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

Nielsen and Charter Communications to Commercialize Set Top Tuning Data for Potential Measurement Uses
Mar 12, 2008 – The Nielsen Company and Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) have announced an agreement to commercialize the use of anonymous digital set top box (STB) data for analytical and potential audience measurement purposes for television.
News categories: Nielsen, Charter Communications, Cable TV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Gemstar-TV Guide Releases Digital Terrestrial Service in Germany
Mar 12, 2008 – Gemstar-TV Guide International (NASDAQ: GMST) has announced that the company has released its digital services in Germany under an agreement with Eurosport, Europe's leading sports multimedia platform.
News categories: Gemstar-TV Guide, Digital TV, Germany, Middleware, Optical Disc Recorder, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Ericsson to deliver a turn key, IPTV solution to Greek telecom operator OTE
Mar 12, 2008 – Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has been selected to act as end-to-end IPTV systems integrator, solution provider and business consultant for tier one Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE SA).
News categories: Ericsson, Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (OTE), Content Distribution, Content Protection, Greece, IPTV, Middleware

Osmosys Develops High-Level Graphics Library to Further Enhance Revolutionary EGG Solution
Mar 12, 2008 – Osmosys S.A. has announced that it has developed a high-level graphics library for EGG™, the company's enhanced graphics engine.
News categories: Osmosys, Middleware, Set Top Box, Video Exchange

ANT showcasing Intelligent UI at IPTV World Forum 2008
Mar 12, 2008 – ANT (AIM:ANTP) will be demonstrating its new Intelligent User Interface (UI) design at this year's IPTV World Forum. At the core of this new UI is a function that builds a profile of the users' behaviour based on their viewing habits.
News categories: ANT Software, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Video Exchange

DivX® Now Showing on Blu-ray DVD Players
Mar 12, 2008 – DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX) has announced that it has granted DivX® Certification to six new Blu-ray DVD players from Panasonic, Philips, and Denon.
News categories: DivX, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Media Player

Full-Scale Introduction of IPTV Business for Communication Carriers; NEC targets 50 billion yen in sales after 3 years
Mar 11, 2008 – NEC has announced that it will launch a full-scale IPTV business with high-profile NGN (Next Generation Networks) carrier applications, providing End-to-End IPTV solutions and video delivery systems to the international market.
News categories: NEC Corp, CASCADE Limited, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Video Exchange

Osmosys Launches Extensive IPTV Solution for Network Operators
Mar 11, 2008 – Osmosys S.A., a leader and innovator in the development of open standards Java-based interactive digital television solutions, has announced its new end-to-end IPTV Solution at the IPTV World Forum at Olympia, London.
News categories: Osmosys, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Video Exchange

Verimatrix Secures TUS TELEKOM's New IPTV Offering
Mar 11, 2008 – Verimatrix has announced that Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for IPTV has been deployed to secure Video-on-Demand (VOD) premium content as part of TUS TELEKOM's IPTV offering.
News categories: Verimatrix, TUÅ  TELEKOM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Slovenia, Video Exchange