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

Seagate® Showcase™ DVR Storage Expander Certified With Pace Set-Top Boxes
Oct 29, 2008 – Seagate (NASDAQ:STX) has announced that its Showcase™ DVR expander has been certified for compatibility with Pace (LSE: PIC) cable set-top box digital video recorders (DVR).
News categories: Seagate, Pace, Cable TV, DVR, Set Top Box, USA

Jupiter Telecommunications Third Quarter 2008 Results
Oct 29, 2008 – The number of Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) digital subscribers rose by 402,200 households (or 29%) from September 30, 2007 to 1,767,600 households as of September 30, 2008, accounting for 75% of all cable television subscribers.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, DVR, Japan, Results, Subscribers

Comcast Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results
Oct 29, 2008 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) has reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. Comcast added 417,000 digital cable customers in the third quarter of 2008, compared to 503,000 in the same period one year ago.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Subscribers, USA

UK - FREESAT+ Launches With Humax Foxsat-HDR In November 2008
Oct 23, 2008 – Available in UK shops from mid-November 2008, the FOXSAT-HDR is bursting with Freesat+ recording features to capture the incredible colour, sound and crystal clear images of the BBC HD channel and ITV HD red button service.
News categories: Freesat, Humax, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK

NDS Group plc Reports First Quarter Results
Oct 23, 2008 – NDS (Nasdaq: NNDS) has announced its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. 95.4 million active devices were protected by NDS conditional access and 98.7 million middleware clients were deployed at the end of the period.
News categories: NDS Group, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, DRM, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Mobile, Private Equity, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

Strong Wireless Gains, Sound Operational Execution Highlight AT&T's Third Quarter
Oct 22, 2008 – AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) further accelerated its ramp in U-verse TV growth with a net gain of 232,000 subscribers in the third quarter. At the end of the quarter, subscribers to the company's next-generation, IP-based TV service totaled 781,000.
News categories: U-verse, Broadband, DVR, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Global DVR homes to quadruple over the next five years
Oct 21, 2008 – The long-anticipated DVR/PVR sales boom is finally happening. Equipment prices have fallen rapidly - so much so that many platforms feel comfortable about offering subsidized or even free boxes, according to a report from Informa Telecoms & Media.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

MTG Results for Period Ending 30 September 2008
Oct 21, 2008 – Modern Times Group MTG AB (OMX Nordic: MTGA, MTGB) has announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended 30 September 2008. Viasat Broadcasting's net sales were up 14% y-o-y to SEK 2,308 million.
News categories: Modern Times Group, Denmark, DVR, Finland, IPTV, Norway, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Sweden, Ukraine

Canal+ launches +LE CUBE designer set-top box
Oct 16, 2008 – CANAL+ (Paris: VIV) has launched a new internet-connected HD satellite PVR called +LE CUBE. Designed by fuseproject, +LE CUBE has a gyroscopic sensor that enables the display to rotate allowing it to be used in both a horizontal and vertical position.
News categories: Canal+, fuseproject, Digital TV, DVR, France, Satellite, Set Top Box