Digital TV News: Limelight

57 Million Internet Set-top Boxes By 2012
Aug 12, 2009 – A new global report from MRG shows how OTT (Over-the-Top) video services will offer new opportunities for IPTV & Cable Operators and media owners to expand their reach through TV-centric open Internet services.
News categories: MRG, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Microsoft Smooth Streaming Provides True High-Definition Video Delivery
Apr 20, 2009 – Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has released Smooth Streaming, a feature of Internet Information Services (IIS) Media Services. IIS Media Services is an HTTP-based media delivery platform that includes extensions for measuring, monetizing and caching media.
News categories: IIS, Content Distribution, Media Player, NABShow, Streaming

STMicroelectronics Boosts Performance and Value for High-Definition Set-Top Boxes, with Next-Generation Decoder IC
Sep 12, 2008 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has begun sampling the STi7105 high-definition video decoder, with enhancements for higher performance, lower power, and lower bill of materials costs in set-top boxes and home media servers.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, DVR, Home Server, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

STMicroelectronics Introduces Silicon Tuner and Single-Channel DVB-S2 Demodulator to Enable Cost Effective HDTV Satellite Consumer Equipment
Sep 10, 2008 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced that it is bolstering its leadership in DVB-S2 digital satellite broadcasting with the launch of a new 'front-end' chipset (STV6110A/STV0903) for satellite high-definition TV equipment.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, DVB-S2, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

STMicroelectronics Leads European MPEG Decoder Shipments for Integrated Digital TV Applications
Jan 8, 2008 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has confirmed its leadership position for the shipment of MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder chips for use in integrated Digital TV sets (iDTVs) for the European market.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV

STMicroelectronics Introduces Full High-Definition Integrated Digital TV Platform Supporting Worldwide Standards
Jan 4, 2008 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced the DTV150, which provides demodulation, MPEG-2 HD and SD decoding, full HD video processing, high quality audio, and the video switching functions, for integrated digital TV (iDTV) sets worldwide.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

STMicroelectronics Announces High-Definition Set-Top-Box Decoder with Integrated Demodulator
Jan 3, 2008 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced the availability of a new single-chip high-definition set-top box decoder combining both the demodulation and decoding functions on a single device.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, DVB-S2, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

STMicroelectronics Introduces Low-Cost Standard-Definition Set-Top Box Decoder Supporting Leading Security Standards and Multiple Codecs
Dec 20, 2007 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced a new low-cost STB decoder chip - the STi5202 - intended for standard-definition TV applications, sharing the same architecture as ST's STi7109 single-chip H.264 high-definition (HD) decoder.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Cable TV, Digital TV, ICs, IPTV, Japan, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

TRAI releases draft recommendation on Provision of IPTV services.
Nov 28, 2007 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released the draft recommendation on provisioning of IPTV services.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Draft Recommendation, Digital TV, India, IPTV