Digital TV News: ASTON

ZyXEL Showcases Comprehensive Line of IPTV and Connected Home Solutions at TelcoTV 2008
Nov 10, 2008 – ZyXEL Communications (TSE: 2391) has announced that it will demonstrate its technological expertise in access and digital home solutions at the TelcoTV 2008 conference November 11 - 13 in Anaheim, California.
News categories: ZyXEL, Gateway, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Sharp Selects ViXS XCode™ Video Processor for Three Blu-Ray Disc Recorders BD-HDW30/25/22
Sep 11, 2008 – ViXS Systems has announced that its XCode™ 3000 series advanced MPEG4 AVC (MPEG4 Part 10/H.264) Transcoder/Encoder/Decoder System-on-a-Chip (SoC) has been selected by Sharp (Tokyo: 6753) for three new Blu-Ray Disc (BD) Recorder products.
News categories: ViXS Systems, Sharp Corp, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Optical Disc Recorder, Semiconductor

Eastern Europe Follows European Trend of Turning to Mobile TV for New Revenue
Jul 10, 2008 – According to Frost and Sullivan, 2.6 million Europeans, headed by Italy, are already using mobile TV. Now the future of the mobile market in Eastern Europe rests in a growing interest in mobile TV.
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, 5G, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Hungary, Italy, Market Research, Mobile, Poland, Romania, Russia, Smart TV

Over 42 million programmes accessed on BBC iPlayer in first three months
Apr 9, 2008 – The BBC has released research that shows that BBC iPlayer has enjoyed significant growth in the first three months since its Christmas Day marketing launch.
News categories: BBC iPlayer, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

Taiwan - PTS successfully trials DVB-H services
Jan 23, 2008 – The public service broadcaster PTS has completed its year long DVB-H trial with its partners mobile operators Chunghua Telecom, Taiwan Mobile and FarEasTone, manufacturers Motorola and BenQ and software vendor Cyberlink.
News categories: Taiwan Public Television Service, Digital TV, Mobile, Taiwan

Industry Leaders Announce Open Platform for Mobile Devices
Nov 5, 2007 – A broad alliance of leading technology and wireless companies today joined forces to announce the development of Android, the first truly open and comprehensive platform for mobile devices.
News categories: Open Handset Alliance, Android Video Demo, Middleware, Mobile, Software