USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

AT&T U-verse TV adds 232,000 subscribers in 1Q 2013
Apr 23, 2013 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported results for the first quarter of 2013. U-verse TV added 232,000 subscribers, its best net gain in nine quarters, to reach 4.8 million in service.
News categories: AT&T, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Verizon adds 169,000 FiOS Video connections in 1Q 2013
Apr 18, 2013 – Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has reported first-quarter 2013 results. The company added 169,000 net new FiOS Video connections in the quarter to end with a total 4.9 million, representing a year-over-year increases of 12.5 percent.
News categories: Verizon, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

TWC TV iOS app adds access to programming out of home
Apr 16, 2013 – Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) has announced that it will launch select Video On Demand and live programming outside the home on the new update to its TWC TV app for iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone and iPod iTouch. The programming is accessible over any WiFi connection.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, Apps, Cable TV, Digital TV, TV Everywhere, USA

Entone FusionTV enables United Fiber to offer TV and cloud services
Apr 10, 2013 – Entone has announced that United Services, a subsidiary of United Electric Cooperative (UECI), has selected its FusionTV solutions to power the delivery of advanced video services in Northwest Missouri and Southwest Iowa under its 'United Fiber' brand.
News categories: Entone, United Electric Cooperative, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Gaming Consoles Lead Global Connected TV Usage
Apr 9, 2013 – With growing interest in streaming content, online gaming, and apps on TVs, households are increasingly finding ways to connect their TVs to the Internet. In several developed countries, game consoles have become the most popular way to make that connection, according to NPD DisplaySearch.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Blu-ray, China, Digital TV, DVD, France, Gaming, Germany, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, UK, USA

Sinclair commits to Mobile DTV in nine additional U.S. markets
Apr 2, 2013 – Sinclair Broadcast (Nasdaq: SBGI) has announced that it will begin broadcasting mobile-capable signals over 10 stations in nine markets over the next six months. Currently, Sinclair, in partnership with Cunningham Broadcasting, provides mobile DTV on two stations in Columbus, Ohio.
News categories: Sinclair, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

ATSC Invites Proposals for Next-Generation TV Broadcasting Technologies
Mar 26, 2013 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has announced a call for proposals for the 'physical layer' of this next-generation broadcast TV standard that in the years ahead could replace the current digital broadcasting systems used in the United States and around the world.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

Samsung launches 2013 Smart TV product line in the U.S.
Mar 20, 2013 – Samsung has announced new Smart TVs that simplify how consumers search for and discover their preferred content, while raising the bar in picture quality. Its line of 2013 TVs will begin shipping this month in the U.S., beginning with the LED 8000-series and the Plasma 8500-series.
News categories: Samsung, Smart TV, USA

SNL Kagan reports US multichannel video subscriber universe eked out a gain in 2012
Mar 20, 2013 – According to SNL Kagan, U.S. multichannel subscribers grew slightly in both Q4 2012 and for the full year, reversing the negative quarterly trends of Q2 and Q3 2012. The small gain brought total multichannel subs to 100.4 million.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA