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

DivX Acquires MainConcept AG, Leading Provider of H.264 Technology
Nov 15, 2007 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) has announced that it has acquired MainConcept AG, a leading provider of H.264 and other high-quality video technologies for the broadcast, film, consumer electronics and computer software markets.
News categories: DivX, Digital TV, MandA, Media Player, Streaming

New RealPlayer Goes Portable by Providing Video Transfers to the iPod
Nov 15, 2007 – Digital entertainment services company RealNetworks® (Nasdaq: RNWK) has announced the consumer availability of its new RealPlayer® after a five-month public beta period.
News categories: RealNetworks, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, Tablet

Astro Signs Agreement with NDS
Nov 15, 2007 – Measat Broadcast Network Systems, owner and operator of Malaysian pay-TV service Astro, and NDS Group (NASDAQ: NNDS) have signed contracts for the licensing and deployment of the VideoGuard® conditional access system for its Direct-to-Home Pay-TV services.
News categories: NDS, Astro, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Malaysia, Middleware, Satellite

Leadcom and Optibase Partner to Deliver Advanced End-To-End IPTV Solution in Kazakhstan
Nov 13, 2007 – Optibase (NASDAQ: OBAS) and Leadcom Integrated Solutions (AIM: LEAD), a leading international provider of innovative telecommunication solutions, have announced a strategic alliance to roll out integrated TV over IP services.
News categories: Optibase, Leadcom, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Kazakhstan, Middleware, Set Top Box

ACCESS and EXPWAY Team Up to Deliver Mobile TV Solution for Mass DVB-H Deployment
Nov 13, 2007 – ACCESS and EXPWAY have announced that the two companies have signed a license agreement enabling ACCESS to integrate its NetFront™ Browser DTV Profile with EXPWAY's FastESG™ service guide.
News categories: ACCESS, EXPWAY, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile

Alcatel-Lucent becomes supplier and network integrator of IPTV solution for du in UAE
Nov 12, 2007 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced that it has signed a frame agreement with du, the UAE's second telecom operator, for its upcoming Internet protocol television (IPTV) deployment based on the award-winning Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV and multimedia platform.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Microsoft, 'du', Olivier Picard, Christine Heckart, Osman Sultan, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Media Player, Middleware, UAE

BSkyB's Next Set Top Boxes May Allow Third-Party Content
Nov 10, 2007 – James Murdoch, CEO of British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSY), has said that the company is working on next-generation set-top boxes which could allow consumers to watch third-party content.
News categories: BSkyB, Digital TV, Ireland, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK

Sagem Communications, Orca Interactive and BitBand Team Up on First-Class End-to-End IPTV Solution in Colombia
Nov 8, 2007 – Sagem Communications, Orca Interactive (LSE: ORCA) and BitBand have announced that they have been selected by UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones in Colombia to jointly offer a powerful End-to-End IPTV solution, focused on an enhanced quality of experience for users.
News categories: BitBand, Sagem Communications, Orca Interactive, UNE-EPM Telecommunications, Colombia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Orb Networks Hits 2 Million-User Mark
Nov 7, 2007 – Orb Networks has announced that it has passed two million registered users, just 2 weeks after hitting the 1 million mark.
News categories: Orb Networks, Digital TV, Media Player, Placeshifting, Streaming, Subscribers