USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

AT&T Dares Cable Cos. to Cut Cable with Wi-Fi STB
Mar 4, 2011 – The Cisco ISB7005 for AT&T U-Verse cleared the FCC today. This is the first set-top box that IMS Research has observed beyond those from the Turkish company AirTies that is designed to receive pay-TV over a Wi-Fi interface.
News categories: IMS Research, AT&T, Cisco Systems, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Armstrong Completes VOD Architecture Upgrade with SeaChange
Mar 1, 2011 – U.S. cable television operator Armstrong has completed an end-to-end video-on-demand architecture upgrade with solutions from SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC).
News categories: SeaChange, Armstrong, Cable TV, Content Distribution, USA

Salisbury, North Carolina Deploys Minerva Platform for Advanced TV Services
Feb 28, 2011 – Minerva Networks has announced that its software platform has been deployed by Fibrant to offer next generation television services in Salisbury, North Carolina.
News categories: Minerva Networks, Fibrant, Fibre, IPTV, Middleware, USA

Amazon Launches Commercial-free, Instant Streaming of More Than 5,000 Movies and TV Shows
Feb 22, 2011 – Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) has announced the launch of a new benefit for Amazon Prime members: unlimited, commercial-free, instant streaming of more than 5,000 movies and TV shows.
News categories: Amazon.com, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

blinkx Brings 35 Million Hours of Video to Boxee in New App
Feb 18, 2011 – blinkx (LSE AIM: BLNX) has announced that a blinkx app will soon be available on Boxee. The app will allow audiences to search, discover and watch professionally produced internet video across blinkx's index of 35 million hours of video content.
News categories: blinkx, Boxee, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

ARRIS Announces Launch of Whole Home Solution
Feb 17, 2011 – ARRIS (Nasdaq: ARRS) has announced that its Whole Home Solution Media Gateway will be offered by Oregon-based MSO BendBroadband throughout its network.
News categories: ARRIS, BendBroadband, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

iVOD to Exceed EST in U.S. Online Movie Market in 2013
Feb 14, 2011 – U.S. movie Internet video on demand (iVOD) revenue will rise to exceed that of electronic sell-through (EST) for the first time ever in 2013, according to new IHS Screen Digest research.
News categories: Screen Digest, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Eyepartner Releases TikiLIVE iPTV for ROKU Set Top Boxes
Feb 5, 2011 – Eyepartner has developed a low cost iPTV middleware that delivers HD Live, VOD, and Channel Lineups directly to the affordable ROKU set top box. The TikiLIVE iPTV platform requires no proprietary hardware or advanced training to use.
News categories: ROKU, Eyepartner, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

New generation of TV services begin to close gap on cable
Feb 1, 2011 – Cable will retain dominance in the global multi-channel TV market over the next five years but the threat from the new generation of digital and internet protocol (IP) services will take its toll, predicts Ovum.
News categories: Ovum, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK, USA