North America Digital TV News

Consolidated Communications reaches 18k IPTV subscribers in Q1
May 7, 2009 – Consolidated Communications (Nasdaq: CNSL) has reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. IPTV additions were over 1,500 for the quarter to give a total of 18,207, an increase of 5,181, or 39.8% year-on-year.
News categories: Consolidated Communications, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Charter adds 25.6k digital video customers in Q1
May 7, 2009 – Charter Communications (Pink OTC: CHTRQ) has reported results for the three months ended March 31, 2009. Digital video customers increased by approximately 25,600 during the first quarter to reach approximately 3,157,700.
News categories: Charter Communications, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers, USA

CMMB network to be deployed in the U.S.
May 7, 2009 – According to Interfax, a commercial mobile TV network based on China's CMMB standard will be deployed in Atlanta in the United States in September, marking the first time that the standard has been used outside of China.
News categories: TiMiTech, Motorola, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

Shaw and Corus Launch a 3D Revolution
May 6, 2009 – Shaw Communications (TSX: SJR.B, NYSE: SJR) and Corus Entertainment (TSX: CJR.B, NYSE: CJR) have introduced the largest offering of 3D TV in Canada. Shaw VoD and Corus' Movie Central will roll out a range of 3D content directly to the home.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Corus Entertainment, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, Metaverse

U.S. Blu-ray Disc Player Sales On the Rise
May 6, 2009 – According to the latest point-of-sale (POS) tracking data from The NPD Group, first quarter (Q1) sales of stand-alone Blu-ray players in the U.S. grew to more than 400,000 units, an increase of 72 percent over Q1 2008.
News categories: NPD, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Market Research, USA

DIRECTV Group and Liberty Media Corporation Announce Combination
May 4, 2009 – The DIRECTV Group and Liberty Media Corporation have announced they have entered into definitive agreements for the combination of DIRECTV Group with Liberty Entertainment, a company to be split-off from Liberty Media.
News categories: DIRECTV, Liberty Media, Digital TV, MandA, Satellite, USA

Grupo Televisa's Sky adds 140k subscribers Y-o-Y to end 1Q09
Apr 30, 2009 – Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV; BMV: TLEVISA CPO) has announced results for first quarter 2009. The number of gross active Sky subscribers increased to 1,784,608 as of March 31, 2009, compared with 1,642,923 as of March 31, 2008.
News categories: Televisa, Cable TV, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Comcast Reports First Quarter 2009 Results
Apr 30, 2009 – Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA, CMCSK) has reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. At the end of the quarter, Comcast's video, high-speed Internet and voice customers totaled 46.1 million, reflecting 549,000 net additions in the period.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers, USA

Bell proposes Freesat service for Canada
Apr 29, 2009 – Bell has made a proposal to provide Canadians who currently rely on analog over-the-air television with a package of local and regional over-the-air TV channels free of charge via satellite as part of the transition to digital broadcasting.
News categories: Bell Canada, Canada, Satellite, Terrestrial