USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

Global IPTV subscribers up 6% in 3Q 2011 to 54.4 million
Jan 12, 2012 – Latest broadband and IPTV figures published by the Broadband Forum show that IPTV subscribers grew by 6.06% in the third quarter of 2011 and now total 54.4 million globally. Asia is the fastest growing region for IPTV.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Belgium, Broadband, China, Digital TV, Fibre, France, Germany, IPTV, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Netherlands, Russia, Subscribers, Taiwan, USA

LG and Verizon Offer FiOS TV App On LG's Smart TV Platform
Jan 11, 2012 – LG (KSE: 066570) and Verizon (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) have announced an alliance that will offer a new entertainment experience for the LG Smart TV platform, when LG introduces the Verizon FiOS TV app to LG Smart TVs and Blu-ray players in 2012.
News categories: Verizon, LG Electronics, Apps, Blu-ray, CES2025, IPTV, Smart TV, USA

Entropic Powers Pace HR34 Home Media Center HD-DVR for DIRECTV
Jan 11, 2012 – Entropic (NASDAQ:ENTR) has announced its silicon and software based on the MoCA® standard has been deployed by Pace (LSE:PIC) in its HR34 Home Media Center HD-DVR for DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV).
News categories: Entropic Communications, Pace plc, DIRECTV, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Samsung Announces Set-Top 'Boxless' Viewing in All 2012 Smart TVs
Jan 10, 2012 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ: DTV) and Samsung (Seoul: 005930) have unveiled plans to offer DIRECTV's customers the ability to watch live broadcast and stored content from a DIRECTV DVR on Samsung's 2012 line of Smart TVs without the need for additional set-top boxes.
News categories: DIRECTV, Samsung, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Satellite, Smart Home, Smart TV, USA

Actiontec and Entropic Communications Launch First Multi-Band MoCA Adapter
Jan 10, 2012 – Actiontec and Entropic (Nasdaq:ENTR) have announced a Multi-band MoCA Network Adapter that supports all three pay TV segments in the same device. The adapter leverages MoCA technology to deliver pay TV services to every corner of the home.
News categories: Actiontec, Entropic Communications, Cable TV, CES2025, IPTV, Satellite, Semiconductor, Smart Home, USA

Broadcom Accelerates Set-Top Box Development by Integrating Comcast's New Reference Design Kit
Jan 10, 2012 – Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) has announced that its connected home STB platforms support the Comcast® (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) Device Software Reference Design Kit (RDK) and tru2way® on-screen guides.
News categories: Broadcom, Comcast, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, RDK, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, USA

Belkin & Siano Announce Collaborative Efforts to Promote Mobile Digital TV via New Products
Jan 10, 2012 – Belkin and Siano have announced a collaborative partnership that will enable both companies to design, develop and market high-quality mobile digital TV solutions.
News categories: Siano, Belkin, CES2025, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smartphone, Tablet, USA

Simple.TV launches DVR for cord cutters with Buffalo & ViXS
Jan 9, 2012 – Simple.TV has announced that it has partnered with Buffalo to launch a DVR designed for the connected world. Bringing live and recorded TV to connected devices, Simple.TV turns the iPad, Roku box, Google TV, or any web browser into a full-featured DVR.
News categories: Simple.TV, Buffalo Inc, ViXS Systems, Maresuke Ishii, Sally Daub, Mark Ely, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

DISH Introduces Next Generation Whole-Home HD DVR Entertainment System
Jan 9, 2012 – DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) has introduced a high definition DVR entertainment system featuring Hopper™ and Joey™. The Hopper HD DVR and accompanying small Joey boxes let DISH customers record, pause, and play back shows from any room in the home.
News categories: DISH Network, Apps, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA