USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

The Boxee Box by D-Link, Now With Intel® Atom™ Processor Inside
Sep 13, 2010 – At the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), D-Link (Taipei:2332) and Boxee announced that the upcoming Boxee Box by D-Link now will be powered by the Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Atom processor CE4100.
News categories: Boxee, D-Link, Intel Corp, Australia, Canada, Digital TV, EU, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Pace App Café brings online apps to managed TV services
Sep 11, 2010 – Pace (LSE: PIC) will be demonstrating its Pace App Café at IBC 2010. Launching initially in the USA, the Pace App Café is a service allowing pay TV operators to harness the potential of online applications within an integrated managed TV service.
News categories: Pace plc, Digital TV, IBCShow, Middleware, Set Top Box, Social TV, Streaming, USA

Mobile500 Alliance Forms to Accelerate the Availability of Mobile Digital Television Across the U.S.
Sep 8, 2010 – A coalition of leading television broadcasters has announced the formation of the Mobile500 Alliance to accelerate the availability of mobile digital television, or Mobile DTV, service to consumers nationwide.
News categories: Mobile500 Alliance, Mobile, USA

Broadcom's Set-Top Box Technology Powers the EchoStar SlingLoaded™ 922 HD DVR
Sep 2, 2010 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that the Broadcom® BCM7400 satellite set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) has been chosen by EchoStar Technologies (Nasdaq: SATS) for its SlingLoaded™ 922 high definition digital video recorder (HD DVR).
News categories: Broadcom, Echostar, Digital TV, DVR, Placeshifting, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, USA

CableLabs® Publishes First 3D Content Encoding Specification
Sep 1, 2010 – CableLabs® has announced that it has published a new specification for stereoscopic 3D programming. This new specification, called Content Encoding Profiles 3.0 Specification (OC-SP-CEP3.0-I01-100827), can be found on the CableLabs website.
News categories: CableLabs, Cable TV, Metaverse, USA

Apple Premieres New Apple TV for Breakthrough Price of $99
Sep 1, 2010 – Apple® (NASDAQ:AAPL) has announced the new Apple TV® which offers the simplest way to watch your favorite HD movies and TV shows on your HD TV for the breakthrough price of just $99.
News categories: Apple, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Best Buy Selects Widevine as a Preferred Provider for DRM and Adaptive Streaming
Aug 31, 2010 – Widevine has announced that Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) has chosen Widevine to be a preferred provider of adaptive streaming, virtual DVD controls and digital rights management (DRM) on Insignia connected devices.
News categories: Widevine, Best Buy, Blu-ray, Content Protection, DRM, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

NETGEAR® Launches NeoTV™ HD Media Players
Aug 31, 2010 – NETGEAR® (NASDAQGM: NTGR) has announced the NeoTV 350 HD and NeoTV 550 Ultimate HD Media Players, enabling users to play their videos, photos, or music directly on their HDTVs whether the media is stored locally, on the home network, or the internet.
News categories: NETGEAR, Australia, Canada, Europe, Media Player, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, USA

MaxLinear Tuners Used for ATSC-M/H Mobile TV Field Trials
Aug 31, 2010 – MaxLinear (NYSE: MXL) has announced that its MxL111SF ICs are being used in mobile devices from Dell Inc. and Hauppauge Computer Works that were developed for the ATSC-M/H field trials now ongoing in Washington, D.C.
News categories: MaxLinear, Dell Inc, Hauppauge, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, USA