Broadcom Brings Chumby for Net Entertainment
Broadcom Corporation and Chumby have announced the integration of the
Chumby rich media Internet platform into Broadcom's digital television (DTV),
set-top box (STB) and Blu-ray Disc system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions.
Chumby
enables users to select their favorite parts of the Internet delivered
to them in an always-on format. Chumby content currently consists of
over 1,000 widgets in 30 different categories ranging from news and
entertainment to videos, music, and sports. It’s provided by leading
media partners such as CBS, MTV Networks, The New York Times, Pandora,
The Weather Channel Interactive, AOL's SHOUTcast and Scripps Networks.
As
converged content delivery is expanding, covering TVs, Web, and mobiles,
a number of marketers are targeting the emerging market. Recently,
Microsoft revealed
that China’s Guangzhou Digital Media Group has launched
Zhujiang Digital, a connected TV service
using Microsoft Mediaroom Internet Protocol television (IPTV) platform.
It’s the first time Mediaroom is delivered over a cable network anywhere
in the world.
Yahoo!'s Connected TV group has roped in top consumer electronics makers
to launch a
widget platform for TV that brings Web
to living room devices.
And
available on new LG Network Blu-ray Disc Players in the first half of
2009, the new arrangement with CinemaNow and YouTube will complement
LG's instant streaming service from Netflix.
Researcher
Nielsen says that viewing of video on television,
Internet, and mobile devices – the Three Screens – continues to
increase.
To woo
the new groups of entertainment consumers, Chumby delivers thousands of Internet radio stations and podcasts. Its
free and open content network enables individual creators to publish
content. And Chumby users themselves can share their own user-generated
content, including photos, e-cards and more, with family and friends via
its integral social network.
Chumby
is expanding, bringing users new widgets, media and services, as well as
content from the Web.
As a
result of this collaboration, says Broadcom, consumer electronics
manufacturers will be able to quickly deploy Chumby platform support on
Internet-connected TVs, set-top boxes and Blu-ray Disc players without
additional cost, external components, or expensive PC hardware.
As an
open-source Linux-based platform and "cloud-based" content network with
graphics that scale easily to any screen size, Chumby allows users to
create a personalized Internet experience without the need to establish
a new configuration or install separate software or widgets on each
device, thereby enabling new applications and content to be accessed and
shared across Chumby-powered devices.
Additionally, Chumby supports a framework with standardized tools for
developers and manufacturers to create content.
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