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

Alticast to Bring OpenCable Platform Solutions to Intel Consumer Electronics Platforms
Jan 8, 2008 – Alticast has announced that it will enable OpenCable platform solutions on future Intel system-on-a-chip (SoC) products for consumer electronics.
News categories: Alticast, Intel, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Sensio presents The First Complete HD 3D Consumer Solution
Jan 8, 2008 – SENSIO Technologies (TSX Venture Exchange Inc.: SIO) presents the first complete HD 3D solution that allows consumers to view stereoscopic 3D content while sitting in their own living rooms.
News categories: SENSIO, CES2025, Digital TV, Metaverse, Smart TV

Satyam Unveils Enhanced Set Top Box Solution
Jan 8, 2008 – Satyam Computer Services Ltd. (NYSE: SAY) announced that it has released an enhanced version of its Set Top Box (STB) middleware framework at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES).
News categories: Satyam, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Alticast's AltiCaptor™ Blu-ray Disc Selected to Power Samsung's BD-UP5000 Duo HD Player
Jan 7, 2008 – Alticast has announced its AltiCaptor Blu-ray™ Disc Java (BDJ) solution was selected by Samsung for its BD-UP5000 Duo HD Player.
News categories: Alticast, Samsung, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Korea, Middleware

Toshiba Launches Turnkey Digital TV Platform Addressing the Requirements of the Global Marketplace
Jan 7, 2008 – Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) has unveiled its unified platform solution for the global digital television (DTV) market.
News categories: Toshiba America Electronic Components, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Smart TV

SyncTV Demonstrates Proof-of-Concept Hardware for Viewing HD Downloads on TVs
Jan 7, 2008 – SyncTV will demonstrate a proof-of-concept device that will play downloads, including 1080p HD video content on a television set at this year's CES show.
News categories: SyncTV, CES2025, Digital TV, DRM, Media Player, Streaming, USA

Major Consumer Electronics, Technology and Broadcast Companies Announce the Formation of dotTV Consortium
Jan 7, 2008 – A group of major consumer electronics, technology and broadcast companies have announced the formation of dotTV, an industry consortium whose mission is to build a next-generation interactive TV viewing experience leveraging social networking and online video to engage viewers.
News categories: dotTV, Digital TV, DVR, Korea, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

DivX and Broadcom Collaborate to Enable DivX® Video Support in Set-Top Box Chipset
Jan 7, 2008 – DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX) and Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM) have announced the DivX® Certification of the Broadcom® BCM7403 chip for set-top devices.
News categories: DivX, Broadcom, CES2025, Digital TV, IPTV, Media Player, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

S3 Demonstrates Software Solutions on Latest High-End STi7200 Device at CES 2008
Jan 7, 2008 – Silicon & Software Systems (S3) will be demonstrating software solutions running on the latest high-end, feature-rich STi7200 device at the STMicroelectronics suite at CES 2008.
News categories: Silicon & Software Systems, STMicroelectronics, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box