USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

U.S. consumers favouring Amazon smart home ecosystem
Feb 29, 2016 – A report from Argus Insights looks at the top options for Smart Home connectivity in The U.S. and finds consumers are frustrated – in particular with Google and Apple’s refusal to play nice together, and are happier with the broad and relatively easier to integrate Amazon Echo.
News categories: Argus Insights, John Feland, Market Research, Smart Home, USA

Cablevision video customers down 10,000 in 4Q 2015
Feb 25, 2016 – Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) has reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2015. Video customer results showed marked improvement in 2015 with 45,000 fewer losses than the prior year period.
News categories: Cablevision Systems, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Heartland Cable upgrades with Pico Digital headend and STBs
Feb 24, 2016 – Pico Digital has announced that Heartland Cable, a cable operator serving a dozen rural communities in North Central Illinois, is upgrading to digital with Pico Digital's CONDOR end-to-end headend broadcast cable TV system for small operators.
News categories: Pico Digital, Heartland Cable, Andrew Isherwood, Steve Allen, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Set Top Box, USA

Downturn in video spending correlates with Netflix availability
Feb 24, 2016 – IHS (NYSE: IHS) has announced findings from its report measuring spend on movies and TV shows. According to the report, there is a clear correlation between the launch of Netflix and a decline in video spending.
News categories: IHS Inc, Helen Davis Jayalath, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK, USA, Worldwide

Conklin-Intracom provides IPTV platform for Socket Telecom
Feb 23, 2016 – Conklin-Intracom has announced the successful launch of the fs|cdn Anywhere IPTV platform at Socket Telecom. Socket Telecom is a Missouri-based telephone and Internet service provider with the largest service area in the state.
News categories: Conklin-Intracom, Socket Telecom, Michael Agostinelli, George Pfenenger, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, USA

AMC Networks secures content with NexGuard watermarking
Feb 23, 2016 – NexGuard has announced that AMC Networks is deploying the NexGuard forensic watermarking system at its New York facilities. AMC Networks owns and operates several of the most popular and award-winning brands in cable television, including AMC, WE tv, BBC AMERICA, SundanceTV and IFC.
News categories: NexGuard, AMC Networks, Harrie Tholen, Steve Pontillo, Cable TV, Content Protection, USA, Watermarking, Worldwide

FCC approves proposal to unlock the set-top box
Feb 18, 2016 – The Federal Communications Commission has approved a proposal that would pave the way for software, devices, and other solutions to compete with the set-top boxes that a majority of U.S. consumers lease from pay-TV providers today.
News categories: Federal Communications Commission, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Regulation, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

DISH Network subscribers down 81,000 in 2015
Feb 18, 2016 – DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) has reported 2015 results. DISH ended 2015 with approximately 13.897 million Pay-TV subscribers compared with approximately 13.978 million at the end of 2014.
News categories: DISH Network, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

AirTies licenses Reference Design Kit (RDK)
Feb 18, 2016 – AirTies has announced that it has licensed the RDK (Reference Design Kit) in support of the RDK community’s newest initiative for broadband devices (RDK-B).
News categories: AirTies, RDK Management, Bulent Celebi, Steve Heeb, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, RDK, Set Top Box, USA