USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

U.S. Converter Box Program Waiting List for Coupons Cleared
Mar 24, 2009 – Money allocated to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has allowed NTIA to clear the digital converter box coupon waiting list.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Cox Communications Chooses NDS to Implement tru2way Interactive Applications
Mar 23, 2009 – NDS has announced that it has been chosen to implement an enhanced suite of interactive applications for Cox Communications on their tru2way set-top boxes (STBs). The applications offer a wide range of entertainment and information services.
News categories: NDS Group, Cox Communications, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Another Win For Entone With Hargray Communications Deployment
Mar 18, 2009 – Entone has announced that their family of IPTV customer premise equipment (CPE) with digital video recorder (DVR) capabilities has been chosen by Hargray Communications Group for its IPTV services.
News categories: Entone, Hargray Communications, CPE, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA

Consolidated Communications Holdings Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results
Mar 12, 2009 – Consolidated Communications (Nasdaq: CNSL) has reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. IPTV subscribers were 16,666, an increase of 4,425, or 36.1% compared to December 31, 2007.
News categories: Consolidated Communications, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

U.S. Pay-TV Market Defies the Recession
Mar 11, 2009 – The economic downturn has not stopped growth in the U.S. pay-TV market, according to a study by Rider Research. The number of U.S. pay-TV subscribers grew by 362,000 during the fourth quarter of 2008.
News categories: Rider Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, USA

Thomson Full Year 2008 Results
Mar 9, 2009 – Thomson (Paris: 18453, NYSE: TMS) has released its full year 2008 results. In its access product business, the Group recorded strong growth in shipments (+32% YoY), especially with key Satellite and Cable customers in the US.
News categories: Thomson, Cable Modem, Cable TV, DVR, Gateway, IPTV, Results, Router, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

NTIA Begins to Clear TV Converter Box Coupon Request Waiting List
Mar 5, 2009 – The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced that the agency has begun to clear its waiting list for requests to the TV Converter Box Coupon Program as a result of additional funds provided by Congress.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

YouTube Surpasses 100 Million U.S. Viewers for the First Time
Mar 4, 2009 – comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) has released January 2009 data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that U.S. Internet users viewed 14.8 billion online videos during the month, representing an increase of 4 percent versus December 2008.
News categories: comScore, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

NXP and Roku Enable Instant Enjoyment of New Release Movies
Mar 4, 2009 – NXP and Roku have announced their continued collaboration. The Roku digital video player, powered by the PNX8935 multi-format source decoder from NXP, now allows instant streaming access to Amazon Video On Demand.
News categories: NXP, Roku, Digital TV, DVR, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA