USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

FTTH Connections Rise to 3.76 Million North American Households
Sep 23, 2008 – The upgrading of North America's last mile networks with fiber is continuing, with fiber to the home (FTTH) arriving at more than 1.6 million households over the past year, bringing the total number of FTTH subscribers to 3.76 million.
News categories: Fiber-to-the-Home Council, RVA Market Research, Broadband, Canada, Caribbean, Fibre, IPTV, Market Research, Mexico, North America, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Hill Country Telephone Cooperative Selects Infinite Video IPTV Platform for Immediate Trial
Sep 17, 2008 – Even Technologies (TSX-V: ETI) has announced that its subsidiary, Infinite Video Corporation, has entered into a contract to trial high definition (HD) video services over the existing network at Hill Country Telephone Cooperative.
News categories: Even Technologies, Hill Country Telephone Cooperative, Infinite Video Corporation, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

Macrovision Signs Tru2way™ Implementer's and OpenCable™ Contribution Agreements with CableLabs®
Sep 16, 2008 – Macrovision (NASDAQ: MVSN) has announced that it has signed a tru2way™ Implementer's Agreement with CableLabs®. The agreement will permit the company to build products based on CableLabs' tru2way interactive cable architecture.
News categories: Macrovision, tru2way, Cable TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, USA

ATSC Publishes New Standard For Advanced Video Coding
Sep 15, 2008 – The Advanced Television Systems Committee, Inc. has approved and published A/72 which details the methodology to utilize Advanced Video Coding (AVC) within an ATSC DTV transmission.
News categories: Advanced Television Systems Committee, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

UpdateLogic® Licenses UpdateTV Software to Zoran for Integration Into DTV Silicon Platforms
Sep 15, 2008 – UpdateLogic® has announced that Zoran (Nasdaq: ZRAN) has licensed the UpdateTV® solution for its embedded digital TV hardware platforms.
News categories: UpdateLogic, Zoran, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Middleware, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

DVRs Now in Over One-Quarter of US Households
Sep 15, 2008 – New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group, Inc. (LRG) found that 27% of TV households in the United States have at least one Digital Video Recorder (DVR), and 30% of those households have more than one DVR.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

Broadcom's New Digital TV Solutions Bring Advanced Functionality and Differentiated Features to TV Manufacturers
Sep 15, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced its next generation of DTV systems-on-a chip for the US market. Included in each are a multi-format decoder, Ethernet connectivity, 3D graphical user interface, and unique 3D color management.
News categories: Broadcom, ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, USA

Amino confirms Minerva double stamp of approval
Sep 15, 2008 – Amino (London AIM: AMO) is pleased to confirm that both its AmiNET125 and AmiNET130 Set-Top Box products have been certified by Minerva Networks.
News categories: Amino, Minerva Networks, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

SNL Kagan Expects Continued Growth for Cable Operators
Sep 12, 2008 – According to research published by SNL Kagan in its 28th annual 'Broadband Cable Financial Databook,' U.S. cable operators are expected to add 48 million subscribers to advanced services over the next decade.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Subscribers, USA