USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

Commerce's NTIA Certifies More Than 250 Retailers and 19 Converter Box Models for TV Converter Box Coupon Program
Jan 7, 2008 – The U. S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced that more than 250 retailers, representing more than 15,000 outlets nationwide, are certified to participate in a program to aid in the transition to digital television.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

EchoStar Introduces New Digital-to-Analog Converter Boxes
Jan 7, 2008 – EchoStar Holding Corporation (Nasdaq:SATS) has announced its plans to offer two new digital-to-analog converter boxes.
News categories: EchoStar, Sling Media, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Toshiba's New LCD TV SoC Delivers Single-Chip Solution With Full 1080p High Definition TV Support to North American HDTV Market
Jan 7, 2008 – Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) has announced the latest addition to its popular line of system-on-a-chip (SoC) ICs for mass-market ATSC high-definition LCD TVs, the TC90413XBG.
News categories: Toshiba America Electronic Components, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

SyncTV Demonstrates Proof-of-Concept Hardware for Viewing HD Downloads on TVs
Jan 7, 2008 – SyncTV will demonstrate a proof-of-concept device that will play downloads, including 1080p HD video content on a television set at this year's CES show.
News categories: SyncTV, CES2025, Digital TV, DRM, Media Player, Streaming, USA

Panasonic and Comcast Debut AnyPlay™ Portable DVR
Jan 7, 2008 – Panasonic (NYSE:MC) and Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) have unveiled the industry's first Portable DVR/DVD player powered by tru2way™ technology at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show.
News categories: Comcast, Panasonic, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, DVD, DVR, USA

Xceive Selected in High Performance Television Reference Design for HD-Ready Televisions
Jan 7, 2008 – Xceive has announced that its XC4100 tuner is a featured component in the Marvell® 88DE2710-WX TV reference design, developed to meet the demand for high performance HD-ready televisions.
News categories: Xceive, Marvell, ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Smart TV, USA

Shinco Selects Xceive to Power New Hybrid Portable Lines of TVs and TV/DVD Players
Jan 7, 2008 – Xceive has announced that Shinco Corporation has selected Xceive's XC5000 silicon tuner for its new lines of 5" and 7" analog/digital hybrid TVs and combination portable TV/DVD player units for the North America market.
News categories: Xceive, Shinco Electronics, ATSC 3, Canada, Digital TV, DVD, North America, Semiconductor, Smart TV, USA

MaxLinear Debuts Tuner IC Aimed at Digital TV Cutover Products
Jan 7, 2008 – MaxLinear has announced the MxL5007T, a TV tuner IC developed for low-cost converter, set top box (STB) and other TV systems currently being designed for the FCC-mandated 2009 digital television cutover.
News categories: MaxLinear, ATSC 3, Digital TV, ICs, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Panasonic and Comcast Announce Products With tru2way™ Technology
Jan 7, 2008 – Panasonic (NYSE: MC) and Comcast (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) have announced a series of new products powered by tru2way™ technology, including Plasma HDTV, HD DVR set-top boxes and portable DVR devices.
News categories: Panasonic, Comcast, Cable TV, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet, USA