UK (United Kingdom, Great Britain & Northern Ireland) Digital TV News

MediaTek adopts Ocean Blue MHEG-5 software
Jan 29, 2008 – Ocean Blue Software and MediaTek have completed a software engineering project to adapt the Ocean Blue Voyager MHEG-5 & DSMCC software to the MediaTek DVB platform.
News categories: Ocean Blue, MediaTek, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, Semiconductor, Terrestrial, UK

ProVision Communications Secures Venture Capital Funding for a Bright Future in Wireless Video
Jan 23, 2008 – Bristol-based ProVision Communications, which specialises in digital wireless video technology, has secured £750,000 in venture capital funding from the YFM Group-managed South West Venture Fund, Finance South West Growth Fund and NESTA Investments.
News categories: ProVision Communications, Digital TV, MWC24, Smart Home, UK, Venture Capital

Amino becomes first British company to join the Open IPTV Forum
Jan 23, 2008 – Amino, the world leading IPTV platform supplier, has been accepted as a member of the Open IPTV Forum.
News categories: Amino, Open IPTV Forum, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, UK

In Europe, IPTV grows stronger in less 'cabled' TV markets
Jan 16, 2008 – According to the newest edition of TV Markets Quarterly Monitoring from InfoCom, during 2Q07 most of the television viewers in Western Europe still prefer receiving television service over terrestrial.
News categories: InfoCom GmbH, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Denmark, Digital TV, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Market Research, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Satellite, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Terrestrial, UK

More than 3.5 million programmes accessed via BBC iPlayer in first fortnight
Jan 15, 2008 – Over 3.5 million programmes have been streamed or downloaded on demand via the BBC iPlayer within a fortnight of its marketing launch on Christmas Day.
News categories: BBC iPlayer, Broadband, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, UK

Sunplus and Ocean Blue Collaborate to Develop Interactive, Mobile TV Platform
Jan 9, 2008 – Sunplus Technology (TAIEX: 2401, LSE: SUPD) and Ocean Blue Software have collaborated to develop a portable Freeview DVB-T platform with full interactive features.
News categories: Ocean Blue, Sunplus, CES2025, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Tablet, Terrestrial, UK

Wipro expands portfolio of Digital TV Stacks for Global Markets
Jan 7, 2008 – Wipro Technologies (NYSE:WIT) has announced the availability of its portfolio of Digital TV middleware addressing multiple global markets segmented by different standards.
News categories: Wipro, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, Europe, ISDB-T, Japan, MHEG-5, Middleware, North America, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

Motorola Selected as Lead Supplier for Next-Generation of BT Vision Set-Top Boxes
Jan 7, 2008 – BT has selected Motorola as the lead supplier of next-generation set-top boxes for its BT Vision digital TV service. Motorola will supply BT with second-generation V-Boxes for deployment in 2009.
News categories: Motorola, BT Vision, Joe Cozzolino, Dan Marks, Broadband, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

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