North America Digital TV News

DVRs Now in Over One-Third of U.S. Households
Sep 10, 2009 – New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that 36% of TV households in the United States have at least one Digital Video Recorder (DVR) -- an increase from just 8% four years ago.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, USA

Cable & Wireless Partners with Move Networks to Offer IPTV Services Globally
Sep 10, 2009 – CWI, Cable & Wireless' international telecoms business, has announced that it has signed a partnership with Move Networks paving the way for a roll-out of IP-based TV services across CWI's global operations.
News categories: Move Networks, CWI, Afghanistan, Algeria, Caribbean, Channel Islands, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Macau, Middleware, Monaco, Oceania, Panama, Seychelles

Green Dot Deploys Verimatrix's DVB Broadcast Content Security on Innovative DVB-T Network
Sep 10, 2009 – Verimatrix has announced the deployment of its Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for DVB by Green Dot. Green Dot is extending its infrastructure to deliver digital TV via a DVB-T wireless network in Trinidad and Tobago.
News categories: Verimatrix, Green Dot, Conditional Access, Content Protection, IBCShow, Terrestrial, Trinidad and Tobago

New Sony Blu-ray Player Integrates Streaming Internet Video
Sep 9, 2009 – Sony (Tokyo: 6758; NYSE: SNE) has introduced the BDP-N460 networked Blu-ray Disc™ player. Beside playing Blu-ray Discs and DVDs, the device instantly streams one of the largest collections of on-demand entertainment from the BRAVIA™ Internet Video platform.
News categories: Sony Corp, Blu-ray, Streaming, USA

LG Adds VUDU HD Movie Service to Wireless Blu-ray Disc Player
Sep 9, 2009 – LG Electronics has announced the addition of the HD streaming movie service from VUDU to the LG Wireless Network Blu-ray Player (model BD390). With VUDU, consumers can instantly buy or rent from an extensive library of movies and TV titles.
News categories: LG Electronics, VUDU, Blu-ray, Streaming, USA

The Americas Show Strong Broadband Growth and Widespread IPTV Adoption
Sep 8, 2009 – The Broadband Forum has announced the latest broadband and IPTV statistics, which show a strong performance in the Americas, both in broadband growth at 18 per cent and in IPTV adoption, where subscriptions grew by 86% over the last twelve months.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Africa, Asia, Brazil, Broadband, Canada, China, Digital TV, Europe, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latin America, Market Research, Middle-East, North America, Subscribers, UK, USA

Santa Rosa Introduces HD & DVR IPTV Services Using Conklin-Intracom's fs|cdn®
Sep 8, 2009 – Santa Rosa Telephone Cooperative, with offices in Vernon, Seymour, and Haskell, Texas, has announced the deployment of Conklin-Intracom's fs|cdn® IPTV solution, for the delivery of HD video and Digital Video Recorder (DVR) services.
News categories: Conklin-Intracom, Santa Rosa Telephone Coop, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, USA

Mitsubishi America Ships VUDU Integrated 1080p Flat Panel LCD TVs
Sep 3, 2009 – Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America (MDEA) has announced it has begun shipping VUDU integrated 1080p Unisen™ LCD TVs, providing the consumer the opportunity to experience the seamless delivery of thousands of HD movies and TV shows.
News categories: Mitsubishi, VUDU, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Gray Television Launches Mobile Digital Television
Sep 3, 2009 – On July 24, 2009, Gray Television's (NYSE: GTN, GTN.A) NBC affiliate, WOWT, in Omaha, Nebraska, unleashed its first 'mobile DTV' signal. Gray Television and WOWT are working with the Open Mobile Video Coalition on the pilot.
News categories: Open Mobile Video Coalition, WOWT, Gray Television, Digital TV, Mobile, USA