Digital TV News: SMPTE

Consumers Start Buying 3D Televisions--but Challenges Loom
May 25, 2010 – According to iSuppli, worldwide shipments of 3D TVs -- introduced to the market for the first time in March -- are expected to reach 4.2 million units in 2010, thanks to increasing traction and acceptance from enthusiastic early adopters.
News categories: iSuppli, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV

EBU TECHNICAL sets up 3DTV Study Group
Feb 15, 2010 – The EBU Technical Committee has approved the formation of an EBU Study Group on 3DTV. The general aim of the group will be to allow EBU Members with an interest in 3DTV to find a focal point for information and experience exchange.
News categories: EBU Technical, Digital TV, Europe, Metaverse

MPEGIF Kicks off 3DTV Working Group at CES 2010
Jan 5, 2010 – The MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF) has announced the date for the first inaugural meeting of its recently launched 3DTV Working Group. This meeting will be held during CES 2010 on Saturday, January 9 at the MGM Conference Center.
News categories: MPEGIF, CES2024, Metaverse

To Find The Coolest Set-Top Box Technology, Look Behind The TV with Sony and ADB
Jan 10, 2009 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SWX:ADBN) is displaying at CES 2009 its tru2way-certified ADB-4820C 'set-back box' developed with Sony (Tokyo:6758; NYSE: SNE). The box mounts behind flat TVs and requires no dedicated remote control.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Sony, Cable TV, CES2024, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

SMPTE to Establish 3-D Home Entertainment Task Force
Jul 21, 2008 – The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) is establishing a task force (3-D Home Display Formats Task Force) to define the parameters of a stereoscopic 3-D mastering standard for content viewed in the home.
News categories: Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, ETC @ USC, Digital TV, Smart TV

ADB Introduces Innovative, Tru2way Certified Product For MSOs at The Cable Show 2008
May 18, 2008 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SWX: ADBN) has announced the introduction of its latest advanced, high definition (HD) cable set-top box (STB) for the US digital television market the ADB-4820C.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Cable TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Sigma Designs and SecureMedia Launch Ãœber-Security For A New Generation of IPTV Digital Media Devices
Apr 15, 2008 – SecureMedia has announced that its Encryptonite ONE™ digital media protection system has been integrated into the SMP 8630 family of Secure Media Processors from Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM).
News categories: SecureMedia, Sigma Designs, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Horizon Semiconductors Fuels the Broadcast Market With Native 1080/60p High Definition Professional Encoder IC
Jan 7, 2008 – Horizon Semiconductors has announced the immediate availability of a multi-standard native 1080/60p professional encoder IC for the Cable, Satellite, Telco, Terrestrial and Mobile triple/quad-play broadcast markets.
News categories: Horizon Semiconductors, Cable TV, CES2024, Content Distribution, Digital TV, ICs, IPTV, Mobile, Satellite, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Horizon Semiconductors sets in motion next generation location-free universal HD-DVD/Blu-Ray™ decoder/transcoder SoC
Nov 19, 2007 – Horizon Semiconductors has announced the immediate availability of a System-On-a-Chip (SoC) solution enabling dual channel native 1080/60p decoding, encoding and transcoding for next generation media players/recorders supporting the HD-DVD and Blu-Ray™ optical disc formats.
News categories: Horizon Semiconductors, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, DVR, HD-DVD, ICs, Optical Disc Recorder, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box