPTV services in the Thai and Chinese markets.
News categories: Digisoft, Win Multimedia, BroadcastAsia, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Thailand

Via Licensing removes MHP royalty for FTA broadcasters
Jun 13, 2008 – A letter sent by Via Licensing president Jean-Michel Bourdon to the DVB Project on June 12th, 2008 states that the members of the MHP patent pool have decided to remove the requirement for free-to-air broadcasters to pay MHP patent license fees.
News categories: Via Licensing, DVB Project, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, Licensing, Patent, Set Top Box, Smart TV, TV Services

Winbox Technologies AG closing equity financing with leading German Venture Capital company TVM Capital
Jun 11, 2008 – Winbox Technologies has announced the closure of the first institutional equity financing round with lead-investor TVM Capital and angel-entrepreneur Robert Schneider, founder and longstanding CEO of publicly listed SCM Microsystems.
News categories: Winbox, TVM Capital, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Software, Venture Capital

Japanese Group Drafts Specifications for IPTV Receivers
Jun 11, 2008 – The 'IPTV Forum', consisting of telecommunication carriers, broadcasters and device manufacturers in Japan, has announced that it has formulated a technical specification draft for IPTV service receivers.
News categories: Networked Digital Television Consortium, IPTV Forum Japan, Digital TV, IPTV, Japan, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Factum Electronics Licenses Its DAB/DMB Middleware to Analog Devices
Jun 11, 2008 – Factum Electronics (STO:EFFN)(BCN:FDH) has announced an agreement with Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI). The agreement covers licensing of Factum's middleware and co-operation on technology and marketing targeting handheld mobile devices.
News categories: Analog Devices, Factum Electronics, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor