USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

Qplay to close on July 25th
Jul 20, 2014 – Qplay, the short-form internet video service, has announced that it will close on July 25th, 2014. Customers who bought a TV Adapter from the company can apply for a refund.
News categories: Qplay, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Sling Media launches new 'TV Anywhere' solutions
Jul 16, 2014 – Sling Media (NASDAQ: SATS) has announced the Slingbox M1 and SlingTV. Both products deliver a customer's pay TV channels and programs from the living room to mobile devices in up to HD quality with no restrictions.
News categories: Sling Media, Michael Hawkey, Apps, Digital TV, Mobile, Placeshifting, USA

Comcast and TiVo work on non-CableCARD security for retail devices
Jul 15, 2014 – In an FCC filing, Comcast (Nasdaq:CMCSA,CMCSK) has said that it has agreed to work with TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO) on a two-way non-CableCARD security solution that will enable retail devices to access the full Comcast lineup of programming.
News categories: Comcast, TiVo Inc, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Set Top Box, USA

U.S. CE industry revenues to reach all-time high in 2014
Jul 15, 2014 – Driven in part by the skyrocketing sales of connected devices, revenues for the consumer electronics (CE) industry are projected to grow two percent in 2014, reaching a record high of $211.3 billion, according to the CEA.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, Gary Shapiro, Steve Koenig, Shawn DuBravac, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Smart TV, Smartphone, Tablet, USA

Rise of digital devices drives new viewing habits
Jul 10, 2014 – According to TNS, while our love affair with television endures, TV sets alone are no longer enough to satisfy our appetite for content, driving the growth of online media and ‘screen-stacking’ as a result.
News categories: TNS, Matthew Froggatt, Australia, China, Digital TV, Europe, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Market Research, Mobile, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Streaming, UAE, UK, USA, Worldwide

Cogeco TV customers down 9,620 in quarter to end-May 2014
Jul 10, 2014 – Cogeco Cable (TSX: CCA) has announced results for the third quarter of fiscal 2014, ended May 31, 2014. Third-quarter net losses for Television service customers stood at 9,620 compared to 8,407 for the same period of fiscal 2013.
News categories: Cogeco, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Subscribers, USA

Roku leads U.S. streaming media player market
Jul 9, 2014 – Parks Associates has announced a report showing that more than 25% of U.S. households will have a streaming media player by 2015, with continued robust sales and new entries such as Amazon Fire TV driving expansion of this connected CE category.
News categories: Parks Associates, Barbara Kraus, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA, Worldwide

U.S. VOD users watch 20% more live TV than non-VOD users
Jun 30, 2014 – According to Nielsen, people in U.S. VOD homes watch an hour and five minutes of live television per day, compared with the 54 minutes of live TV time among non-VOD users. This was found to be true over all VOD platforms.
News categories: Nielsen, Dounia Turrill, Market Research, USA

Total TV/video revenues to remain flat through 2020
Jun 25, 2014 – According to a new report from TDG, total TV and video revenue over the next five years will be much like the previous five years in terms of inflation-adjusted dollars, running primarily flat.
News categories: The Diffusion Group, Bill Niemeyer, Digital TV, Market Research, USA