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PVR market growth slowing, according to In-Stat report

January 15, 2008 – The worldwide Personal Video Recorder (PVR) market is starting to show signs of maturing, according to a new report from In-Stat, as growth is beginning to slow down.

HANA releases 2.0 design guidelines for home networking industry

January 14, 2008 – The High-Definition Audio-Video Network Alliance (HANA) has announced that it has released its HANA 2.0 Design Guideline, intended to allow consumers to share high-definition and standard-definition content between devices anywhere in the home over a single cable and using a single remote control.

CyberLink MediaServer and SoftDMA apps certified compliant with DLNA Guidelines v1.5

January 14, 2008 – CyberLink has announced that two of its applications, CyberLink Media Server and CyberLink SoftDMA, have passed Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) tests and are now compliant with the DLNA Networked Device Interoperability Guidelines v1.5.

D-Link and Entropic jointly develop home networking MoCA 1.0 compliant bridge for consumers

January 14, 2008 – D-Link and semiconductor firm Entropic Communications have announced that they have jointly developed the D-Link DXN-220 home networking bridge, compliant with Multimedia over Coax Alliance (MoCA) specifications and designed specifically for consumers, online gamers and digital home entertainment enthusiasts.

Online video sharing sites enjoy surge as US writers’ strike continues

January 14, 2008 – Online video sharing websites are enjoying a surge in demand as the writers’ strike in the US continues to affect TV schedules in the country.

Cisco presents new STB models which combine video and social networking

January 11, 2008 – Cisco has unveiled three new additions to its 8500HDC digital video recorder (DVR) series, which combine streaming digital video with social networking, offering more choice and easier navigation of content from the service provider network and the Internet.

LG Electronics and Netflix to co-develop Internet TV set-top box

January 11, 2008 – LG Electronics and online movie rental service Netflix have announced that they have formed a partnership to co-develop a set-top box (STB) that will enable consumers to stream movies and programming from the Internet to HDTVs, bypassing the need for a PC.

Microsoft announces partnership with BT Vision to deliver IPTV via Xbox 360

January 10, 2008 – Microsoft has announced at the CES 2008 show in Las Vegas that it has formed a partnership with UK telco BT to offer the latter’s “BT Vision” IPTV service via the Xbox 360, becoming the first such use of the games console as an IPTV platform.

Passive Technologies introduces lifeStation hd Media Center

December 20, 2007 – UK firm Passive Technologies has introduced its new lifeStation hd Media Center, aimed at the custom-install connected home market.

Escient to start shipping “Vision” product series in February 2008

December 20, 2007 – US firm Escient has announced that it is to start shipping its Vision Series Media Management products in February of next year, including two all-in-one server/players, a networked audio/video zone player and a large capacity media server.

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