North America Digital TV News

iVOD to Exceed EST in U.S. Online Movie Market in 2013
Feb 14, 2011 – U.S. movie Internet video on demand (iVOD) revenue will rise to exceed that of electronic sell-through (EST) for the first time ever in 2013, according to new IHS Screen Digest research.
News categories: Screen Digest, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Eyepartner Releases TikiLIVE iPTV for ROKU Set Top Boxes
Feb 5, 2011 – Eyepartner has developed a low cost iPTV middleware that delivers HD Live, VOD, and Channel Lineups directly to the affordable ROKU set top box. The TikiLIVE iPTV platform requires no proprietary hardware or advanced training to use.
News categories: ROKU, Eyepartner, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

New generation of TV services begin to close gap on cable
Feb 1, 2011 – Cable will retain dominance in the global multi-channel TV market over the next five years but the threat from the new generation of digital and internet protocol (IP) services will take its toll, predicts Ovum.
News categories: Ovum, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK, USA

Charter Announces Next Generation TV Strategy With TiVo
Jan 24, 2011 – Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) and TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) have announced that Charter and TiVo have finalized an agreement for TiVo's user interface to be used on Charter's next generation hybrid cable/IP platform.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Charter, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

WealthTV deploys its 24/7 'Cable' Feed Over-the-Top on Roku
Jan 18, 2011 – WealthTV has announced that its 24/7 linear high definition feed, along with numerous video on demand titles, is now available on the award-winning Roku streaming player.
News categories: Roku, WealthTV, Streaming, USA

Kalama Telephone to Deliver Triple-play Services with Positron EoC Solution
Jan 11, 2011 – Positron Access has announced that Kalama Telephone has deployed Positron's AK525 eight pair MIMO-on-DMT Carrier Ethernet product to deliver high-speed premium data services to their residential and small and medium business (SMB) customers.
News categories: Positron Access, Kalama Telephone, Broadband, Content Distribution, IPTV, USA

Irdeto Enables Access to Premium Streaming Content on the Boxee Box by D-Link
Jan 7, 2011 – Irdeto (JSE: NPN) has announced that its patented Cloakware technology has been chosen by D-Link (Taipei:2332) to protect premium streaming content on the Boxee Box by D-Link, the first branded set-top box for Boxee's award-winning media platform.
News categories: Irdeto, D-Link, CES2025, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Samsung and DIRECTV Partner to Deliver World's First RVU-Compatible Production Television
Jan 7, 2011 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) and Samsung (KRX:005930,005935; LSE:SMSN,SMSD) have announced that they have partnered to present the world's first RVU-compatible production televisions.
News categories: Samsung, DIRECTV, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, USA

Samsung and Time Warner Cable Announce Collaboration for Smart TV Service and Multi-Room Solutions
Jan 7, 2011 – Samsung (KRX:005930, 005935; LSE:SMSN, SMSD) and Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) have announced a collaboration that will allow Time Warner customers to access their cable subscriptions on the Samsung Smart TV and Samsung Galaxy Tab in their homes.
News categories: Samsung, Time Warner Cable, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, USA