North America Digital TV News

Samsung and Comcast Partner to Transform TV Viewing on Smart Televisions and Tablets
Jan 7, 2011 – Samsung (KRX:005930,005935; LSE:SMSN, SMSD) and Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) have announced the companies' partnership to continue to revolutionize the way consumers access content and watch TV.
News categories: Samsung, Comcast, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, Mobile, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet, USA

DEG Releases Year-End 2010 Home Entertainment Report
Jan 6, 2011 – The 2010 home entertainment market continued to be bolstered by the steady growth of Blu-ray as total U.S. home entertainment spending hit $18.8 billion to close the year, announced DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group at CES.
News categories: Digital Entertainment Group, Blu-ray, CES2025, DVD, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Consumer Tech Revenues Will Reach Record High in 2011, According to CEA
Jan 6, 2011 – The consumer electronics (CE) industry will reach a new industry peak in 2011, with revenues exceeding $186 billion, according to the semi-annual industry forecast released today by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, CES2025, Market Research, USA

ION Media Networks to Upgrade Top 10 Station Markets with Mobile TV Delivery in First Quarter 2011
Jan 6, 2011 – ION Media Networks has announced plans to upgrade its station markets in the first quarter 2011, enabling TV content to be transmitted to mobile devices in the nation's top 10 television markets.
News categories: ION Media, Mobile, USA

DISH Network First Pay-TV Provider to Give Customers Ability to Watch Their Live TV on Android Tablets
Jan 6, 2011 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has announced that DISH Remote Access, the application that gives its customers the ability to watch their live and recorded TV on compatible smartphones, tablets and laptops, is now optimized for Android™ tablet screens.
News categories: DISH Network, DVR, Mobile, Portable, Satellite, Streaming, Tablet, USA

Network Delivery of Video Fails to Live Up to Hype in 2010
Jan 5, 2011 – Despite years of big growth and even bigger hype, the network-delivered rental and sale of videos continued to represent only a small portion of the U.S. home video entertainment market in 2010, according to Screen Digest (NYSE: IHS).
News categories: Screen Digest, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Mirics enables DigiBest to extend FlexiTV PCTV product range to USA
Jan 5, 2011 – Mirics has announced that its partner DigiBest Technology has begun shipping PCTV solutions based on FlexiTV for the reception of digital terrestrial ATSC broadcasts.
News categories: Mirics, DigiBest Technology, ATSC 3, CES2025, Media Player, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Terrestrial, USA

Comcast Announces Plans to Offer Live TV Streaming On Tablets This Year
Jan 5, 2011 – Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) has announced plans to enable in-home streaming for live and On Demand content this year on Apple's iPad® as well as Android™ powered tablets.
News categories: Comcast, Xfinity, Apps, Cable TV, Digital TV, Streaming, Tablet, USA

SeaChange's VividLogic Tru2Way® Software to be Integrated in Technicolor Set-Top Boxes
Jan 5, 2011 – SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC) has announced an agreement with Technicolor (Paris: TCH; NYSE: TCH) that will bring its VividLogic tru2way® software stack to Technicolor's range of Intel-based (NASDAQ: INTC) digital set-top boxes in 2011.
News categories: SeaChange International, Technicolor, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, USA