North America Digital TV News

ATSC Publishes Interim Report On 3DTV
Mar 23, 2011 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has announced the publication of an Interim Report on 3D Digital Television and issued a formal request for input from the industry.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, Digital TV, Metaverse, USA

Global IPTV subscription had a record 34.6% growth in 2010
Mar 23, 2011 – Global IPTV subscription had a record 34.6% growth in 2010 according to figures prepared by Point Topic and announced by the Broadband Forum. 2010 was also a landmark year for broadband subscriptions.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Belgium, Broadband, China, Digital TV, Fibre, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Spain, Subscribers, Sweden, USA, Video Exchange

Telbo selects Amino's next generation IPTV set-top boxes for HD rollout
Mar 23, 2011 – Telefonia Bonairiano (Telbo) of Bonaire in the Caribbean has selected Amino's (LSE AIM: AMO) A140 HD next generation IPTV set-top boxes for the deployment of high definition television services.
News categories: Amino, Telbo, Caribbean, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

More Than A Third of U.S. Homes Will Buy 3DTV in Next Three Years
Mar 21, 2011 – Ownership of 3DTVs will accelerate rapidly over the next three years, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics. The report predicts that 34 percent of US homes will own a 3D-ready TV by 2014.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Blu-ray, Camcorder, Digital TV, Europe, Gaming, Market Research, Metaverse, Portable, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet, USA, Video Exchange

Syabas Is First to Implement Matroska 3D Video
Mar 16, 2011 – Syabas Technology has announced that it is the first to support Matroska 3D in its latest firmware update for both the Popcorn Hour and PopBox products. A free firmware update is now available for the Popcorn Hour C-200.
News categories: Syabas, Matroska, Metaverse, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

DIRECTV Extends Contract with NDS for Advanced Set-top Box Software and DVR Solutions
Mar 16, 2011 – NDS has announced that it has renewed its agreement with DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) to continue to deliver set-top box (STB) software and digital video recorder (DVR) technology to DIRECTV U.S. and DIRECTV Latin America through January 2016.
News categories: NDS Group, DIRECTV, DVR, Latin America, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

SNL Kagan U.S. Multichannel Subscribers 4th Quarter 2010 Results
Mar 15, 2011 – The U.S. multichannel sector succeeded in reversing two consecutive quarters of video subscriber losses to achieve positive net adds in the fourth-quarter 2010, according to SNL Kagan estimates.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Any Room Can Be the TV Room with Time Warner Cable's New iPad App
Mar 15, 2011 – Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) has announced the launch of the TWCable TV™ app for the Apple iPad™, allowing video customers to stream live linear television to the device at no additional charge.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, Apps, Cable TV, Digital TV, Tablet, USA

Savtira Corporation to Build Set-Top Box for America's Center
Mar 9, 2011 – Savtira Corporation has entered into an agreement with America's Center to build an Internet Protocol set-top box for their key markets in Georgia and North Carolina.
News categories: Savtira, Americas Center, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA