Digital TV News: Ed Mas

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.
News categories: 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.
News categories: 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.
News categories: 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.
News categories: 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.
News categories: 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.
News categories: 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.
News categories: 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.
News categories: ATEME, Content Distribution, IBC2023, IPTV, Market Research

Nagravision to Demonstrate Ready-to-Deploy Solutions for Pay TV Revenue Generation at IBC2008
Sep 8, 2008 – At IBC2008, Nagravision (SWX:KUD) will demonstrate ready-to-deploy solutions for Pay TV operators providing services over cable, DTH, DTT, IPTV, mobile and hybrid networks.
News categories: Nagravision, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Protection, DRM, IBC2023, IPTV, Middleware, Mobile, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial