USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

WCMH-TV (Columbus, Ohio) is the First Media General Station to Launch MDTV
Sep 29, 2010 – Media General (NYSE: MEG) has said that WCMH-TV, its NBC affiliate in Columbus, Ohio, is the company's first broadcast television station to launch mobile digital television (MDTV).
News categories: Media General, WCMH-TV, Mobile, USA

CableLabs® Joins with SCTE to Demo 'Tools' at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo® SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2010
Sep 29, 2010 – CableLabs® will join with the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) to host a booth featuring a number of operational tools and support software at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo® in New Orleans October 20-22.
News categories: CableLabs, SCTE, Cable TV, CableTecExpo, Gateway, Middleware, USA

Roku Announces Content Partnership with Hulu
Sep 28, 2010 – Roku and Hulu have announced a partnership to offer the Hulu Plus™ service on all Roku players. The Hulu Plus channel will be available via subscription to all Roku customers later this fall.
News categories: Hulu, Roku, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

TiVo Will Offer Hulu Plus on TiVo Premiere DVRs
Sep 28, 2010 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has announced that it has teamed with Hulu™ to provide TiVo® Premiere DVR subscribers with access to the full-array of Hulu Plus™ content streamed instantly to their TVs.
News categories: Hulu, TiVo Inc, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

FilmOn Launches First Internet Based True HD Television Service in the United States
Sep 28, 2010 – Following its successful launch in the U.K. in 2009, FilmOn.com, has announced the public launch of its U.S. Virtual Cable Website, FilmOn.com. The announcement was made today by FilmOn, Inc. Founder and Chairman Alki David.
News categories: FilmOn, Streaming, USA

DVRs Now in 40% of U.S. TV Households
Sep 27, 2010 – New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) found that 40% of TV households in the United States have at least one Digital Video Recorder (DVR) -- an increase from just 8% five years ago.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Cable TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Weak Economy, Not Cord-Cutting Drives US Pay-TV Subscriber Decline in 2Q 2010
Sep 27, 2010 – For the first time in recent memory the number of pay-TV subscriber households in the United States actually decreased, according to In-Stat. US pay-TV households saw a reduction of some 167,000 subscribers during 2Q of 2010.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Broadband Passes 500 Million Subscribers
Sep 20, 2010 – Broadband has taken a significant step forward as the number of subscriber lines passed the 500 million mark in July 2010. In the second quarter 2.3 million IPTV subscribers were added, making over 38.5 million people using IPTV at the end of Q2 2010.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Belgium, Broadband, China, Digital TV, Fibre, France, Germany, Hong Kong, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Spain, USA

Yahoo! Connected TV Enhances TV Viewing Experience for Millions of Toshiba Consumers
Sep 15, 2010 – Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO) and Toshiba (Tokyo:6502) have announced that Yahoo! Connected TV is now available on several new models of Toshiba 46"-55" HDTVs, including the WX800 Cinema Series® 3D LED.
News categories: Yahoo!, Toshiba, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming, USA