Digital TV News: Rich Nelson

Broadcom enables China's first 4Kp60 STB deployment
Mar 25, 2015 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced that Inspur Group, Shandong Cable Network's primary systems integrator, has selected Broadcom's Ultra HD system-on-chip (SoC) and Wi-Fi SoC for a new line of 4Kp60 cable set-top boxes (STBs).
News categories: Broadcom, Inspur, Shandong Cable, Rich Nelson, Cui Wei, Huang Ping, Cable TV, CCBN, China, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Broadcom powers Free's Android TV 4K set-top box
Mar 11, 2015 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced that it is powering the first Ultra HD Android TV set-top box. Offered by Free, the Freebox STB delivers a suite of streaming, terrestrial, on-demand and recorded content at up to four times the resolution of current HD television.
News categories: Broadcom, Free, Rich Nelson, Sebastien Boutruche, Android TV, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Broadcom to embed Verimatrix forensic watermarking for Ultra HD
Jan 6, 2015 – Verimatrix has announced a collaboration with Broadcom to provide revenue security for Ultra HD video services. As part of the deal, Verimatrix' VideoMark forensic watermarking is being added as an embedded security subsystem in Broadcom's Ultra HD SoCs.
News categories: Verimatrix, Broadcom, Petr Peterka, Rich Nelson, CES2024, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Watermarking, Worldwide

Broadcom develops ultra-compact STB platform with 4x4 Wi-Fi
Jan 6, 2015 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has introduced the world's first HEVC STB SoCs with integrated MHL 2.0. Broadcom's BCM7250 and BCM72502 chips bring set-top box functionality to compact HDMI stick and streaming media player box formats.
News categories: Broadcom, Rich Nelson, CES2024, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Worldwide

Broadcom debuts multi-standard Ultra HD chip family
Jan 6, 2015 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced two Ultra HD system-on-a-chip devices, for client and media gateway set-top box (STB) applications, with support for Google's VP9 open video compression standard.
News categories: Broadcom, Rich Nelson, CES2024, Digital TV, Gateway, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Broadcom STB platform to accelerate Mexico's transition to digital TV
Dec 17, 2014 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced a digital-terrestrial video platform for Mexico as the country transitions from analog-to-digital TV. Broadcom's BCM7543 silicon offers a cost-effective and featured-optimized device for new HD converter boxes and set-top box (STB) platforms.
News categories: Broadcom, Federal Institute of Telecommunications, Rich Nelson, Fernando Borjon Figueroa, Digital TV, Mexico, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Broadcom powers TiVo's new Ultra HD set-top box
Sep 11, 2014 – Broadcom (NASDAQ:BRCM) has announced that it will power TiVo's Ultra HD set-top box. Broadcom and TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO) will demonstrate TiVo's set-top, delivering 4X the resolution of traditional 1080p60 HD displays, at IBC.
News categories: Broadcom, TiVo Inc, Rich Nelson, Jeff Klugman, Digital TV, IBC2023, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, USA

Broadcom powers Vodafone Germany's 4K-enabled set-top box
Sep 10, 2014 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced that its BCM7252 will power Vodafone Germany's 4K-enabled consumer set-top box. Broadcom will demonstrate its full line-up of Ultra HD SoCs at IBC.
News categories: Broadcom, Vodafone, Rich Nelson, Digital TV, Germany, IBC2023, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Broadcom announces eight hybrid satellite and terrestrial SoCs
Sep 9, 2014 – Broadcom has announces the world's first single-chip hybrid direct broadcast satellite terrestrial and IP devices for set-top boxes with integrated HEVC and MoCA 2.0.
News categories: Broadcom, Rich Nelson, Sam Rosen, Digital TV, IBC2023, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Terrestrial, Worldwide