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

NDS Selects Cinea's Running Marks Watermarking Technology for Integration with Its Conditional Access and DRM Solutions
Aug 28, 2007 – Cinea, a Dolby (NYSE: DLB) subsidiary, has announced that NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has licensed the company's forensic watermarking technology for use with its extensive product line of conditional access and digital rights management solutions for video-on-demand (VOD) and live broadcast.
News categories: Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Software, Watermarking

Kudelski Group 1st half 2007 results: continued growth and investments in the future
Aug 24, 2007 – Digital TV is on its way to successfully meet the target to more than double revenues in new business areas and exceed the CHF 100 million mark for the full year. New business areas include new segments (terrestrial TV, IPTV and mobile TV) and new products (PVR/pushVOD/EPG, advanced smart cards and conditional access modules).
News categories: Kudelski, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Mobile, Results, Satellite, Terrestrial

CableLabs® Approves DTCP-IP Content Protection for Digital Cable Products
Aug 23, 2007 – CableLabs and the Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator (DTLA) have announced CableLabs approval of the DTCP-IP technology for protection of cable content using Internet Protocol for unidirectional and bidirectional digital cable products.
News categories: CableLabs, Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Licensing, Media Player, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

White Paper From Espial Reveals How Operators Can Save $195M on Large-Scale IPTV Deployments
Aug 22, 2007 – The cost of deploying new IPTV services can be reduced by as much as 33% if operators select open, scalable and more flexible middleware, according to a white paper released by Espial (TSX: ESP), a leading provider of IPTV middleware and applications.
News categories: Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

DivX Acquires Technology for Enhanced Video Search and Discovery Services
Aug 22, 2007 – DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ: DIVX) has announced the acquisition of the assets of Veatros of Kansas. Veatros's technology will be used by DivX primarily for the purposes of producing enhanced video search and discovery services.
News categories: DivX, Digital TV, MandA, Media Player, Software, Streaming

Alticast Brings a Complete Digital Receiver Software Stack - 'entavio Total Solution' to the Market for entavio Set-Top-Boxes
Aug 21, 2007 – In cooperation with APS and Nagra, Alticast has developed a complete digital receiver Software Stack for the new Astra satellite platform 'entavio' which is now available for STB and iDTV manufacturers.
News categories: Alticast, DVB-MHP, Europe, IBCShow, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

MainConcept Licenses Core Codec Technologies to Adobe for Adobe® Flash® Player
Aug 21, 2007 – MainConcept AG has announced that Adobe Systems has agreed to license its H.264 and AAC technology for integration into its flagship Adobe Flash Player software, which reaches 98% of all Internet enabled PCs worldwide.
News categories: Digital TV, IBCShow, Media Player, Software, Streaming

Verimatrix Dramatically Expands Technology Roadmap for Content Security at IBC 2007
Aug 20, 2007 – Cost-Effective, Robust VCAS Solutions Extended from IPTV to Hybrid, Cable and Mobile Networks. Verimatrix technology demonstrations at IBC 2007.
News categories: Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, IBCShow, IPTV, Mobile, Satellite, Software, Terrestrial, Watermarking

Dreampark to show IPTV innovations at IBC 2007
Aug 20, 2007 – Dreampark AB, a provider of middleware for IPTV and hybrid systems, will be demonstrating the range and flexibility of its software at this year's IBC 2007 at the RAI in Amsterdam.
News categories: DVR, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box