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

ONO and TiVo Launch High-Definition Hybrid TV in Spain
Nov 15, 2011 – ONO and TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) have announced their next generation hybrid television offering is now available to ONO subscribers in major Spanish cities, Madrid and Barcelona.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Grupo Corporativo ONO, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Spain

Amino Secures New Order from City of Salisbury
Nov 9, 2011 – Fibrant, the City of Salisbury, North Carolina's Fiber to the Home network, has selected Amino (AIM: AMO) to provide IPTV set-top boxes for the next phase of its deployment. The new contract phase will include the delivery of Aminet A540 PVR devices.
News categories: Amino, Fibrant, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA

Digital Satellite STB Unit Shipment Growth to Approach 14% in 2012
Nov 9, 2011 – The worldwide satellite STB market has experienced slow to negative growth in recent years. That trend is about to change as new In-Stat research forecasts that digital satellite STB unit shipments will grow by nearly 14% in 2012.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

RCN Deploys TiVo's Ultimate Whole Home Solution in Washington D.C.
Nov 8, 2011 – RCN and TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) have announced the launch of RCN's whole home solution powered by TiVo to RCN customers in Washington D.C. The RCN whole home solution includes the Premiere Q four-tuner gateway DVR and TiVo Preview HD set-top box.
News categories: TiVo Inc, RCN, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

SmartLabs to provide IPTV set-top boxes to Russia's MTS
Nov 5, 2011 – Following an open tender process, Mobile TeleSystems OJSC (NYSE:MBT), a leading telecommunications operator in Russia and the CIS, has chosen SmartLabs as a provider of IPTV set-top boxes for the MTS Home TV service.
News categories: SmartLabs, Mobile TeleSystems, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Russia, Set Top Box

STMicroelectronics Reveals Faster Route to Certified, Cable Set-Top Boxes
Nov 3, 2011 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has unveiled its most highly integrated chip for interactive high-definition PVR cable set-top boxes, which will significantly reduce equipment design, cost, and certification challenges for its customers.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, DVR, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Liberty Global Reports Third Quarter 2011 Results
Nov 2, 2011 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has announced results for the third quarter. Over the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, Liberty Global added 234,000 and 739,000 digital cable subscribers, driven by strong demand for HD and DVR services.
News categories: Liberty Global, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, DVR, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Subscribers, Switzerland

Comcast Reports 3rd Quarter 2011 Results
Nov 2, 2011 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) has reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. At the end of the period, digital penetration was 90.6%, with HD and/or DVR customers increasing by 126K to 10.6 million, or 52.5% of digital customers.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, DVR, Results, USA

Pioneer Telephone Coop selects Amino DVR set-top boxes for deployment
Oct 26, 2011 – Pioneer Telephone Cooperative is to deploy Amino's (AIM: AMO) Aminet A540 DVR IPTV/OTT set-top boxes as part of its Pioneer DTV IPTV service. Pioneer serves over 40,000 customers across more than 74 communities in Western Oklahoma.
News categories: Amino, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA