Digital TV News: HD+

GMI selects httv HbbTV firmware for HD+ SmartTV STB for Germany
Aug 21, 2012 – At IBC 2012, httv will showcase the new GMI HD+ SmartTV Set Top Box. Working closely with leading German distributor COMAG, this product is targeting the HD+ Smart TV and will offer the HD+ channels but also access to Maxdome VOD service.
News categories: httv, GMI, COMAG, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DRM, Germany, HbbTV, IBC2023, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

HD+ increases number of paying households to 634,000
Jul 27, 2012 – SES (Paris; Luxembourg: SESG) has announced that the number of paying households using the HD+ service offered by its German affiliate HD PLUS reached 634,290 at 30 June 2012, with a record 120,000 new paying households added between April and June.
News categories: SES S.A, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

httv launches STB remote control app at BroadcastAsia
Jun 14, 2012 – At this year Broadcast Asia, httv is launching a feature which enables viewers to interact with their STB using a smart phone or a tablet. This service is associated with the httvBOX, httv's software turnkey solution for connected STB.
News categories: httv, Apps, BroadcastAsia, Middleware, Set Top Box

SES: HD+ Reaches More Than 2.6 Million Households
May 10, 2012 – SES (Paris;LuxX:SESG) has announced that its German HD+ platform reached more than 2.6 million households at the end of the first quarter of this year. Nearly three million HD+ receivers have been sold since the launch of HD+ at the end of 2009.
News categories: SES S.A, CAM, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

TechnoTrend Görler Launches User Interface for Oper­ator Advertising and Customer Service at ANGA Cable
May 3, 2012 – TechnoTrend Görler (TTG) is to show its new middleware and user interface at ANGA Cable in Cologne. The in-house development allows customisation of the user interface using company logos, advertising and customer service pages.
News categories: TechnoTrend, ANGA COM, Middleware, Set Top Box

httv acquires majority stake in SindiTV
Dec 16, 2011 – httv has announced that it has acquired a majority stake in Singapore-based company SindiTV. The acquisition will create synergies with httv software deployment activities for connected devices and will also optimize httv international presence.
News categories: httv, SindiTV, Germany, HbbTV, MandA, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV

SES: HD+ Continues on Growth Path in Germany
Nov 24, 2011 – SES S.A. (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) has announced that its HD offering HD+ has continued to grow successfully throughout the first two years of its market presence. The service currently reaches 1.9 million German TV households according to GfK.
News categories: SES S.A., GfK, HD PLUS, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

Humax and Opera launch HD set-top boxes with ready web apps
Nov 16, 2011 – Humax (KOSDAQ:028080) and Opera have announced that Humax's iCord HD+/ME, IR-2020HD HD set-top box, powered by Opera's browser technology, is available in the Middle East. Soon this model will be available in other regions as well.
News categories: Opera Software, Humax, Apps, Digital TV, DVR, Middle-East, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

httv and SindiTV join efforts to offer advanced turnkey solutions for connected CE devices
Aug 29, 2011 – httv and SindiTV have announced that they will enter into a strategic partnership in order to create synergies between their software deployment activities for connected devices and to optimize their international presence.
News categories: httv, SindiTV, IBC2023, Middleware, Set Top Box