Digital TV News: HD+

FOXTEL Selects NDS XTV™ to Power New Quad Tuner High Definition DVR
Jul 31, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that FOXTEL has selected NDS XTV™ DVR technology to power its new FOXTEL iQ2 High Definition quad tuner DVR. NDS also developed the EPG for the FOXTEL iQ2 and carried out the systems integration for the launch.
News categories: NDS Group, FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

Foxtel launches Australia's first Pay-TV High Definition service using Pace PVRs
Jul 22, 2008 – Pace plc (LSE:PIC) has been selected as the launch partner for FOXTELs high definition (HD) service in Australia. Pace will be supplying cable and satellite HD PVRs (TD-C850NF and TDS850NF) for Australia's leading subscription television provider.
News categories: Pace plc, FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box

Loewe Selects NXP to Power Full-HD LCD TVs
Jul 22, 2008 – Loewe has chosen the flagship video post-processor from NXP Semiconductors, PNX5100 to deliver full-HD picture quality on its latest 37-inch and 40-inch LCD TV line-up.
News categories: NXP, Loewe, Semiconductor, Smart TV

OpenTV and FOXTEL launch quad tuner high definition PVR
Jun 25, 2008 – OpenTV (NASDAQ: OPTV) has announced the launch of the new FOXTEL iQ2 High Definition PVR, a quad tuner set-top box that has almost double the recordable capacity of the current FOXTEL iQ and provides an HD platform to FOXTEL subscribers.
News categories: OpenTV, FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

FOXTEL Announces Official Launch Of HD+ Service
Jun 17, 2008 – FOXTEL has announced the official launch of its much anticipated FOXTEL HD+ service on Sunday, June 22 and confirmed more than 15,000 FOXTEL subscribing homes have already upgraded to FOXTEL HD+ and the FOXTEL iQ2 set-top-unit.
News categories: FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box

Foxtel Delivers Subscriber, Profit and TV Viewing Share Growth
Feb 20, 2008 – At 31 December 2007, FOXTEL had 1,335,000 direct subscribers, an increase of 13% over the year ended December 2006. FOXTEL's HD+ service will be launched in mid-2008.
News categories: FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, Mobile, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Broadcom Announces Industry's Most Advanced 65 Nanometer Solution for Next Generation Cable, Satellite and IP Set-Top Boxes
Sep 7, 2007 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced the industry's most advanced system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution for next generation cable, satellite and IP set-top boxes (STBs). The new SoC utilizes 65 nanometer process technology to significantly reduce bill of materials (BOM) costs and enable higher levels of integration and system performance versus currently available solutions.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IBC2024, ICs, IPTV, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box