North America Digital TV News

FreeHD Canada applies for DTH licence
Aug 18, 2009 – FreeHD Canada has applied to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for a licence, and is seeking approval to launch its Direct-to-Home satellite service in early 2011.
News categories: CRTC, FreeHD Canada, Canada, Digital TV, Regulation, Satellite

Blockbuster Announces Mobile Handset Integration Deal with Motorola
Aug 18, 2009 – Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) has announced plans to feature the BLOCKBUSTER OnDemand movie download service in select Motorola (NYSE: MOT) phones, providing its library of premium digital entertainment to mobile devices for the first time.
News categories: Blockbuster, Motorola, Digital TV, Mobile, Streaming, USA

Major News Stories Drive June Surge in U.S. Online Video Viewing
Aug 14, 2009 – comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) has released June 2009 data from the comScore Video Metrix service, showing that more than 157 million U.S. Internet users viewed video online during the month, the largest audience recorded for a single month.
News categories: comScore, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Farmers Telephone Cooperative Selects ETI's Triad to Integrate Microsoft Mediaroom
Aug 14, 2009 – ETI Software Solutions has announced that Farmers Telephone Cooperative (FTC) will use ETI's Triad Service Delivery Platform (SDP) to integrate Microsoft's Mediaroom IP video technology to its customer care and billing infrastructure.
News categories: ETI Software, Farmers Telephone Cooperative, Peter M Pifer, Brad Erwin, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, USA

Insight Communications adds 13.2k digital subscribers in 2Q09
Aug 13, 2009 – Insight Communications has announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. In the quarter, Insight had a digital customer net gain of 13,200. Total digital customers at quarter end were 483,400.
News categories: Insight Communications, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

DISH Network adds 26,000 net subscribers in 2Q09
Aug 10, 2009 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. DISH added approximately 26,000 net subscribers during the period, ending the quarter with approximately 13.610 million subscribers.
News categories: DISH Network, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Mediacom adds 8k digital subscribers in 2Q09
Aug 7, 2009 – Mediacom Communications (Nasdaq: MCCC) has reported results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009. During the quarter, the company added 8,000 digital customers to end with 658,000 customers - a 51.3% penetration of basic subscribers.
News categories: Mediacom Communications, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

TELUS TV adds 17k subscribers in 2Q09
Aug 7, 2009 – TELUS Corporation (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) has reported second quarter 2009 results. TELUS TV net additions were 17,000, an increase of 70% over the same period last year, due to enhanced broadband coverage and expanded marketing efforts.
News categories: TELUS, Canada, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Videotron illico Digital TV adds 27k subscribers in 2Q09
Aug 6, 2009 – Videotron (TSX: QBR.A, QBR.B) registered continued growth in the second quarter of 2009 for all its services. Videotron's cable customer base increased by 3,453 during the quarter to 1,732,621, including 990,308 customers for illico Digital TV.
News categories: Videotron, Cable TV, Canada, Subscribers