Digital TV News: Gerry Kaufhold

Silicon Vendors Battle For $500 Milion TV Tuner Market
Jul 20, 2010 – Silicon chip vendors are fighting hard for the shifting TV tuner market in which traditional can-type TV tuners are being replaced by all-solid-state, silicon-based TV tuners, reports In-Stat. NXP is the global market leader for silicon tuners.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

TV Tuner Transition from 'Cans' to Silicon Enables $500 Million Opportunity
Jun 18, 2010 – Although traditional 'can' type TV tuners are still the mainstream approach being used for high-volume television sets, the next-generation of ultra-slim TVs will need compact Silicon Tuners to enable thinner circuit boards, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

SD DTT Set Top Box Semiconductors to Peak in 2011
Apr 27, 2009 – The semiconductor opportunity in standard definition (SD) Digital Terrestrial TV (DTT) Set Top Boxes will peak in 2011 at nearly $500 million. High-definition DTT Set Top Boxes also offer a short term spike in semiconductor opportunity.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Tight Capital Complicates DTT Set Top Market
Mar 17, 2009 – The global credit crunch could endanger many large digital terrestrial TV deployment projects, reports In-Stat. This could cause delays in DTT conversion programs worldwide, with consumers purchasing fewer set top boxes (STBs) as a result.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Mobile Video Infrastructure Market Ramps Up In Spite of Economy
Nov 6, 2008 – The market for mobile video infrastructure will experience rapid growth rates over the next several years in spite of the economy, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Smart TV

Hauppauge Launches Mobile DVB-T Digital TV Receiver for Personal Computers, Powered By Siano
Sep 9, 2008 – Hauppauge Digital (NASDAQ:HAUP) has announced the launch of a new small sized, high performance mobile USB DVB-T receiver. WinTV MiniStick, which uses Siano's MDTV receiver silicon, is primarily targeting Europe and South Asia broadcast networks.
News categories: Siano Mobile, Hauppauge, IBC2023, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Explosive Growth Forecast in Online Video Market, Netflix Subscription Model Wins
Aug 13, 2008 – The worldwide online video market is experiencing dramatic growth, reports In-Stat. Worldwide online video revenue is expected to eclipse US$4.5 billion by 2012, up from $1.2 billion in 2008, the high-tech market research firm says.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming

PC-TV Tuner Market to Get Boost from European and Asian Shift to Digital TV, US Move to Mobile ATSC M&H Services
Jul 16, 2008 – The adoption of digital PC-TV tuners will accelerate in Europe as DTT services continue to expand. Asia, China and India will present strong growth opportunities. North America is expected to see a surge during 2009, when analog TV is cut off.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Terrestrial

Hauppauge selects NXP PC TV system-on-chip for award-winning dual hybrid PC TV tuner
Jul 14, 2008 – NXP Semiconductors has announced that Hauppauge Computer Works has selected the NXP SAA7164E PC TV system-on-chip (SOC), as well as its latest generation silicon tuner TDA18271HD, to power the Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2250 PCI Express tuner.
News categories: NXP, Hauppauge, ATSC 3, Cable TV, Digital TV, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial, USA