DVR / PVR (Digital Video Recorder/Personal Video Recorder) News

The DIRECTV Group Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results
Aug 7, 2008 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) U.S. net subscriber additions of 129,000 were essentially flat compared with last year's second quarter. DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions increased 30% to 184,000 compared to the same period last year.
News categories: DIRECTV, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, DVR, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Entone Selected For Panhandle Telephone HD IPTV Rollout
Aug 6, 2008 – Entone has announced that their award-winning Hydra™ HD IP video gateway and Amulet™ HD IPTV receiver have been selected by Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (PTCI) for their high-definition (HD) IPTV service rollout.
News categories: Entone, Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Bell Aliant Reports Second Quarter Results
Aug 5, 2008 – Bell Aliant (TSX: BA.UN) has reported distributions to its unit holders of $92.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. For Aliant TV, the IPTV service, subscribers increased by almost 25 per cent in the quarter to just over 17,000 customers.
News categories: Bell Aliant, Canada, DVR, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

NDS Group PLC Reports Fiscal Year 2008 Results
Aug 5, 2008 – NDS Group (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced its results for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008. 90.3 million active devices were protected by NDS conditional access technology and 92.5 million middleware clients were deployed at the end of the period.
News categories: NDS Group, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, DRM, DVR, IPTV, MandA, Market Research, Middleware, Mobile, Private Equity, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

EchoStar Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
Aug 4, 2008 – EchoStar (Nasdaq: SATS) has reported total revenue of $483 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, a 46.2 percent increase compared with $331 million for the corresponding period in 2007.
News categories: Echostar, DVR, Placeshifting, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

Integrated Digital TV Shipments to Grow to 143 million. Is the Set-top Box Under Threat?
Aug 4, 2008 – IMS Research is forecasting that shipments of integrated digital TVs (iDTVs) will grow to 143 million in 2013, up from and estimated 52 million in 2007.
News categories: IMS Research, Cable TV, CAM, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, DVR, Market Research, MHEG-5, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

DISH Network® Unveils Biggest High Definition Upgrade in TV History
Jul 31, 2008 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has set the bar for the next-generation high definition (HD) standard by becoming the first in the industry to offer HD programming in 1080p, the highest and best HD resolution available.
News categories: DISH Network, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

SKY New Zealand Chooses XTV™ and EPG from NDS to Power New High Definition DVR
Jul 31, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that SKY Television, New Zealand's leading subscription television provider, selected NDS XTV™ DVR technology to power its new MYSKY HDi High Definition quad tuner DVR.
News categories: NDS Group, Sky New Zealand, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box

FOXTEL Selects NDS XTV™ to Power New Quad Tuner High Definition DVR
Jul 31, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that FOXTEL has selected NDS XTV™ DVR technology to power its new FOXTEL iQ2 High Definition quad tuner DVR. NDS also developed the EPG for the FOXTEL iQ2 and carried out the systems integration for the launch.
News categories: NDS Group, FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box