North America Digital TV News

Cable ONE Selects TiVo to Provide Advanced Television Experience
Nov 28, 2012 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) and Cable ONE have announced that Cable ONE has selected TiVo as its exclusive software provider for all new DVRs purchased starting with TiVo's whole-home and multi-screen suite of products.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Cable ONE, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

LG Smart TV App offers alternative to Verizon FiOS TV set-top box
Nov 28, 2012 – LG's (KSE: 066570) Smart TV platform is the first to allow Verizon (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) FiOS TV customers to enjoy 75 broadcast channels, serving as a set-top box alternative within the home.
News categories: LG Electronics, Verizon, Apps, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

Elgato EyeTV Mobile and Dyle Mobile TV Bring Live Television to iPads and iPhones
Nov 19, 2012 – Elgato and Dyle™ mobile TV have announced the availability of the EyeTV Mobile accessory, a Dyle mobile TV compatible TV tuner for iOS devices that will turn iPad, iPod Touch and iPhone devices into portable TVs.
News categories: Dyle, Elgato, Mobile, Smartphone, Tablet, USA

Tri-County Telephone deploys Innovative Systems IPTV middleware
Nov 15, 2012 – Innovative Systems has announced that north-eastern Kansas telephone company Tri-County Telephone Association has deployed its APMAX IPTV middleware.
News categories: Innovative Systems, Tri-County Telephone, IPTV, Middleware, USA

Major US multichannel video providers lost over 50,000 subscribers in Q3 2012
Nov 13, 2012 – Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that the thirteen largest multi-channel video providers in the US -- representing about 94% of the market -- lost about 53,500 net additional video subscribers in Q3 2012.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Yahoo! and Samsung Form Partnership to Deliver Interactive TV
Nov 5, 2012 – Yahoo! (NASDAQ:YHOO) and Samsung have announced an expanded multi-year partnership to integrate Yahoo!'s Broadcast Interactivity platform into Samsung Smart TVs. Yahoo! Broadcast Interactivity will be deployed in Samsung's SyncPlus platform.
News categories: Yahoo!, Samsung, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Netflix Leads US OTT Market
Oct 31, 2012 – In 2011 Netflix accounted for just over 50% of the OTT market in North America and despite missteps during the company's separation between streaming and physical media rentals, secured the top spot in ABI Research's US OTT Competitive Assessment.
News categories: ABI Research, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

A sustained boom forecast for global online TV and video
Oct 31, 2012 – Global online TV and video revenues will reach $28.72 billion in 2017, a massive increase from the $3.79 billion recorded in 2010 and the $11.14 billion expected in 2012, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Canada, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Streaming, UK, USA

Netflix Now Has Over 30 Million Streaming Members Globally
Oct 25, 2012 – Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) now has more than 30 million streaming members globally, including over 25 million in the US. Netflix hit the 10 million member milestone in 2009, a decade after it launched its DVD-by-mail service.
News categories: Netflix, Canada, Digital TV, Streaming, Subscribers, USA