USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

US IPTV Revenues to Hit $13.7 Billion in 2012
Mar 4, 2008 – IPTV service revenues will approach $14 billion in 2012, growing from $694 million in 2007, according to "US IPTV Forecast and Outlook," a report just released by Strategy Analytics.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, IPTV, Market Research, USA

Yankee Group Says IPTV Will Be the Game-Changer for Subscription Services
Mar 1, 2008 – Yankee Group has announced that IPTV will change the competitive landscape for subscription services. By 2011, more than 9 million households in the US will subscribe to telco-provided video service.
News categories: Yankee Group, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers, USA

Cablevision Systems Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results
Feb 28, 2008 – Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2007. Digital video customers were up 43,000 or 1.7% from September 2007 and 181,000 or 7.4% from December 2006.
News categories: Cablevision, Earnings Release, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Charter Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial and Operating Results
Feb 27, 2008 – As of December 31, 2007, Charter (NASDAQ: CHTR) served approximately 5,596,300 customers and the Company's 11,782,100 RGUs were comprised of 5,219,900 analog video, 2,920,400 digital video, 2,682,500 HSI, and 959,300 telephone customers.
News categories: Charter Communications, Earnings Release, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers, USA

Liberty Media Completes Acquisition of Largest Stake in DIRECTV
Feb 27, 2008 – Liberty Media (Nasdaq: LINTA, LCAPA) has announced that it has completed the exchange of its 16.3% stake in News Corporation for a subsidiary of News that holds a 41% stake in The DIRECTV Group (Nasdaq: DTV), regional sports networks, and $465 million of cash.
News categories: Liberty Media, News Corporation, DIRECTV, Digital TV, MandA, Satellite, USA

Sony Adds New Blu-ray Disc Players With Advanced Interactivity
Feb 26, 2008 – Sony has updated its Blu-ray Disc player line with two new models that will be capable of accessing advanced interactive features such as BonusView (Picture-in-Picture) and BD-Live (Ethernet port).
News categories: Sony Electronics, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Middleware, USA

Mediacom Communications Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007
Feb 26, 2008 – Mediacom Communications (Nasdaq: MCCC) has reported results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2007. Digital video customers grew by 16,000, as compared to an increase of 14,000 in the prior year period, ending the year at 557,000 subscribers.
News categories: Mediacom Communications, Earnings Release, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Results, Subscribers, USA

DISH Network Reports Fourth Quarter 2007 Financial Results
Feb 26, 2008 – DISH Network (Nasdaq:DISH) added approximately 85,000 net new subscribers during the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2007, giving the company approximately 13.78 million subscribers as of that date, an increase of 675,000 subscribers compared to the number of subscribers as of Dec. 31, 2006.
News categories: DISH Network, Digital TV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

MobiTV Releases Mobile Television Advertising and Viewership Data
Feb 25, 2008 – More than 60 million handsets are enabled with the MobiTV® service in the U.S. market and MobiTV has more than three million subscriptions.
News categories: MobiTV, Advertising, Digital TV, Mobile, Subscribers, USA