IBC2012, Entropic Meeting Suite G106/107 --
GlobalSat, a leading Chinese manufacturer of satellite and
terrestrial products, today announced it is collaborating with
Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR), a world leader in
semiconductor solutions for the connected home, and Rovi
(Nasdaq:ROVI) to deliver an advanced hybrid set-top box (STB). The
GOOSAT S1-44HD helps seamlessly merge the delivery of entertainment
from broadcast and broadband sources and supports a range of
advanced functionality including built-in Wi-Fi™,
picture-in-picture, and auto time-shift.
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Entropic's PNX8471 system-on-a-chip (SoC) powers the STB,
bringing enhanced performance, security, as well as support for
over-the-top (OTT) video delivery. Entropic is also planning to
integrate support for Rovi's DivX Plus® HD into this advanced SoC
family. DivX Plus HD Certified devices are able to play back both
personal and protected premium video content in the DivX (.divx,
.avi and .mkv) format, offering stunning visual quality with video
resolutions up to 1080p. In addition, DivX® Certified devices
contain digital rights management technology to enable the secure
playback of premium content in DivX formats via optical disc, USB
drive, or streamed over a home network using DLNA.
Alvin Sun, vice president, World Sales and Marketing, GlobalSat
stated, "DivX technology further enhances the advanced digital
entertainment experience of Entropic SoCs and we greatly value
working with Entropic and Rovi to enable the innovative features on
our set-top box." He added, "With the integration of DivX Plus HD,
GlobalSat's STB will bring more flexibility for consumers, who will
be able to enjoy their personal content collections on their
set-top box."
Entropic's PNX8471 SoC solutions are ARM® Cortex™-A9-based and
include the major building blocks needed to develop next generation
STB and client applications. Key highlights include: superior video
and audio quality, best web browsing through the ARM Cortex-A9 CPU,
an advanced 3D GPU, flexible content decoding, advanced 3DTV
processing, efficient power management, and support for Linux and
Google Android® operating systems.
"GlobalSat's new set-top box empowers the consumer to take
advantage of the convergence of broadcast and IP entertainment in
the home – all in HD quality," said Mark Samuel, senior vice
president and general manager, Set-Top Box Group, Entropic
Communications. "Our highly integrated SoC delivers power
efficiency, media-rich navigation, and online networked video
content with planned support for DivX Plus HD technology – bringing
new levels of flexibility to how consumers engage and enjoy their
multimedia content on their set-top box."
"We are pleased to be collaborating with Entropic and GlobalSat
to enrich consumers' entertainment experience by seamlessly
connecting them to the best of Web and broadcast video content in
the highest possible quality," said Matt Milne, executive vice
president, Worldwide Sales and Marketing, Rovi. "By integrating
DivX Plus HD, Entropic SoCs will help unlock a number of rich
features and provide greater entertainment flexibility to consumers
who will be able to enjoy their personal and premium video
collections on their set-top box."
GlobalSat has identified the fast growing HbbTV (Hybrid
Broadcast Broadband TV) market as a target for its next generation
of connected STBs. The Company is working with Entropic and Rovi on
a HbbTV solution, planned for availability in Q4 2012.
About GlobalSat
GlobalSat (www.goosat.com) is a leading digital solution
provider for the international digital TV market and specializes in
the provision of digital set-top-boxes and digital TV sets. It
deploys a wide range of digital STB's to satellite, terrestrial,
cable and IPTV markets, from entry-level receivers to advanced
multi-tuner high definition digital TV recorders with integrated or
removable hard disc drive. Its devices are deployed across Europe,
the Middle East, Latin America, North Africa and Australia.
About Rovi Corporation
Rovi powers the discovery, delivery, display and monetization of
digital entertainment. With innovative technology solutions for
consumer electronics manufacturers, service providers, content
producers, advertisers, retailers and websites, Rovi connects
people and the entertainment they love. The company holds
approximately 5,200 issued or pending patents worldwide and is
headquartered in Santa Clara, California. More information about
Rovi can be found at rovicorp.com.
About Entropic Communications
Entropic Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq:ENTR) is a leading global
provider of silicon and software solutions to enable connected home
entertainment. The Company transforms how traditional HDTV
broadcast and streaming video content is seamlessly, reliably, and
securely delivered, processed, and distributed into and throughout
the home. Entropic's next-generation home connectivity and set-top
box system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions enable Pay-TV service
providers to offer consumers a more captivating whole-home
entertainment experience by delivering new, high-performing ways to
connect, engage, and enjoy multimedia content. For more
information, visit Entropic at: www.entropic.com.
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Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not strictly
historical in nature constitute "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements
regarding Entropic's STB SoC solutions, its related prospects, its
role in the future of home networking and statements regarding our
customers'/partners' leadership in delivering devices in
conjunction with Entropic products or in any of the applications or
markets mentioned herein, and statements regarding the anticipated
benefits from the collaboration between Entropic, GlobalSat and
Rovi. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause Entropic's,
GlobalSat's and/or Rovi's actual results to be materially different
from historical results or from any results expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not
limited to, the success of the collaboration between Entropic,
GlobalSat and Rovi, which will depend, in part, on each company
continuing to devote sufficient resources to achieve the goals of
the collaboration; the ability of Entropic, GlobalSat and Rovi to
successfully address technical challenges and introduce new and
enhanced products on a timely basis; risks associated with market
acceptance of new products developed by Entropic, GlobalSat and/or
Rovi; the risk associated with market acceptance for the GlobalSat
STB; the effect of intellectual property rights claims; the effects
of competition, including the risk that other products or
technologies may achieve greater market acceptance than solutions
developed by Entropic, GlobalSat and/or Rovi; and other factors
discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of Entropic's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. All
forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by this
cautionary statement. Entropic, GlobalSat and Rovi are providing
this information as of the date of this release and does not
undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements
contained in this release as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
Copyright © 2012 Entropic Communications, Inc. All rights
reserved. All other product or company names mentioned are used for
identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
CONTACT: For more information, contact:
Chris Taylor
Rovi Corporation
408-562-3077
Chris.D.Taylor@rovicorp.com
Chris Fallon
Entropic Communications
+1 917-974-1667
chris.fallon@entropic.com
Josie Yang
GlobalSat International Technology Ltd.
+86-1862-030-5071
josie.yang@goosat.com
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