USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

Comcast video subscribers steady in 4Q 2011
Feb 15, 2012 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) has reported results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. In the fourth quarter total video subscribers fell 17,000, with digital video subscribers increasing by 301,000 to 20.556 million.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Aereo internet TV to launch in New York
Feb 14, 2012 – Aereo has announced $20.5 million in Series A financing led by IAC (Nasdaq: IACI). IAC Chairman & Senior Executive, Barry Diller, has joined Aereo's Board of Directors. The service is to launch in New York on March 14.
News categories: Aereo, DVR, Streaming, Terrestrial, USA

Nearly one-third of U.S. broadband households use internet to watch shows and movies on TV
Feb 14, 2012 – Sales of digital video media receivers, including Apple TV and Roku, were strong in the recent holiday season, with penetration approaching 13% of U.S. broadband households and matching the 2011 forecasts from Parks Associates.
News categories: Parks Associates, Market Research, Streaming, USA

TiVo® HD DVR Available Nationwide From DIRECTV
Feb 9, 2012 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has announced the nationwide availability of the TiVo® HD DVR from DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) which integrates TiVo functionality with the DIRECTV service. The roll-out follows an initial ten-market deployment this past December.
News categories: TiVo Inc, DIRECTV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

Verizon and Redbox Form Joint Venture to Create New Consumer Choice for Video Entertainment
Feb 6, 2012 – Verizon (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) and Redbox (Nasdaq: CSTR) have announced the formation of a joint venture to offer Redbox® DVD and Blu-ray Disc® rentals combined with a new video on-demand streaming and download service from Verizon.
News categories: Verizon, Redbox, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Streaming, USA

Technicolor reaches milestone of 10 million Digital Transport Adapters sold
Jan 31, 2012 – Technicolor (Paris: TCH) has announced that it has reached a milestone by selling 10 million Digital Transport Adapters (DTAs) to North American cable operators.
News categories: Technicolor, Cable TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, USA

CenturyLink Launches Microsoft Mediaroom Upgrade
Jan 27, 2012 – CenturyLink™ (NYSE: CTL) Prism™ TV, the alternative to cable and satellite, just got better with new features and functionality through Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) Mediaroom TV technology, the world's most deployed IPTV platform.
News categories: CenturyLink, Microsoft Mediaroom, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

CableLabs Interop Event to Evaluate OpenCable™ 3DTV Requirements
Jan 20, 2012 – CableLabs® will host a 3DTV interoperability event in February, allowing manufacturers of 3D-capable cable STBs, TVs and test equipment to evaluate implementations based on OpenCable™ 3DTV requirements, or designed to interoperate with such products.
News categories: CableLabs, Cable TV, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

Standard definition switch off looms
Jan 15, 2012 – HDTV household penetration will soon be high enough in developed countries for broadcasters and pay TV operators to consider ending their Standard Definition transmissions, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Brazil, Canada, China, Digital TV, DVR, Finland, Japan, Market Research, Metaverse, Russia, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK, USA