North America Digital TV News

Netflix Expands Support for Android-Powered Smartphones and Tablets
Oct 19, 2011 – Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has adds support for tablets running Android 3.x and, for the first time, lets Netflix members in Canada and Latin America instantly watch TV episodes and movies streaming from Netflix on their Android-powered smartphones and tablets.
News categories: Netflix, Apps, Canada, Latin America, Mobile, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet, USA

HickoryTech Deploys CloverLeaf's TV App Store & Apps
Oct 18, 2011 – CloverLeaf Digital has announced that HickoryTech (NASDAQ: HTCO) has launched CloverLeaf's AppDaily TV apps solution. With AppDaily, providers of IPTV and other managed TV services have a solution for offering apps to their video subscribers.
News categories: CloverLeaf, HickoryTech, Apps, IPTV, USA

Cable Industry Brands Interactivity with ExpandTV
Oct 17, 2011 – Canoe Ventures has announced on behalf of the cable industry the availability of the ExpandTV™ implementation guidelines, a major milestone in the development of the interactive television (ITV) marketplace.
News categories: Canoe Ventures, Cable TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

U-verse TV Goes Social With New Apps To Interact With What You're Watching
Oct 17, 2011 – AT&T (NYSE:T) U-verse® TV customers now have new and better ways to bring together their favorite social apps on their smartphone or tablet with what they're watching on TV.
News categories: AT&T, Apps, IPTV, Smartphone, Tablet, USA

DVRs now in 44% of U.S. TV households
Oct 13, 2011 – New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group has found that 44% of TV households in the United States have at least one Digital Video Recorder (DVR), and one-third of DVR households have more than one DVR.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, USA

Verizon and Sigma Designs Make Smart Home a Reality
Oct 12, 2011 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has announced that Verizon's (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) Home Monitoring and Control service uses Sigma's Z-Wave networking technology within the home.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Verizon, IPTV, Semiconductor, Smart Home, USA

Motorola and Verizon Collaborate to Deliver Connected Home Services
Oct 12, 2011 – Motorola Mobility (NYSE: MMI) has teamed up with Verizon (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ). Verizon is offering its Home Monitoring and Control service based on Motorola's 4Home technology.
News categories: Motorola, Verizon, Gateway, IPTV, Smart Home, USA

Media Tablets Cannibalizing Netbook Spend
Oct 6, 2011 – Led by media tablets and more specifically Apple's iPad 2, an estimated 37 million ultra-mobile devices (UMDs) will ship into the U.S. during 2011. Revenue value from U.S. vendor shipments is forecast to top $24 billion during 2015, says ABI Research.
News categories: ABI Research, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Smartphone, Streaming, Tablet, USA

Shaw Gateway now available across Canada
Oct 6, 2011 – Shaw Communications (TSX:SJR.B) (NYSE:SJR) has launched its Shaw Gateway Experience in Canada. The Gateway is a multi-room HD-PVR that allows families to access recorded content and the entire Shaw Video On Demand library on multiple TVs.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Cable TV, Canada, DVR, Gateway, Set Top Box, Smart Home