North America Digital TV News

castLabs Enables VUDU on Chromecast
Apr 29, 2014 – VUDU and castLabs have collaborated to bring VUDU's collection of the latest movies and TV to Google's Chromecastenabling customers to tap into their personal device's potential to send their VUDU content to their TV screens.
News categories: castLabs, VUDU, Michael Stattmann, Apps, Digital TV, DRM, Mobile, Placeshifting, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Comcast adds personal streaming to Xfinity
Apr 29, 2014 – Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) has announced that X1 triple-play customers will soon be able to live stream personal video from their mobile devices, over the Internet, directly to the television.
News categories: Comcast, Marcien Jenckes, Apps, Cable TV, Middleware, USA

TiVo surpasses 4.5 million subscriber milestone
Apr 29, 2014 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has announced that it has more than 4.5 million subscribers who are now enjoying the TiVo experience, surpassing the previous record number of 4.45 million hit over eight years ago in December of 2006.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Jeff Klugman, Louis Audet, Peter Pounds, Cable TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Subscribers, USA

Accedo TV app store adds RDK device support
Apr 28, 2014 – Accedo has announced an integration of Accedo Application Sphere®, Accedo’s TV app store management solution, for use on Reference Design Kit (RDK) devices.
News categories: Accedo, Lawrence Brickman, Apps, Content Distribution, Digital TV, RDK, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

CRTC consults on the future of the Canadian television system
Apr 24, 2014 – The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has announced a public hearing on the future of the country's television system starting on September 8, 2014, in the National Capital Region.
News categories: CRTC, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV, Regulation, Satellite

Verizon FiOS Video net additions slow further to 57,000 in 1Q 2014
Apr 24, 2014 – Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has reported results for the first-quarter of 2014. Verizon added 57,000 net new FiOS Video connections to surpass 5.3 million, up 8.7% year-on-year.
News categories: Verizon, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Time Warner Cable video subscribers down 34,000 in 1Q 2014
Apr 24, 2014 – Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE:TWC) has reported results for the first quarter of 2014. Residential Services revenue declined as a result of decreases in video and voice revenue, partially offset by an increase in high-speed data revenue.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

U-verse TV adds 201,000 subscribers in 1Q 2014
Apr 22, 2014 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported first-quarter 2014 results. U-verse TV added 201,000 subscribers in the first quarter to reach 5.7 million in service.
News categories: AT&T, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Fan TV coming to Time Warner Cable subscribers
Apr 22, 2014 – Fan TV and Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) have announced the release of Fan TV, a new way to watch live TV and streaming content with a frictionless discovery experience and a breakthrough touch remote.
News categories: Fan TV, Time Warner Cable, Gilles BianRosa, Mike Angus, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA