Frontier Silicon, the leading supplier of DAB radio chips, announced the initiation of a $10m investment in a new advanced chip for digital radios. The technology, known as Chorus 3, delivers an ultra low-cost and lower-power device that will help drive the successful migration to DAB digital radio over the course of the next ten […]
IMPALA, the International MHEG Promotion Alliance, is pleased to confirm the inclusion of MHEG-5, the globally successful interactive TV middleware, as a key part of the recently started DTT trial in South Africa. Lara Kantor, Chairperson of The Digital Dzonga Advisory Council – set up to advise and oversee the process of migrating South Africa's […]
The US Senate has unanimously passed another bill to delay the national transition to digital television. Earlier this week, the Senate passed another bill delaying the DTV transition, but the measure failed in the House of Representatives. The bill is essentially the same that previously passed the Senate, but with a few minor modifications from […]
Super Bowl drove the purchase of some 2.6 million high-definition television units in the US, according to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). For the fourth year in a row, the Super Bowl retains the title of top driver for HDTV purchases. This year is expected to be another record-breaking year for HDTV sales with 29.8 […]
Atlas Venture, the VC house that's backed ShozU, Songbird, Moo and Dailymotion, is starting a new $283 million venture fund. But the firm is also restructuring, with Boston-based partner Ahmet Ozalp and London-based Martin Gibson leaving the company.
IPTV set-top box supplier Amino Communications has revealed it sold its two millionth AmiNET set-top box in December when it shipped the milestone unit to a distributor in the Russian market. The AmiNET range of IPTV STBs was launched in 2002, and last year the company’s new AmiNET130M model won Best in Show at the […]
Joost, the global web video service, has revealed that more than one million iPhone and iPod Touch users have downloaded the free Joost application from Apple’s App Store. Introduced last November, the Joost app enables iPhone and iPod Touch users to access thousands of hours of anime, comedy, drama, movies, music, documentaries, sci-fi and sports […]
Philips has unveiled the Cinema 21:9 LCD TV, with an aspect ratio that Philips claims perfectly matches the cinema experience. The company says it will provide film fans with the chance to ‘watch DVDs in the way the director intended’.The 56-inch LCD TV will be launched in Spring 2009 . ….
From 1st February, the North American Sports Network (NASN) will officially become ESPN America. ESPN America will broadcast over 800 live and as-live sports events from Major League Baseball (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL) and NCAA college football and basketball. The channel will be available to sports to fans across the UK on both Sky […]
Appear TV, a global provider of next-generation head-ends for broadcast and IP television, and AMT Group, a Russian systems integrator and official Appear TV partner for the Russian market, have announced at CSTB 2009 the successful CCC certification of Appear TV products for the Russian market. The CCC certificate is issued by the Russian Ministry […]