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On2 Technologies to Showcase High Definition Video Solutions at 2008 International CES
Jan 3, 2008 – On2 Technologies (Amex: ONT) has announced that its showcase at the upcoming 2008 International CES will focus on high definition (HD) video solutions that are ushering in the next phase of web, VoIP and mobile video.
News categories: On2 Technologies, CES2025, Media Player, Silicon IP, Streaming

Increased Competition Pushes US Cable Operators to Continue Investing
Jan 2, 2008 – The increasing competitiveness of the US pay-TV market continues to drive cable TV operators in the United States to invest in their networks and roll out new services, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

DLNA to Showcase Digital Lifestyle Scenarios at CES
Dec 20, 2007 – The Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) will be showcasing digital networking demonstrations inside a 42' Fleetwood Revolution LE luxury motor home in the central plaza in front of the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) during CES.
News categories: DLNA, CES2025, Media Player, Smart Home

Alticast and Samsung Launch HD-DVR OCAP set-top box with Time Warner Cable
Dec 18, 2007 – Alticast and Samsung Electronics have announced that Samsung's next generation HD-DVR OCAP set-top box, equipped with the Alticast OCAP middleware, will be launched in January of 2008.
News categories: Alticast, Samsung Electronics, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

IPTV equipment sales up 23% in 3Q07
Dec 17, 2007 – After a 32% jump in sales in the second quarter, worldwide IPTV equipment sales hit $682.5 million in the third quarter of 2007, up 23% sequentially, according to Infonetics Research's quarterly 'IPTV Equipment, Services, Subscribers, and Capex' report.
News categories: Infonetics Research, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Flash® video and user generated content on TV becomes a reality with Oregan™ Media Browser
Dec 17, 2007 – Oregan Networks has released a technology feature that makes it possible for consumers to access and control Adobe® Flash® streaming video directly on TV, thus broadening entertainment and communications options for the mass market audience of TV viewers.
News categories: Oregan Networks, Digital TV, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

OpenTV and Sky Italia Extend Partnership
Dec 13, 2007 – OpenTV Corp. (Nasdaq: OPTV) has announced that Sky Italia has entered into a multi-year renewal of its middleware license agreement with OpenTV.
News categories: OpenTV, SKY Italia, Digital TV, DVR, Italy, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

Place Shifting to be Free and Embedded, Dedicated Hardware Models to Fail
Dec 13, 2007 – Despite the push of hardware providers such as Sling and Monsoon Media, place shifting is destined to become an embedded functionality of home devices such as PCs and set-top boxes, leaving hardware player companies such as Sling scrambling for survival.
News categories: The Diffusion Group, Digital TV, Market Research, Middleware, Placeshifting, Set Top Box, Streaming

BBC increases reach of iPlayer as streaming begins
Dec 13, 2007 – The BBC has launched a streaming service on its video-on-demand platform, BBC iPlayer, complementing the download service which launched in beta on 27 July 2007.
News categories: BBC, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, UK