USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

Verizon Extends Industry Lead in Broadband and Video With G-PON
Jan 8, 2008 – Verizon (NYSE:VZ) technicians are upgrading FiOS with next-generation electronics to dramatically enhance the speeds, and thus the capabilities, of Verizon's all-fiber-optic FiOS broadband, video and voice network.
News categories: Verizon, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, USA

Hylab Technology, Inc. Selects SRS Labs as Their Audio Partner for Digital TV Converter Boxes
Jan 8, 2008 – SRS Labs (NASDAQ: SRSL) has announced that Hylab Technology will include SRS Labs' patented TruSurround XT virtual surround sound technology in three new models of Digital TV (DTV) Converter boxes.
News categories: SRS Labs, Hylab Technology, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Silicon IP, Terrestrial, USA

Entropic Communications Technology Utilized by DIRECTV to Cost Effectively Deliver High-Definition Programming
Jan 8, 2008 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq: ENTR) has announced that DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) has incorporated Entropic's Channel Stacking Switch technology in DIRECTV's MFH2 deployments to multi-residence homes.
News categories: Entropic Communications, DIRECTV, CES2025, Digital TV, LNB, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Hargray Communications Deploys VCAS to Secure Expanded IPTV Broadcast and Video-on-Demand Content
Jan 8, 2008 – Verimatrix has announced that Hargray Communications has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for IPTV solution to secure broadcast and Video-on-Demand (VoD) content on its Broadband TV service.
News categories: Verimatrix, Hargray Communications, CES2025, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

Blu-ray Disc Movie Titles Outsold HD DVD by Nearly 2-to-1 in the United States and Nearly 3-to-1 in Europe During 2007; Blu-ray Totally Dominates Japanese Market
Jan 8, 2008 – Blu-ray Disc movie titles outsold HD DVD in the United States by a nearly 2-to-1 margin last year, according to sales figures from Home Media Research, an independent market research firm.
News categories: Blu-ray Disc Association, Blu-ray, CES2025, Digital TV, DVD, Europe, HD-DVD, Japan, Market Research, USA

Broadcasters, Network Operators and Leading Technology Companies to Conduct Consumer Mobile Digital Television Trials
Jan 8, 2008 – The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) has announced that it plans to work with SES AMERICOM's IP-PRIME® to test two new mobile digital television technologies in separate consumer trials in 2008.
News categories: Open Mobile Video Coalition, SES AMERICOM, CES2025, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

Cisco Systems Unveils New Set-Top Models
Jan 7, 2008 – Cisco® (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced the latest additions to its 8500HDC Digital Video Recorder (DVR) Set-Top Series, demonstrating that set-tops have come a long way from their predecessors.
News categories: Cisco Systems, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

EchoStar Introduces New High-Definition DVR Receiver for the HD Enthusiast
Jan 7, 2008 – EchoStar Holding Corporation has announced the launch of a new high definition (HD) DVR receiver to complement its premier line of ViP set-top boxes.
News categories: EchoStar, DISH Network, Digital TV, DVR, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

Panasonic Brings Photos, Videos to Consumers' Living Rooms With Google and YouTube
Jan 7, 2008 – Panasonic, the brand by which Matsushita Electric (NYSE: MC) is best known, has announced plans to bring viewers access to YouTube videos directly from Panasonic's new VIERA® PZ850 line of Plasma Internet-connected HDTVs.
News categories: Panasonic, CES2025, Smart TV, Streaming, USA