USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

One in Five new TV purchases in the US will be 3DTVs in 2013
Jun 28, 2010 – 3D is the hottest thing happening in Hollywood. The excitement over 3D has found its way to the US consumer electronics market. By 2013, one in five new TVs sold in the US will be 3D, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV, USA

Sears Chooses Sonic Solutions to Deliver Movie Downloads
Jun 22, 2010 – Sonic Solutions® (Nasdaq: SNIC) has entered into an agreement with Sears (Nasdaq: SHLD) to provide consumers easy access to Hollywood entertainment on a range of internet-connected devices including TVs, Blu-ray Disc players, and mobile phones.
News categories: Sonic Solutions, Sears, Kmart, Blu-ray, Content Distribution, Media Player, Mobile, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

3D Capable Home Entertainment Product Revenue Exceeds $55 Million in the U.S.
Jun 22, 2010 – 3D TV and 3D Blu-ray standalone player revenue in the U.S. has exceeded $55 million in the first three months since the launch of these products in February, according to leading market research company The NPD Group's Retail Tracking Service.
News categories: NPD, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV, USA

NDS Selected by Comcast as Professional Services Partner and Prime Integrator for tru2way Implementations
Jun 21, 2010 – NDS has announced that it has been chosen by Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) to be the Prime Integrator of the company's tru2way software integration project that utilizes the CableLabs tru2way Reference Implementation (RI).
News categories: NDS Group, Comcast, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Global IPTV subscribers grow 8% in Q1 2010
Jun 16, 2010 – Broadband subscription growth took an upswing during the first quarter of 2010. The Broadband Forum figures show that the number of IPTV subscribers grew to 36.3 million. China and the USA are the top two countries for both broadband and IPTV.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Broadband, BroadcastAsia, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, Hong Kong, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Russia, Spain, Subscribers, USA

AT&T set-top boxes move to Broadcom SoCs
Jun 15, 2010 – According to Light Reading, the next generation of AT&T (NYSE: T) U-Verse set-top boxes will use a system-on-a-chip (SoC) from Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) rather than one from Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM) as currently.
News categories: AT&T, Broadcom, Sigma Designs, Digital TV, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, USA

Boxee to Team with Sonic Solutions on Premium Content Streaming
Jun 15, 2010 – Sonic Solutions® (Nasdaq: SNIC) has announced that Boxee will license RoxioNow™ to power premium entertainment storefronts through its Web-to-TV desktop application, as well as upcoming set-top boxes, TVs, and mobile devices running Boxee.
News categories: Sonic Solutions, Boxee, Content Distribution, Media Player, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Growing Shipments of Web-enabled CE Devices is Foundation for TV Widgets Market
Jun 15, 2010 – The rapid growth of web-enabled CE devices, which In-Stat projects will reach 83.4 million units by 2014, is the foundation for a vibrant TV Widget Market.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

U.S. Adds 1.7 Million Multi-Channel Video Subscribers Over the Past Year
Jun 10, 2010 – The Leichtman Research Group has found that the largest cable, satellite, and Telco TV providers in the US acquired over 1.7 million net additional multi-channel video subscribers over the past year.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA