Digital TV News: Current Analysis

China VR market set for 4-fold expansion in 2017
Jan 24, 2017 – China's VR industry is expected to expand more than 4-fold in 2017 as more major players enter the industry and new and exciting content drives growth, IDC forecasts.
News categories: IDC, China, Market Research, Metaverse

Irdeto Acquires Rovi Corporation's BD+ Technology for Blu-ray
Jul 7, 2011 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced the acquisition of BD+ technology for Blu-ray from Rovi Corporation (Nasdaq:ROVI). The newly acquired BD+ technology will fold into the company's Irdeto ActiveCloak™ for Media offering.
News categories: Irdeto, Rovi Corp, Blu-ray, Content Protection, Middleware

'Ubiquity Multiscreen TV' combines Internet with TV on any device
Sep 9, 2010 – Nokia Siemens Networks is launching a new software client for 'any device with a screen' that allows people to watch TV via any network. The Multiscreen TV client integrates 'Over the Top' TV and broadcast TV with the web and social network access.
News categories: Nokia Siemens Networks, Nokia Qt, IBCShow, Middleware, Mobile, Streaming

Verimatrix Security Architecture Extends Conditional Access Domain to Focus on Revenue Security
Sep 1, 2009 – Verimatrix has unveiled the profile of its next generation Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) 3.0 core architecture. VCAS 3.0 enables pay-TV operators to offer a more extensive set of service offerings.
News categories: Verimatrix, Conditional Access, IBCShow

Motive reaches digital home milestone with more than ten million devices under management
Jan 22, 2009 – Motive (Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced that it has more than ten million devices under management with its Home Device Manager (HDM). Deployed with more than fifty service providers, Motive's HDM simplifies the management of services such as broadband, IPTV and VoIP.
News categories: Motive, Alcatel-Lucent, IPTV, Middleware, Smart Home

Set-top Box Market Solid during Downturn, but TV Sets Hit at Critical Juncture
Nov 14, 2008 – IMS Research is forecasting that, setting aside the US DTV converter box program, set-top box revenues in the region will decline 5% from 2008 to 2009 and that volumes will actually rise, albeit at a relatively weak 9.3% annual rate over the same period.
News categories: IMS Research, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Nero and TiVo Deliver the Ultimate DVR Experience on the PC
Sep 29, 2008 – Nero and TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) have announced the unveiling of Nero LiquidTV | TiVo PC. This new offering revolutionizes the way consumers experience television by offering an enhanced TiVo DVR experience directly from the PC.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Nero, Canada, Digital TV, Media Player, Mexico, Peripherals / Accessories, Portable, Smart Home, Tablet, USA

NDS Declared Global IPTV DRM Leader by Two Independent Analyst Firms
Sep 9, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that it has been ranked by both ABI Research and Current Analysis as the leading content security and Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology vendor worldwide.
News categories: NDS Group, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, DRM, IPTV, Market Research, Streaming

NDS, Irdeto Lead New Current Analysis Ranking of Independent Content Security Companies
Jul 22, 2008 – A new Current Analysis Advisory Report featuring analysis of the content security solutions of leading independent vendors has UK-based NDS Group (NASDAQ: NNDS) ranked number one overall.
News categories: Current Analysis, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Streaming