Digital TV News: Rich Nelson

Broadcom powers Technicolor's Tata Sky HEVC set-top
Jul 28, 2014 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced that its BCM7252 high-efficiency video codec (HEVC) H.265 system-on-chip (SoC) will power Tata Sky's first generation Ultra HD set-top boxes (STBs).
News categories: Broadcom, Technicolor, Tata Sky, Harit Nagpal, Georges Laplanche, Rich Nelson, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Broadcom enables Ultra HD broadcast of 2014 World Cup games
Jun 12, 2014 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced that it has enabled live Ultra HD satellite broadcast of the 2014 World Cup in collaboration with Globosat and Elemental.
News categories: Broadcom, Globosat, Elemental, Rich Nelson, Roberto Primo, Keith Wymbs, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Satellite, Semiconductor

UK first for silicon decoding of 4k using HEVC
May 20, 2014 – The DTG UK UHD Forum has hosted a UK first at the DTG Summit in London, demonstrating the live decoding and display of 10-bit 50Hz 2160p content compressed with HEVC - the first example of decoding using silicon in real time.
News categories: DTG, Broadcom, Simon Gauntlett, Rich Nelson, ANGA COM, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, UK

Broadcom expands HEVC portfolio with entry-level satellite set-top box SoCs
Jan 7, 2014 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced two SoCs for entry-level satellite set-top boxes. Broadcom's BCM7364 and BCM7399 ICs support HEVC to enable operators to deliver more channels of HD content to their subscriber base over existing network infrastructure.
News categories: Broadcom, Rich Nelson, CES2024, Digital TV, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Broadcom advances Direct Broadcast Satellite chips at IBC
Sep 12, 2013 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced two DBS systems-on-a-chip. Engineered with DVB-S2 technology and integrated Full Band Capture, the BCM4548 is for home gateways and BCM4562 is for headless SAT>IP applications.
News categories: Broadcom, Rich Nelson, Digital TV, DVB-S2, IBC2023, ICs, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Broadcom introduces HEVC Ultra HD chipsets at IBC 2013
Sep 12, 2013 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced chipsets that enable operators and OEMs to introduce Ultra HD subscriber hardware and content. The set-top box (STB) devices for satellite, cable and IP integrate support for the HEVC standard, H.265.
News categories: Broadcom, Rich Nelson, Cable TV, Digital TV, IBC2023, ICs, IPTV, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

httv announces the availability of httvLink for Broadcom chipsets
Sep 11, 2013 – httv has announced the availability of 'httvLink' for Broadcom chipsets to provide an advanced and cost effective HbbTV solution for the free to air and pay-TV market. httvLink is an open middleware for connected TV receivers.
News categories: httv, Broadcom, Digital TV, HbbTV, IBC2023, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Dish TV India selects Broadcom for new Direct-to-Home Set-Top Boxes
Jul 8, 2013 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced that Dish TV India, the largest direct broadcast satellite television provider in India, has selected Broadcom's systems-on-a-chip (SoCs) to power its upcoming generation of satellite set-top boxes.
News categories: Broadcom, Dish TV India, Digital TV, DVR, India, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Tata Sky selects Broadcom for DTH set-top boxes
Jul 1, 2013 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced that Tata Sky of India has selected its system-on-a-chip (SoC) devices for set-top boxes (STB) to enable Tata Sky's first MPEG-4 standard definition (SD) STB.
News categories: Broadcom, Tata Sky, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box