North America Digital TV News

Verizon adds 191,000 FiOS TV customers in 3Q09
Oct 26, 2009 – Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) has reported its results for the third quarter of 2009. Verizon added 191,000 net new FiOS TV customers to give 2.7 million FiOS TV customers at the end of the quarter, a 67.7 percent year-over-year increase.
News categories: Verizon, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Shaw adds 113,000 digital TV subscribers in latest quarter
Oct 23, 2009 – Shaw Communications (TSX: SJR.B, NYSE: SJR) has announced results for the quarter ended August 31, 2009. In the quarter digital cable customers were up 110,501 to 1,297,684. DTH customers increased 2,728 to 900,941.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

AT&T adds one million U-Verse TV subscribers Y-o-Y
Oct 22, 2009 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported third-quarter results. AT&T U-verse TV subscribers increased by 240,000 -- versus a net gain of 232,000 in the year-earlier third quarter -- to reach 1.8 million, up more than 1.0 million over the past year.
News categories: AT&T, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

US on Track to Surpass 5 Million Telco TV Subs in 2009
Oct 21, 2009 – AT&T and Verizon are expected to post double-digit IPTV subscriber growth in their respective third quarter releases, according to analyst firm Strategy Analytics.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers, USA

MTS Allstream Launches Canada's First Whole Home PVR
Oct 19, 2009 – MTS Allstream has launched Canada's first Whole Home personal video recorder (PVR). This new and more advanced PVR is capable of recording up to three programs at the same time and playing back programs from any connected TV in the home.
News categories: MTS Allstream, Kelvin Shepherd, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

DEG Releases Third Quarter U.S. Home Entertainment Results
Oct 19, 2009 – DEG has released third quarter U.S. sales figures for the home entertainment industry. Blu-ray Disc software sales continue to show dramatic growth with overall sales up 83 percent for the year and playback devices in 11.7 million U.S. households.
News categories: Digital Entertainment Group, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, USA

Samsung Develops World's First Single Chip for ATSC Mobile Digital TV
Oct 16, 2009 – Samsung Electronics (Seoul: 005930) has announced that it has successfully developed the world's first single chip compatible with the newly approved North American mobile digital TV broadcasting standard.
News categories: Samsung Electronics, ATSC, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, Semiconductor, USA

ATSC Adopts Mobile Digital TV Standard
Oct 16, 2009 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has announced the approval of A/153 ATSC Mobile DTV Standard. The ballot, tallied at midnight Oct. 15, was approved with overwhelming support by the full ATSC membership.
News categories: ATSC, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

Amino selected for Alaskan HD expansion
Oct 8, 2009 – Matanuska Telephone Association (MTA) has selected Amino Communications (LSE: AMO) as part of their expanded high definition (HD) IP set-top box (STB) deployment. Alaska-based MTA provides over 60,000 lines across its 10,000 square mile network area.
News categories: Amino, Matanuska Telephone Association, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA