North America Digital TV News

Time Warner Cable 2009 Reports First-Quarter Earnings
Apr 29, 2009 – Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) has reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2009. Video revenues rose 2% ($64 million) to $2.7 billion, driven by video price increases and continued growth in digital video subscriptions.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Verizon Reports Results for 1Q 2009
Apr 27, 2009 – Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) has reported its results for the first quarter 2009. Verizon added 299,000 net new FiOS TV customers to give a total of 2.2 million, an increase of 83.8 percent compared with the first quarter 2008.
News categories: Verizon, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Silver Star Deploys Calix Unified Access Infrastructure
Apr 27, 2009 – Calix has announced that Silver Star Communications has deployed Calix's Unified Access Infrastructure across its network. Along with high-speed data services to customer premises, Silver Star offers services like IPTV and in-home network support.
News categories: Calix, Silver Star Communications, Content Distribution, IPTV, USA

Canada's broadcasting revenues reach 10 billion Canadian dollars
Apr 23, 2009 – The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has released statistical and financial summaries for Canadian broadcasting distribution companies. Revenues in the sector surpassed $10 billion for the first time ever in 2008.
News categories: CRTC, Cable TV, Canada, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

SES Delivers Growth From Strong First Quarter Operational Performance
Apr 23, 2009 – SES (Paris, LuxX:SESG) has reported financial performance for the three months to 31 March 2009. High definition TV services continued to proliferate; the group now carries a total of 136 HDTV programmes - 67 in the U.S. and 69 in Europe.
News categories: SES S.A, Content Distribution, Europe, North America, Results, Satellite

AT&T's First-Quarter Results
Apr 22, 2009 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported first-quarter results. AT&T U-verse TV subscribers in service increased by 284,000 in the first quarter -- up from 148,000 added in the year-earlier first quarter -- to reach 1.3 million in service.
News categories: AT&T, DVR, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Roundbox Demonstrates First Netbook with Integrated Mobile DTV
Apr 21, 2009 – Roundbox has announced a demonstration of the first netbook with integrated Mobile DTV reception, at NAB2009. The demonstration combines a Dell Inspiron™ Mini 10 with the Roundbox Client and an integrated tuner from LG Electronics.
News categories: Roundbox, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, NABShow, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, USA

Amazon VoD Launches High Definition Movies and TV Episodes
Apr 21, 2009 – Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced that customers can rent box-office favorites and purchase top TV shows in HD from Amazon Video On Demand. Customers can select from more than 500 HD TV shows and movies from major studios and networks.
News categories: Amazon, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Entropic Communications MoCA Solutions Selected by Cox Communications
Apr 21, 2009 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) has announced that Cox Communications is adopting MoCA technology for high-performance delivery of HD video and other multimedia content into the connected home.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Cox Communications, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA