North America Digital TV News

TiVo Will Offer Hulu Plus on TiVo Premiere DVRs
Sep 28, 2010 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has announced that it has teamed with Hulu™ to provide TiVo® Premiere DVR subscribers with access to the full-array of Hulu Plus™ content streamed instantly to their TVs.
News categories: Hulu, TiVo Inc, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

FilmOn Launches First Internet Based True HD Television Service in the United States
Sep 28, 2010 – Following its successful launch in the U.K. in 2009, FilmOn.com, has announced the public launch of its U.S. Virtual Cable Website, FilmOn.com. The announcement was made today by FilmOn, Inc. Founder and Chairman Alki David.
News categories: FilmOn, Streaming, USA

DVRs Now in 40% of U.S. TV Households
Sep 27, 2010 – New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) found that 40% of TV households in the United States have at least one Digital Video Recorder (DVR) -- an increase from just 8% five years ago.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Cable TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Weak Economy, Not Cord-Cutting Drives US Pay-TV Subscriber Decline in 2Q 2010
Sep 27, 2010 – For the first time in recent memory the number of pay-TV subscriber households in the United States actually decreased, according to In-Stat. US pay-TV households saw a reduction of some 167,000 subscribers during 2Q of 2010.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Netflix Launches Canadian Service for Streaming Movies and TV Episodes Over the Internet
Sep 22, 2010 – Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX) has announced the first availability of its service outside the United States, with an offering that allows Canadians to instantly watch unlimited movies and TV episodes streamed from Netflix to TVs and computers.
News categories: Netflix, Blu-ray, Canada, Gaming, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet

Broadband Passes 500 Million Subscribers
Sep 20, 2010 – Broadband has taken a significant step forward as the number of subscriber lines passed the 500 million mark in July 2010. In the second quarter 2.3 million IPTV subscribers were added, making over 38.5 million people using IPTV at the end of Q2 2010.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Belgium, Broadband, China, Digital TV, Fibre, France, Germany, Hong Kong, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Spain, USA

Yahoo! Connected TV Enhances TV Viewing Experience for Millions of Toshiba Consumers
Sep 15, 2010 – Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Toshiba (Tokyo:6502) have announced that Yahoo! Connected TV is now available on several new models of Toshiba 46"-55" HDTVs, including the WX800 Cinema Series® 3D LED.
News categories: Yahoo!, Toshiba, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Bell Fibe TV launches in Toronto and Montréal
Sep 13, 2010 – Bell Canada (TSX, NYSE: BCE) has announced the launch of Bell Fibe TV, its advanced Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service, in several Toronto and Montréal neighbourhoods, delivered using the latest fibre optic technology.
News categories: Bell Canada, Kevin Crull, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, Fibre, IPTV, Set Top Box

The Boxee Box by D-Link, Now With Intel® Atom™ Processor Inside
Sep 13, 2010 – At the Intel Developer Forum (IDF), D-Link (Taipei:2332) and Boxee announced that the upcoming Boxee Box by D-Link now will be powered by the Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) Atom processor CE4100.
News categories: Boxee, D-Link, Intel Corp, Australia, Canada, Digital TV, EU, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA