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

TiVo to Offer Hundreds of Free Web Video Channels on its DVRs
Aug 5, 2009 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has announced the addition of hundreds of new free Web videos available directly to TiVo DVR subscribers. In addition, any video podcast provider can now publish video content to TiVo DVRs using RSS and H.264 video.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Digital TV, DVR, Streaming, USA

Liberty Global adds 370k digital cable subscribers in 2Q09
Aug 4, 2009 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) has announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009. Digital cable remains the strongest of segment, with the addition of 370,000 subscribers in the three months ended June 30, 2009.
News categories: Liberty Global, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, DVR, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

Iliad adds 146k subscribers in 1H09
Aug 4, 2009 – Over the 1st half-year 2009, Iliad (Paris: ILD) consolidated its position as the leading ADSL alternative operator. At 30 June 2009, Iliad's ADSL had a total of 4,371,000 subscribers, compared with 3,134,000 at 30 June 2008.
News categories: Iliad, DVR, France, Gateway, IPTV, Results, Router, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Subscribers

Cable, Satellite, DTT and IP Set Top Box Markets Face Divergent Outlooks
Aug 4, 2009 – Each of the major set top box (STB) segments, including Cable, Satellite, DTT and IP, faces widely different outlooks, according to market researcher, In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

RCN Selects TiVo as Its Primary DVR Platform
Aug 4, 2009 – RCN (NASDAQ: RCNI) and TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) have entered into a strategic relationship for RCN to offer co-branded, uniquely configured TiVo High Definition DVRs to its residential and small business customers.
News categories: RCN, TiVo, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, USA

Telenet adds 74k digital cable subscribers in 2Q 09
Jul 31, 2009 – Telenet Group (Brussels: TNET) has announced results for the six months ended June 30, 2009. At the end of June, Telenet had 854,000 digital cable TV customers. In Q2 2009, 76,000 new customers joined Telenet's digital TV service.
News categories: Telenet, Belgium, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Subscribers

Portugal's ZON installs 100k HD boxes in 2Q09
Jul 31, 2009 – ZON Multimedia (Lisbon:ZON) has released its results for the second quarter of 2009. More and more customers are taking new HD ZON boxes with 285.4 thousand installed by the end of 1H09, an increase of 101.5 thousand in 2Q09 alone.
News categories: ZON Multimedia, Cable TV, DVR, Portugal, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Sky+ PVR reaches 5.5 million customers
Jul 30, 2009 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has released results for the twelve months ended 30 June 2009. The success of Sky+HD has been a key driver of Sky+ in the quarter, with 435,000 net Sky+ additions, to reach 5.5 million customers.
News categories: BSkyB, DVR, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, UK

Sky to launch 3D TV in 2010 following record Sky+HD growth
Jul 30, 2009 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has announced that the number of customers choosing Sky+HD has increased to 1.313 million following record growth. In the next step in the Sky+HD journey, Sky has announced that it will launch the UK's first 3D channel next year.
News categories: BSkyB, Digital TV, DVR, Ireland, Metaverse, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, UK