Included in a batch of five new standards, the US’s Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has published standards on 3D video, which are now available to guide designers as they develop innovative products for consumers. “The release of these standards follows the very successful CEA Technology and Standards Forum in Dallas,” said Brian Markwalter, senior vice […]
Effectively snubbing the high-profile public broadcaster and ISP-backed launch of open IPTV platform YouView, Intellect, the UK’s trade body for the high technology sector, has revealed its preferred way for aligning the UK with HbbTV, the hybrid TV standard emerging dominant in Europe, for consultation with broadcasters. Intellect suggests that in this way, hybrid television […]
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has confirmed that it is delaying a proposed rule regarding energy conservation for set-top boxes to allow industry representatives and energy efficiency advocates time to negotiate a non-regulatory agreement. The DOE is initiating a rulemaking and data collection process to develop a potential test procedure and energy conservation standard […]
Following its announcement to merge with the Open IPTV Forum in March, the MPEG Industry Forum has revealed that it will shortly be closing shop, with all assets to be put into the hands of the Open IPTV Forum by the end of this month. In an open statement, the organisation’s President, David Price of […]
LG Electronics and TP Vision (which makes Philips-branded smart TV sets in a number of territories) have confirmed the formation of the Smart TV Alliance. The group’s mission is to create a set of open HTML-based standards so that application developers can make apps that run across smart TV brands. “The Smart TV Alliance creates […]
Global, cross-media project the Linked Content Coalition (LCC), launched back in April to address challenges of managing Intellectual Property in the digital age, is holding its first Plenary meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, 20 June. Technical work is being undertaken by executives from news media, publishing, TV, film, music, IT and internet media businesses (including […]
SoftAtHome, a provider of home operating platforms that helps Service Providers and Operators deliver convergent services for the digital home, has announced that its software product, SoftAtHome Operating Platform (SOP), has passed CAT-iq 2.0 software certification in the CETECOM laboratory, one of the official qualification laboratories of the DECT Forum. SoftAtHome is the first company […]
SoftAtHome, a provider of home operating platforms that helps Service Providers and Operators deliver convergent services for the digital home, has announced that its software product, SoftAtHome Operating Platform (SOP), has passed CAT-iq 2.0 software certification in the CETECOM laboratory, one of the official qualification laboratories of the DECT Forum. SoftAtHome is the first company […]
Home entertainment networking technology standards body the Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) has confired that MoCA technology is now being trialled by six service providers in Europe. MoCA suggests this strong traction in Europe comes at a time when it is increasingly being perceived by service providers worldwide as the most reliable in-home backbone for […]
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has set out new recommendations that will make television programming, picture quality and viewing comfort more enhanced. The new ITU Recommendations on 3DTV will provide the much needed tools to evaluate, make, and exchange 3DTV programmes, the UN agency said. The new standards are, according to the ITU, being submitted […]