Digital TV News: Ed Mas

Q1'08 World-Wide TV IC Market Up 26% Y/Y; Mediatek Replaces Trident as the Market Leader
Jun 24, 2008 – DisplaySearch has reported that the world-wide market for TV ICs was 26.6 million units in Q1'08, up 26% from Q1'07. Shipments were down 6.4% from Q4'07, as TV set makers cut back in line with seasonality.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

CANAL+ Group and Nagravision Expand Partnership in Securing Content Protection and Revenues
Jun 23, 2008 – CANAL+ Group (Paris: VIV) is adopting the newest version of the Nagravision (SWX:KUD) conditional access system (CAS) and is in the process of replacing all smart cards for more than 3 million subscribers.
News categories: Nagravision, CANAL+ Group, CAM, Conditional Access, France, Satellite

Deloitte Digital Index: tracking the pace of digitisation in the UK for the first time
Jun 4, 2008 – Deloitte has launched the Deloitte Digital Index, measuring, tracking and anticipating changes in the consumer take-up of digital products and services in the UK.
News categories: Deloitte, Broadband, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Mobile, Optical Disc Recorder, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

Innofidei Starts Mass Production of CMMB Handset Chip
Dec 21, 2007 – CMMB chipset manufacturer Innofidei announced December 21 that it has started mass production of its proprietary CMMB decoder chip, the IF101.
News categories: Innofidei, China, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor

Zinwell Licenses Highgate MHEG-5 Solution
Jul 31, 2007 – Highgate has announced that Zinwell has licensed its MHEG-5 (v1.06) solution for deployment across its range of MPEG-2 SD STB and iDTV module solutions
News categories: Highgate, Zinwell, Digital TV, MHEG-5, Middleware, New Zealand, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

NEC Electronics and Telegent Systems Develop Mobile TV Solution for Cellular Phones
Feb 7, 2007 – NEC Electronics and Telegent Systems have announced that the companies will be showing a Mobile TV over-the-air technology demonstration at 3GSM in Barcelona, Spain.
News categories: Telegent Systems, NEC Electronics, Digital TV, Mobile, MWC24, Semiconductor