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

Quative End-to-End Interactive TV Solution Selected by B.Net Croatia for Broadband Cable System
Mar 11, 2008 – Quative Limited, a Kudelski Group (SWX:KUD.VX) company, was selected by B.Net Croatia, the national cable operator in Croatia, to provide an end-to-end interactive TV solution for their broadband cable system.
News categories: Quative, B.net, Technotrend, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Croatia, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Video Exchange

India's Digital Entertainment Network (DEN) Selects World Leading NDS Solutions to Protect and Power New Digital Service
Mar 11, 2008 – NDS Group (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that DEN Digital Entertainment Networks (DEN), the new entrant in the Indian digital cable market, has selected a suite of NDS digital broadcasting solutions to launch the company's digital cable service.
News categories: NDS Group, DEN Digital Entertainment Networks, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, India, Middleware

Verimatrix Extends Premium Video Delivery Options with Next-Generation ViewRight PC Player
Mar 10, 2008 – Verimatrix has announced the availability of ViewRight™ PC Player 2.0 - a next generation IP client application that incorporates advanced Digital Video Recorder (DVR) functionality, mirroring the best time shifting features on TVs.
News categories: Verimatrix, Digital TV, DRM, Media Player, Streaming, Video Exchange

Four Receiver Manufacturers adopt S&T RedKey MHEG-5 solution for new markets
Mar 10, 2008 – Strategy & Technology Client Systems Ltd (S&T Client Systems) has announced that four leading Asia-based receiver manufacturers have licensed its RedKey MHEG-5 receiver engine.
News categories: Strategy & Technology, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box

NextWave Wireless Announces MXtv™, a Breakthrough Mobile TV and Advertising Platform for WiMAX Operators
Mar 10, 2008 – NextWave Wireless (NASDAQ: WAVE) has announced the launch of MXtv, a mobile multicast and broadcast technology that enables WiMAX operators to deliver multimedia services including mobile TV without having to invest in new spectrum or additional radio access network equipment.
News categories: NextWave Wireless, Huawei, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor, Tablet

Kudelski Group To Provide Full End-To-End Solution For Portugal Telecom's National Hybrid Satellite - Broadband Pay-TV Services
Mar 10, 2008 – The Kudelski Group (SWX Swiss Exchange: KUD) has announced that Portugal Telecom has selected a suite of Kudelski Group products for the national rollout of its new hybrid satellite-broadband Pay-TV services to be launched in 2008.
News categories: Nagravision, Portugal Telecom, OpenTV, Broadband, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Portugal, Satellite, Set Top Box

Viaccess acquires 100-percent stake in Orca Interactive
Mar 9, 2008 – Viaccess has signed an agreement to acquire 100-percent stake in Orca Interactive Ltd, an Israeli company listed on AIM London Stock Exchange, for an estimated price of 21.4 million US dollars.
News categories: Viaccess, Orca Interactive, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, MandA, Middleware

Japan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Establishes IPTV Special Committee
Mar 6, 2008 – In January 2008, the ITU-T established its IPTV Global Standard Initiative. In response to this, MIC decided to establish a new IPTV special committee to enhance the Telecommunications Council review structure for IPTV global standardization.
News categories: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, ITU-T, Content Distribution, IPTV, Japan, Middleware

Pirelli Broadband Solutions annouces its OpenSet SDK for IPTV set top boxes
Mar 6, 2008 – Pirelli Broadband has announced the creation of OpenSet™, a complete hardware and software platform of Set Top Boxes for IPTV applications, with an associated SDK that allows 3rd parties to access Pirelli's embedded middleware for service customisation.
News categories: Pirelli Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, Video Exchange