Digital TV News: Ed Mas
Piedmont, Italy, the World's First Region to Broadcast Backward Compatible 3D TV
Dec 1, 2010 – In Turin a news conference was held announcing the implementation, from Piedmont, of the first 3D HDTV broadcasts, free-to-air, with a system for backwards compatibility with 2D TV sets.
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Sisvel, Quartarete TV, CSP Innovazione nelle ICT, Digital TV, Italy, Metaverse
SmarDTV Launches SmarCAM-3 Italia HD Conditional Access Module For Italy HD Services
Sep 10, 2010 – SmarDTV (SIX: KUD.S) has announced the availability of a new HD CAM for Italy. SmarCAM-3 Italia HD offers TV subscribers the ability to watch their high definition programs directly on their HDTV sets without the use of an external set-top box.
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SmarDTV, CAM, Content Protection, IBC2023, Italy, Terrestrial
Four in Ten U.S. Consumers Watch Broadband/Mobile TV at Least Once Monthly
Feb 24, 2010 – Data from Horowitz Associates' annual Broadband Content and Services (BCS) survey of 800 U.S. internet users reveal that 44% watch actual, not user generated, TV content at least once monthly, including viewing online and on handheld devices.
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Horowitz Associates, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Streaming, USA
Newport Media Announces Mass Production of World's First 65nm SoC for CMMB Mobile TV
Feb 15, 2010 – Newport Media has announced that it has commenced mass production of the world's first complete 65nm CMOS single-chip solution for the China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) digital television standard.
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Newport Media, China, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor
Japan's OESF plans Android extensions for Consumer Electronics
Aug 11, 2009 – The Open Embedded Software Foundation (OESF), an industry group based in Japan, has laid out details of its roadmap for developing Android software stacks for set-top boxes and other consumer devices.
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OESF, Digital TV, Japan, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Software
NXP Semiconductors Announces Fourth Quarter 2008 Results
Mar 3, 2009 – NXP has announced fourth quarter sales of $979 million, a decrease of 21.9% over the third quarter of 2008 and a decrease of 25.6% over fourth quarter 2007, reflecting difficult and deteriorating market conditions towards the end of 2008.
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NXP, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV
SiBEAM, Inc. Delivers High-Performance WirelessHD™ Chipsets Into Production and Touts Audio/Video and Data Capabilities
Jan 7, 2009 – SiBEAM has announced that its WirelessHD™ chipsets have entered volume production. SiBEAM has provided samples to customers since the first quarter of 2008 and is now preparing to expand partners' product development activity.
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SiBEAM, CES2024, Semiconductor, Smart Home
NXP Semiconductors Announces Third Quarter 2008 Results
Oct 21, 2008 – NXP Semiconductors has announced third quarter sales in line with expectations of USD 1,336 million, a comparable decrease of 4.2% on the third quarter of 2007 and a comparable increase of 1.0% over the second quarter of 2008.
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NXP, Results, Semiconductor
ATEME H.264 Video Serves over 1 Million French Homes With HD IPTV
Sep 9, 2008 – ATEME™ has announced that its H.264 encoding solutions are now serving over one million French homes in HD. Major French broadcasters including M6 and France2 Television have chosen to use ATEME's H.264 encoders.
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ATEME, Content Distribution, IBC2023, IPTV, Market Research
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