North America Digital TV News

CANAL OVERSEAS Selects NDS to Deliver External PVR with a Flash EPG
Oct 7, 2009 – NDS has announced that CANAL OVERSEAS (Paris:VIV) is introducing a personal video recorder (PVR) service with a Flash™-based Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) developed by NDS.
News categories: NDS Group, CANAL OVERSEAS, Caribbean, Digital TV, DVR, Mascarene Islands, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box

FLO TV Unveils its New Digital Handheld Television
Oct 6, 2009 – FLO TV (Nasdaq: QCOM) has unveiled the FLO TV Personal Television - an entirely new dedicated device that will let TV lovers watch news, live sports, children's programming and entertainment on a dedicated device for mobile TV viewing.
News categories: FLO TV, Digital TV, Mobile, Portable, Smart TV, USA

Claro Launches 3G Mobile TV Service in Dominican Republic
Oct 1, 2009 – ROK Entertainment and Claro Dominican Republic (Mexico:AMXL) have announced the launch of Ideas TV, a streamed, live and pre-recorded mobile TV subscription service, powered by ROK's over-the-air video-streaming technologies.
News categories: ROK Entertainment, Codetel, 5G, Dominican Republic, Mobile

Residential gateways and home networks to open new revenue streams for service providers
Sep 22, 2009 – Service providers will see a quick return on investment and be able to build new profits through residential gateway (RG) deployments, which will account for over 50% of all global home networks by 2013, according to Parks Associates.
News categories: Parks Associates, Gateway, Market Research, Smart Home, USA

ARRIS Purchases Digeo in Cash Transaction
Sep 22, 2009 – ARRIS Group (NASDAQ: ARRS) has announced that it has agreed to purchase the assets of Digeo for a cash purchase price of approximately $20 million. The Digeo acquisition provides ARRIS with an innovative multimedia services delivery platform.
News categories: Digeo, ARRIS Group, Cable TV, DVR, MandA, Set Top Box, USA

CableLabs® Providing Software Resources to Grow Tru2way® and ETV Ecosystem and Streamline Interoperability Testing
Sep 22, 2009 – CableLabs® has put several programs in place to support device manufacturers and application developers, important stakeholders within the growing tru2way® and Enhanced TV (ETV) communities.
News categories: CableLabs, Cable TV, Middleware, USA

California proposes new TV energy efficiency standards
Sep 21, 2009 – The California Energy Commission proposes to make changes to the Appliance Efficiency Standards contained in the California Code of Regulations. The proposed standards would cover new TVs offered for sale in California beginning in 2011 and 2013.
News categories: California Energy Commission, Digital TV, Regulation, Smart TV, USA

Amino's Pioneer-ing IPTV HD contract
Sep 14, 2009 – Amino Communications (LSE: AMO) has won a significant order from Pioneer Telephone Cooperative for high definition (HD) set-top boxes (STBs). Oklahoma-based Pioneer will use Amino's A130 and A130M STBs.
News categories: Amino, Pioneer Telephone Coop, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

AT&T Launches Entertainment Website With Online TV Content and Movies
Sep 10, 2009 – AT&T has announced the launch of AT&T Entertainment, a Web site that lets you watch thousands of streaming TV shows and movies on your PC. The content is provided by content providers including ABC, NBC, CBS and dozens more.
News categories: AT&T, Streaming, USA