North America Digital TV News

PlayOn brings Netflix, Hulu, HBO GO, 60+ channels to BlackBerry 10
Jul 16, 2013 – PlayOn has announced the launch of a PlayOn app for the BlackBerry® 10 platform. For the first time, BlackBerry 10 customers in the US and Canada can watch content from Hulu, Netflix and HBO GO on their smartphone.
News categories: PlayOn, BlackBerry, Apps, Canada, Digital TV, Mobile, Smartphone, Streaming, USA

DISH opens Hopper DVR platform to select mobile app developers
Jul 16, 2013 – In a move designed to deliver new customer experiences and to spur innovation among smartphone and tablet app developers, DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) has opened its third-party application programming interface (API) to developers.
News categories: DISH Network, Thuuz, Apps, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Smartphone, Tablet, USA

NanoTech selects NVIDIA Tegra 4 to power Nuvola NP-1 Media Player
Jul 16, 2013 – NanoTech Entertainment (OTCPINK: NTEK) has announced that it has selected the NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) Tegra 4 mobile processor as the basis for its new 4K Ultra HD players.
News categories: NVIDIA, NanoTech Entertainment, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

CEA announces publication of new DTV Interface standard
Jul 15, 2013 – The CEA has announced publication of CEA-861-F, A DTV Profile for Uncompressed High-Speed Digital Interfaces. This standard applies to DTV-related high-speed digital physical interfaces, such as: HDMI, DVI 1.0, and Open LDI specifications.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, USA

Cogeco Cable posts third quarter (end-May 2013) results
Jul 11, 2013 – Cogeco Cable (TSX:CCA) has announced results for the third quarter of fiscal 2013, ended May 31, 2013. In Canada, for the third quarter and the first nine months net customer losses for Television service customers stood at 7,363 and 17,771, respectively.
News categories: Cogeco, ABB, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Subscribers, USA

PlayOn brings Aereo content to PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and Android devices
Jul 9, 2013 – PlayOn has announced the availability of its Aereo Channel for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Google TV, Wii, Wii U and Android mobile devices. When coupled with Aereo, PlayOn provides New York, Boston and Atlanta users with a complete cable cutting solution.
News categories: Aereo, PlayOn, Digital TV, Gaming, Mobile, Streaming, Tablet, USA

ACCESS licenses Reference Design Kit from Comcast
Jul 9, 2013 – ACCESS has announced that it is licensing the Reference Design Kit (RDK) software stack from Comcast to enhance the development and deployment of next-generation video services that support DLNA Premium Video Guidelines and HTML5.
News categories: ACCESS CO, Comcast, Cable TV, Gateway, RDK, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Technicolor delivers 100 millionth set-top box to DIRECTV
Jul 1, 2013 – Technicolor (Paris: TCH) has announced that it has delivered the 100th million set-top-box for DIRECTV. For the past 20+ years, Technicolor has worked in partnership with DIRECTV to provide set-top-boxes for use in the U.S. and throughout Latin America.
News categories: Technicolor, DIRECTV, Latin America, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

Time Warner Cable to offer TWC TV app for Xbox 360
Jun 28, 2013 – Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) has announced an agreement with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to make its TWC TV™ app available on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, Xbox, Apps, Cable TV, Digital TV, Gaming, Set Top Box, TV Everywhere, USA