USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

Mediacom Communications Reports Results for Second Quarter 2008
Aug 7, 2008 – MEDIACOM Communications (Nasdaq: MCCC) has reported results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2008. During the quarter, digital customers grew by 15,000 to end the quarter at 599,000, or 45.3% penetration of basic subscribers.
News categories: MEDIACOM Communications, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Subscribers, USA

The DIRECTV Group Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results
Aug 7, 2008 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) U.S. net subscriber additions of 129,000 were essentially flat compared with last year's second quarter. DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions increased 30% to 184,000 compared to the same period last year.
News categories: DIRECTV, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, DVR, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Time Warner announces Q2 2008 earnings
Aug 6, 2008 – Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) has reported results for its second quarter ended June 30. Time Warner Cable customer relationships totaled 14.7 million with triple play subscribers passing 2.8 million after 214,000 net additions during the quarter.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Entone Selected For Panhandle Telephone HD IPTV Rollout
Aug 6, 2008 – Entone has announced that their award-winning Hydra™ HD IP video gateway and Amulet™ HD IPTV receiver have been selected by Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (PTCI) for their high-definition (HD) IPTV service rollout.
News categories: Entone, Panhandle Telephone Cooperative, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Charter Reports Second Quarter Financial and Operating Results
Aug 5, 2008 – Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) has reported its second quarter and six-month 2008 financial and operating results. Digital video customers increased by approximately 33,900 to 3,056,900 during the second quarter.
News categories: Charter Communications, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Insight Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results
Aug 4, 2008 – Insight Communications Company has announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. The digital customer net gain was 9,200, an increase of 300 over net additions in Q2 2007. Total digital customers at quarter end were 406,100.
News categories: Insight Communications, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

CEA to discuss standards for portable and handheld devices
Aug 4, 2008 – The CEA has announced the formation of a discussion group to weigh interest in establishing industry technical standards for portable and handheld devices. CEA will hold a Discovery Group meeting at its Industry Forum on Tuesday, October 21, 2008.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, Automotive, Mobile, Portable, Smart Home, USA

DISH Network® Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
Aug 4, 2008 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) lost approximately 25,000 net subscribers during the quarter ended June 30, 2008, ending the quarter with approximately 13.79 million subscribers.
News categories: DISH Network, Digital TV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

MobiTV Soars Past Four Million Subscribers
Jul 31, 2008 – MobiTV has announced that its managed network for mobile television and radio has surpassed four million subscribers. Since launching in November 2003, MobiTV has deployed its television offerings on more than 15 carrier networks.
News categories: MobiTV, Digital TV, Mobile, Subscribers, USA