Digital TV News: EIB

Japanese Group Drafts Specifications for IPTV Receivers
Jun 11, 2008 – The 'IPTV Forum', consisting of telecommunication carriers, broadcasters and device manufacturers in Japan, has announced that it has formulated a technical specification draft for IPTV service receivers.
News categories: Networked Digital Television Consortium, IPTV Forum Japan, Digital TV, IPTV, Japan, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Terrestrial Digital TV Tuners for PCs to Be Authorized in Japan
Mar 31, 2008 – The broadcasting industry has confirmed its plans to authorize the sale of standalone terrestrial/BS/CS digital tuners that are externally attached to PCs.
News categories: Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Terrestrial

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

1-seg Mobile Phone Shipments Grow 6 Times YoY
Sep 12, 2007 – Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) has announced Japanese domestic mobile phone shipments increased 54.9% year-on-year (YoY) to 5.108 million units in July 2007.
News categories: Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA), Digital TV, Japan, Market Research, Mobile

Micronas announces single-chip solution for Full HD 1080p Flat-Panel TVs
Aug 23, 2007 – Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) has announced VCT-Premium - the third generation of the Micronas VCT-family of single-chip flat-panel TV processors.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Micronas truD® Full HD 120 eliminates Motion Blur and Film Judder on Full HD Flat Panel TVs with 100/120 frames per second
Aug 14, 2007 – Micronas (SWX Swiss Exchange: MASN) has announced its latest generation FRC 94xyM Full HD frame rate converter IC which eliminates unpleasant 'Motion Blur' and 'Film Judder' on Full HD (1080p) TVs.
News categories: Digital TV, ICs, IFABerlin, Semiconductor, Smart TV

SoftBank Subsidiary Aims to Start MediaFLO Business in 2009
Jun 11, 2007 – Masahiko Yabuki, President of SoftBank's wholly-owned subsidiary Mobile Media Planning Corp., revealed its plan to start services in 2009 in a lecture at "MediaFLO Conference 2007" held in Tokyo on June 8, 2007.
News categories: SoftBank, Digital TV, Japan, Mobile, Smart TV