USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

Advanced TV Semiconductor Market Will Grow 25% CAGR in Units and 30% in Revenue According to New Report by Jon Peddie Research
Feb 25, 2008 – A new study released today on the Advanced Digital TV market by Jon Peddie Research is the first ever to report on the segments and semiconductor opportunities by geographical region.
News categories: Jon Peddie Research, ATSC 3, China, Digital TV, Europe, Japan, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

Comcast Pursuing $35 Digital Dongle
Feb 22, 2008 – The U.S.'s largest cable operator is on the hunt for a digital-to-analog converter device with a targeted price point of about $35 per unit.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, USA

Comcast Reports 2007 Results and Provides Outlook for 2008
Feb 14, 2008 – Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) has reported results for the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2007. Comcast added 2.5 million new digital cable subscribers in 2007 - 33% up on last year.
News categories: Comcast, Earnings Release, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Results, Subscribers, USA

Samsung's New See'N'Search Set-Top Box Revolutionizes How Consumers Access the Internet
Feb 13, 2008 – Samsung is changing the way consumers enjoy the Internet in the living room with the introduction of its See'N'Search technology. Using just their TV's, users can directly pull up Internet information and media-related content onto the screen program without the need for a PC/keyboard and or special content programming.
News categories: Samsung Electronics, Broadband, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming, USA

The DIRECTV Group Announces Fourth Quarter 2007 Results
Feb 13, 2008 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) U.S. net subscriber additions of 275,000 were driven by strong gross additions and the lowest monthly churn rate in 8 years. DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions more than doubled to 199,000 due to higher gross additions and low monthly churn.
News categories: DIRECTV, Earnings Release, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Expway's FastESG™ Solution Selected by ICO Global Communications for Mobile TV Services
Feb 12, 2008 – Expway has announced that ICO Global Communications (Holdings) Limited (NASDAQ:ICOG) has selected Expway FastESG™ for the alpha trial of its ICO mim™ service, which will use the DVB-SH standard.
News categories: Expway, ICO Global Communications, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Satellite, USA

Microtune 3-in-1 TV Tuner Deployed in TiVo HD DVR
Feb 12, 2008 – Microtune® (NASDAQ: TUNE) has announced that its 3-in-1 TV tuner (the MicroTuner™ MT2131) has been deployed in TiVo®'s dual-tuner, high-definition (HD) digital video recorder (DVR).
News categories: Microtune, TiVo, Digital TV, DVR, Semiconductor, USA

Qwest Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2007 Results
Feb 12, 2008 – Qwest (NYSE: Q) added 44,000 net DIRECTV subscribers in the quarter to end the year with a total of 649,000 video subscribers, an increase of 58 percent in total video customers from the end of 2006.
News categories: Qwest, Earnings Release, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Sony Rises to Top of North America LCD TV Shipments for First Time
Feb 6, 2008 – Sony climbed four spots in Q4'07 to reach #1 in LCD TV shipments for the first time with a boost in share from 9.7% to 12.8% on 83% Q/Q sequential growth, the strongest among the top five brands.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Canada, Market Research, North America, Smart TV, USA