USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

VUDU Launches HDX, New Benchmark For Picture Quality In On-Demand Content
Oct 2, 2008 – VUDU has unveiled HDX, a groundbreaking video format that for the first time enables the viewing of Internet-delivered movie content in full High Definition 1080p format optimized for 40 inch and larger HDTVs and Home Theaters.
News categories: VUDU, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Valuable Group's Moviebeam Forges Partnership With Nagravision To Provide Studio-Approved Security System For Movie Downloads
Oct 2, 2008 – Valuable Group has reinvigorated MovieBeam's relationship with Nagravision (SWX:KUD.VX) with a new agreement under which Nagravision will provide state-of-the-art, secure conditional access for MovieBeam's set-top boxes.
News categories: Nagravision, MovieBeam, Valuable Group, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, North America, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK, USA

Canby Telcom Launches HD Offering Powered by IP-PRIME HD-4 Service in Central Oregon
Sep 30, 2008 – SES AMERICOM (Paris, Luxembourg: SESG) and Canby Telcom have announced that Canby's IPTV customers can now access 36 channels of High Definition (HD) programming, including more than two dozen channels delivered to Canby via IP-PRIME®.
News categories: SES AMERICOM, Canby Telcom, NRTC, Content Distribution, IPTV, USA

Over Two Million SmarDTV CableCARDs Deployed Worldwide
Sep 30, 2008 – SmarDTV (SWX:KUD.VX) has announced that more than 2 million of its CableCARDs have been deployed worldwide. SmarDTV also announced the opening of a new regional office located in Seoul.
News categories: SmarDTV, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, Korea, Middleware, Peripherals / Accessories, Smart TV, USA

Nero and TiVo Deliver the Ultimate DVR Experience on the PC
Sep 29, 2008 – Nero and TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) have announced the unveiling of Nero LiquidTV | TiVo PC. This new offering revolutionizes the way consumers experience television by offering an enhanced TiVo DVR experience directly from the PC.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Nero, Canada, Digital TV, Media Player, Mexico, Peripherals / Accessories, Portable, Smart Home, Tablet, USA

AT&T and DIRECTV Reach Agreement to Offer Satellite TV Service to AT&T Customers
Sep 26, 2008 – AT&T (NYSE: T) and DIRECTV (Nasdaq: DTV) have announced a commercial agreement by which AT&T will market and sell DIRECTV's service as a co-branded satellite television service after Jan. 31, 2009.
News categories: AT&T, DIRECTV, Digital TV, Satellite, USA

Sling Media Begins Shipping Slingbox PRO-HD
Sep 25, 2008 – Sling Media (NASDAQ:SATS) has announced its Slingbox™ PRO-HD in the USA and Canada. The Slingbox PRO-HD is capable of streaming HD content from a home television source to a laptop or desktop computer in and around the house.
News categories: Sling Media, Canada, Digital TV, Placeshifting, Smart Home, USA

EPB selects Alcatel-Lucent for FTTH services in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Sep 24, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Paris and NYSE: ALU) and EPB have announced that EPB has selected Alcatel-Lucent's IPTV solution to offer advanced TV and additional communications services to its customers in the greater Chattanooga area.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, EPB Telecom, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA

DISH Network® Launches Next-Gen Digital-To-Analog Converter Box: DTVPal™ Plus
Sep 24, 2008 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has announced the availability of the DTVPal™ Plus digital-to-analog converter box. The DTVPal™ Plus offers all the features of the DTVPal™, plus an enhanced digital tuner for optimizing weak signal areas.
News categories: DTVPal, DISH Network, ATSC 3, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA