USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

CMMB network to be deployed in the U.S.
May 7, 2009 – According to Interfax, a commercial mobile TV network based on China's CMMB standard will be deployed in Atlanta in the United States in September, marking the first time that the standard has been used outside of China.
News categories: TiMiTech, Motorola, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

U.S. Blu-ray Disc Player Sales On the Rise
May 6, 2009 – According to the latest point-of-sale (POS) tracking data from The NPD Group, first quarter (Q1) sales of stand-alone Blu-ray players in the U.S. grew to more than 400,000 units, an increase of 72 percent over Q1 2008.
News categories: NPD, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Market Research, USA

DIRECTV Group and Liberty Media Corporation Announce Combination
May 4, 2009 – The DIRECTV Group and Liberty Media Corporation have announced they have entered into definitive agreements for the combination of DIRECTV Group with Liberty Entertainment, a company to be split-off from Liberty Media.
News categories: DIRECTV, Liberty Media, Digital TV, MandA, Satellite, USA

Comcast Reports First Quarter 2009 Results
Apr 30, 2009 – Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA, CMCSK) has reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. At the end of the quarter, Comcast's video, high-speed Internet and voice customers totaled 46.1 million, reflecting 549,000 net additions in the period.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers, USA

Time Warner Cable 2009 Reports First-Quarter Earnings
Apr 29, 2009 – Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) has reported financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2009. Video revenues rose 2% ($64 million) to $2.7 billion, driven by video price increases and continued growth in digital video subscriptions.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Verizon Reports Results for 1Q 2009
Apr 27, 2009 – Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) has reported its results for the first quarter 2009. Verizon added 299,000 net new FiOS TV customers to give a total of 2.2 million, an increase of 83.8 percent compared with the first quarter 2008.
News categories: Verizon, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Silver Star Deploys Calix Unified Access Infrastructure
Apr 27, 2009 – Calix has announced that Silver Star Communications has deployed Calix's Unified Access Infrastructure across its network. Along with high-speed data services to customer premises, Silver Star offers services like IPTV and in-home network support.
News categories: Calix, Silver Star Communications, Content Distribution, IPTV, USA

AT&T's First-Quarter Results
Apr 22, 2009 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported first-quarter results. AT&T U-verse TV subscribers in service increased by 284,000 in the first quarter -- up from 148,000 added in the year-earlier first quarter -- to reach 1.3 million in service.
News categories: AT&T, DVR, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Roundbox Demonstrates First Netbook with Integrated Mobile DTV
Apr 21, 2009 – Roundbox has announced a demonstration of the first netbook with integrated Mobile DTV reception, at NAB2009. The demonstration combines a Dell Inspiron™ Mini 10 with the Roundbox Client and an integrated tuner from LG Electronics.
News categories: Roundbox, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, NABShow, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, USA