USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

Verizon FiOS Challenges DIRECTV as HDTV Leader, Analysis Shows
Feb 10, 2009 – DIRECTV continues to offer the most high-definition channels of any pay TV provider, but Verizon is catching up quickly with its FiOS TV service, according to a new analysis by market research provider Pike & Fischer.
News categories: Pike & Fischer, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, USA

The DIRECTV Group Q4 Results Cap Record Setting Financial Performance in 2008
Feb 10, 2009 – The DIRECTV Group (NASDAQ:DTV) has reported fourth quarter 2008 results. DIRECTV U.S. ended the quarter with 17.62 million subscribers, up from 16.83 million on December 31, 2007. DIRECTV Latin America had 3.88 million subscribers at year end.
News categories: DIRECTV, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, DVR, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

HDMI Moves Beyond HDTVs to Set Top Boxes, DVD Equipment, Mobile PCs and More
Feb 9, 2009 – As adoption of HDMI ports approaches 100% in digital televisions, the interface is now moving into set top boxes, DVD Equipment and Mobile PCs, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, DVD, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Smart Home, Smart TV, UK, USA

One Million Xbox LIVE Members Download and Activate Netflix on Xbox 360
Feb 5, 2009 – Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) have announced that 1 million Xbox LIVE Gold members have downloaded and activated the groundbreaking Xbox LIVE application from Netflix since the alliance launched last November.
News categories: Netflix, Xbox, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Streaming, USA

U.S. Online Video Viewing Surges 13 Percent in Record-Setting December
Feb 4, 2009 – comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) has released December 2008 data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that U.S. Internet users viewed a record 14.3 billion online videos during the month, an increase of 13 percent versus the previous month.
News categories: comScore, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Time Warner Inc. announced Q4 & Full-Year 2008 earnings
Feb 4, 2009 – Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) has reported financial results for its full year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008. Digital video subscribers increased by 44 thousand in the quarter to give 8,627 million at year-end.
News categories: Time Warner, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

AT&T Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results
Jan 28, 2009 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported fourth-quarter and full-year results. AT&T further accelerated its ramp in U-verse TV growth with a net gain of 264,000 subscribers in the fourth quarter, to reach more than 1 million in service.
News categories: AT&T, DVR, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Verizon Reports Sustained Revenue Growth and Continued Strong Cash Flows for 4Q and Full-Year 2008
Jan 27, 2009 – In the fourth quarter, Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) added 303,000 net new FiOS TV customers. The company had 1.9 million FiOS TV customers at year-end 2008, adding nearly 1 million FiOS TV customers since year-end 2007.
News categories: Verizon, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Netflix Announces Q4 2008 Financial Results
Jan 26, 2009 – Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) has reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. Netflix ended the quarter with approximately 9,390,000 subscribers, representing a 26% year-over-year growth from 7,479,000 subscribers at end-2007.
News categories: Netflix, DVD, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, USA