USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

Televisions Must Meet New Requirements to Earn Energy Star
Feb 5, 2008 – The EPA has announced a revised Energy Star specification for televisions. Effective Nov. 1, 2008, TVs that carry the Energy Star label will be up to 30 percent more efficient than conventional models and will save energy while they are on and when they are off.
News categories: Energy Star, Environmental Protection Agency, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Regulation, Smart TV, USA

FCC Approves AT&T's Acquisition of Wireless Spectrum from Aloha Partners
Feb 5, 2008 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has announced that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has approved AT&T's acquisition of spectrum licenses from Aloha Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
News categories: AT&T, Aloha Partners, Digital TV, MandA, Mobile, Regulation, USA

Fast-Track Adoption of Mobile DTV Standard Could Generate $2B in New Broadcast TV Revenue
Jan 31, 2008 – Broadcast television could reap an additional $2 billion in annual revenue by 2012 delivering content to mobile and handheld devices if an industry standard is adopted and technology deployed quickly, according to a study commissioned and released by the NAB.
News categories: FASTROAD, NAB, Automotive, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

Verizon Caps Successful Year With Strong 4Q Results
Jan 28, 2008 – Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) has reported continued strong quarterly financial and operational results. Verizon added 226,000 net new FiOS TV customers to give 943,000 total FiOS TV customers at year-end.
News categories: Verizon, Earnings Release, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Broadcom Powers RCA Digital-to-Analog Converter Box in Support of the NTIA's Digital-to-Analog TV Coupon Program
Jan 28, 2008 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that the RCA DTA800B digital-to-analog converter box utilizes a Broadcom® digital television (DTV) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution designed specifically to facilitate the transition from analog-to-digital broadcasting.
News categories: Broadcom, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

AT&T Delivers Strong Fourth Quarter, Reaffirms 2008 and Multi-Year Outlook
Jan 24, 2008 – At the end of the fourth quarter, subscribers to AT&T (NYSE:T) U-verse, the company's next-generation IP-based video service, totaled 231,000, up from 126,000 three months earlier.
News categories: AT&T, Earnings Release, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Results, USA

Mobile TV Subscribers to Number 462 Million by 2012, ABI Research Finds
Jan 24, 2008 – As mobile TV services expand over the next five years, ABI Research sees the total number of subscribers growing to 462 million, driven in large part by the expansion of 3G networks, and flat-rate plans for mobile video.
News categories: ABI Research, 5G, Asia, China, Digital TV, India, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, Smart TV, Subscribers, USA

NTIA Approves Two GE Converter Boxes as Eligible for TV Converter Box Coupon Program
Jan 22, 2008 – Jasco Products has announced that the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has approved the GE Smart Digital Converter Box and GE Digital Converter Box as eligible for the TV Converter Box Coupon Program.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Jasco, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

WEGENER Partners with Conklin-Intracom to Support Integrated IPTV Solution
Jan 22, 2008 – Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR) has announced the availability of WEGENER's SMD-515 set top boxes within Conklin's integrated solution offering to support IPTV services.
News categories: Conklin-Intracom, Wegener, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA