North America Digital TV News

Comcast video subscribers down 81,000 in 3Q 2014
Oct 23, 2014 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) has reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. Video customer net losses improved 36% year-over-year and were the best result for a third quarter in seven years.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Rabbit TV to distribute free HDTV antennas
Oct 23, 2014 – FreeCast has announced a giveaway of free HDTV antennas, as part of its U.S. Rabbit TV service. The addition of the antenna adds live news, sports, and other local programming as well as broadcast networks, to its VOD library, and à la carte options.
News categories: FreeCast, William Mobley, Digital TV, Terrestrial, USA

AT&T adds 216,000 U-verse TV subscribers in 3Q 2014
Oct 22, 2014 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported its third-quarter 2014 results. U-verse TV added 216,000 subscribers in the third quarter to reach nearly 6.1 million in service. More than 97 percent of AT&T’s video customers subscribe to bundled services.
News categories: AT&T, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

FUTURECAST ATSC 3.0 physical layer tested in Wisconsin
Oct 22, 2014 – Quincy Group's WKOW-TV is conducting a second round of broadcast field testing of the 'FUTURECAST™ Universal Terrestrial Broadcasting System.' FUTURECAST is a contributor to the'physical layer' at the heart of the ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard.
News categories: LG Electronics, Quincy Group, Gates Air, Dr. Skott Ahn, Brady Dreasler, Rich Redmond, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Terrestrial, USA

Time Warner Cable rolls-out new DVR in New York and LA
Oct 21, 2014 – Time Warner Cable (TWC) has announced the launch of Enhanced DVR, an advanced set-top box with dramatically improved DVR features and capacity, in New York City and Los Angeles.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, Peter Stern, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, USA

64% of U.S. broadband households have Internet-connected CE
Oct 21, 2014 – Parks Associates has found that 64% of U.S. broadband households have an Internet-connected CE and 55% have an OTT service subscription, an area poised for strong growth especially following HBO's announcement that it will launch a stand-alone HBO Go service.
News categories: Parks Associates, Brett Sappington, Barbara Kraus, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Verizon adds 114,000 video subscribers in 3Q 2014
Oct 21, 2014 – Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has announced results for the third quarter of 2014. In the quarter, Verizon added 114,000 net new FiOS Video connections to end with 5.5 million FiOS Video connections, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.0 percent.
News categories: Verizon, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Adobe report shows U.S. online TV consumption up 388 percent
Oct 20, 2014 – Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) has released its Video Benchmark Report, which analyzes online TV (TV Everywhere) and other, non-authenticated online video trends. Key findings of the Adobe Digital Index report show that more people watched more TV online than ever before.
News categories: Adobe, Jeremy Helfand, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Mobile, Streaming, USA

DIRECTV Latin America launches DLA-1 satellite
Oct 17, 2014 – DIRECTV Latin America has announced the successful launch of a new satellite, DLA-1, that will enhance the entertainment experience for millions of customers served by DIRECTV’s PanAmericana division beginning in the first half of 2015.
News categories: DIRECTV Latin America, Jacopo Bracco, Argentina, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Ecuador, Peru, Satellite, Uruguay, Venezuela