USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

TiVo Premiere From RCN Debuts in Washington, D.C. Area
May 4, 2010 – RCN (NASDAQ: RCNI) and TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) have announced the launch of TiVo® Premiere from RCN in the Washington, D.C. area. TiVo Premiere offers a universe of TV and broadband delivered entertainment through one remote and one user interface.
News categories: TiVo Inc, RCN, Cable TV, DVR, Set Top Box, USA

Entone Selected by South Central Telcom For IPTV Launch
May 3, 2010 – Entone has announced that South Central Rural Telephone Coop has selected Entone's award-winning Hydra™ IP video gateway and Amulet™ IPTV receiver for their high-definition (HD) IPTV service launch.
News categories: Entone, SCRTC, Digital TV, Gateway, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA

Widevine Video Optimization and DRM for DISH Network TV Everywhere™ Service
May 3, 2010 – Widevine has announced it has been selected by DISH Network (NASDAQ:DISH) to provide adaptive streaming, virtual DVD-like 'trick play' and digital rights management (DRM) for the pay-TV provider's TV Everywhere™ service.
News categories: Widevine, DISH Network, Digital TV, DRM, Middleware, Satellite, Streaming, USA

Positive first results for Surewest Advanced Digital TV
Apr 29, 2010 – SureWest Communications (Nasdaq: SURW) has announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. In late January, SureWest launched the new Advanced Digital TV (ADTV) powered by Microsoft Mediaroom platform throughout the Sacramento market.
News categories: SureWest, IPTV, Middleware, Results, Subscribers, USA

Time Warner Cable adds 102k digital video subscribers in 1Q10
Apr 29, 2010 – Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) has reported results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2010. TWC had approximately 12.8 million video subscribers, of which approximately 9.0 million received video service via digital transmission.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Subscribers, USA

Comcast adds 427k digital video customers in 1Q10
Apr 28, 2010 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) has reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. At the end of the period Comcast's digital video customers totaled 18.8 million, an increase of 427,000 during the quarter.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

South Slope Communications Coop Moves Forward with Calix for Fiber Access Project
Apr 26, 2010 – Calix (NYSE: CALX) has announced that Iowa ILEC South Slope Cooperative Communications has selected the Calix Unified Access portfolio to deliver IPTV, symmetrical data services, and VoIP to its service area.
News categories: Calix, South Slope Coop, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, USA

DIRECTV and DISH Network Launch Satellite Advertising Platform
Apr 26, 2010 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) and DISH Network (NASDAQ:DISH) have announced the launch of the Advanced Satellite Advertising Platform (ASAP), an advertising platform giving U.S. television advertisers unprecedented reach to nearly 30 million U.S. households.
News categories: DIRECTV, DISH Network, Advertising, Satellite, USA

CenturyLink and Qwest Agree to Merge
Apr 22, 2010 – CenturyLink (CenturyTel, Inc., NYSE: CTL) and Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q) have announced that their boards of directors have approved a definitive agreement under which CenturyLink will acquire Qwest in a tax-free, stock-for-stock transaction.
News categories: CenturyLink, Qwest, IPTV, MandA, USA