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

OpenTV Announces Deal with Sun Direct TV in India
Nov 6, 2007 – OpenTV (Nasdaq: OPTV) has announced that Sun Direct TV has selected OpenTV to provide the end-to-end solution and deployment management enabling its digital television services.
News categories: OpenTV, Sun TV, Digital TV, India, Middleware, Satellite

SageTV Announces the Release of SageTV Media Server for Windows® Home Server
Nov 5, 2007 – SageTV LLC, a leading developer of digital entertainment and Placeshifting solutions, has announced the release of SageTV Media Server for Microsoft Windows Home Server.
News categories: SageTV, Digital TV, Home Server, Media Player, Placeshifting, Software, Streaming

Industry Leaders Announce Open Platform for Mobile Devices
Nov 5, 2007 – A broad alliance of leading technology and wireless companies today joined forces to announce the development of Android, the first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices.
News categories: Open Handset Alliance, Android Video Demo, Middleware, Mobile, Software

Reliance Communications Partners With Microsoft to Deliver IPTV in India on the Microsoft Mediaroom Platform
Nov 5, 2007 – Reliance Communications and Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) have announced a strategic partnership to deliver a highly connected, personalized TV experience to consumers in India through Reliance's Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service.
News categories: Microsoft, Reliance Communications, Steve Ballmer, Ravi Venkatesan, Anil D Ambani, Prakash Bajpai, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, India, IPTV, Middleware

ADB Group reports second-half 2007 business update
Nov 1, 2007 – Advanced Digital Broadcast Holdings S.A. (SWX: ADBN) reports its second-half 2007 update on the progress of its business.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

ANT signs Agreement with Scientific Atlanta
Oct 29, 2007 – ANT Software (AIM: ANTP) has announced that Scientific Atlanta, a Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) company, has selected ANT to be the provider of its core television service applications. Under this agreement ANT will provide the reference television service applications for the Cisco IPTV solution.
News categories: ANT Software, Cisco Systems, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, UK

NDS Group plc Reports First Quarter Results
Oct 29, 2007 – NDS Group plc (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced its results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2007.
News categories: NDS Group, Full Release, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

Bharti Airtel Selects NDS To Protect and Power New Digital Satellite Service
Oct 28, 2007 – NDS has announced that it has been selected by Bharti Airtel to provide a suite of digital broadcasting solutions for the launch of the company's digital satellite service.
News categories: NDS Group, Bharti Airtel, Conditional Access, Digital TV, India, Middleware, Satellite

Renesas Technology Releases DVB-H CA Middleware Package for SH-Mobile Processor
Oct 24, 2007 – Renesas Technology has announced the DVB-H CA Middleware Package, software designed for the SH-Mobile application processor that implements descrambling of digital TV broadcasts for mobile phones in Europe.
News categories: Renesas, Hitachi, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Semiconductor