North America Digital TV News

Telesat Successfully Launches Nimiq 6 Satellite
May 18, 2012 – Telesat has successfully launched its Nimiq 6 direct broadcast satellite. Nimiq 6 carries 32 high powered Ku-band transponders that are fully contracted to Bell TV (TSX, NYSE: BCE) for 15 years.
News categories: Telesat, Bell TV, Canada, Content Distribution, Satellite

Entone's FusionTV™ Fuels Broadband TV Service for Unity Telecom
May 16, 2012 – Entone has announced that Unity Telecom has selected its FusionTV™ to launch a broadband TV service that unites live HDTV programming and cloud-based services. Unity Telecom will distribute FusionTV through its U.S. network of over 3,500 retail locations.
News categories: Entone, Unity Telecom, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

DISH Introduces Commercial-Free TV With 'Auto Hop'
May 10, 2012 – DISH (NASDAQ: DISH) has announced an 'Auto Hop' capability for its Hopper whole-home HD DVR system which allows customers to skip all commercials for most recorded primetime HD programs shown on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC when viewed the day after airing.
News categories: DISH Network, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

US Flat-Panel TV Prices Surge in Early 2012 as Brands and Retailers Shift Strategy
May 8, 2012 – Although flat-panel TV shipments are expected to decline in the U.S. this year, the sophistication of features used in the sets is on the rise, causing a rare, sharp increase in pricing during the first four months of the year, according to iSuppli (NYSE: IHS).
News categories: iSuppli, Market Research, Smart TV, USA

DIRECTV Announces First Quarter 2012 Results
May 8, 2012 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) has reported first quarter 2012 results. DIRECTV Latin America set an all-time record for gross and net additions with 1.0 million and 593,000 respectively in the quarter. DIRECTV U.S. added 81,000 new subscribers in the quarter.
News categories: DIRECTV, DIRECTV Latin America, Sky Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

EchoStar Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results
May 7, 2012 – EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS) has reported total revenue of $765 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, a 59 percent increase compared with $480 million for the corresponding period in 2011.
News categories: EchoStar, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

DISH Network Reports First Quarter 2012 Financial Results
May 7, 2012 – DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) has reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. DISH gained approximately 104,000 net subscribers during the quarter compared to approximately 58,000 additions in the first quarter of 2011.
News categories: DISH Network, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Digital TV subscription households in Canada top 10 million at year-end 2011
Apr 30, 2012 – The number of Canadian households subscribing to a digital television service topped 10 million for the first time at the end of 2011, according to the latest research from Ottawa-based research and consulting firm Boon Dog Professional Services.
News categories: Boon Dog, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

More than One in Five US Households Have a TV Connected to the Internet
Apr 27, 2012 – At least 21% of US households (approximately 27 million) have either an Internet-ready TV, game console, standalone Blu-ray player, and/or smart set-top box connected to their home network, says ABI Research.
News categories: ABI Research, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA