USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

Tru2way™ Brand to Succeed 'OpenCable™ Platform' in Consumer and Retail Settings
Jan 7, 2008 – The U.S. cable industry has adopted the 'tru2way™' brand to succeed use of the term 'OpenCable™ Platform' as it applies to the marketing and branding of the interactive video platform for consumers and in retail markets.
News categories: CableLabs, tru2way, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Set Top Box, USA

Verimatrix Selected to Secure RealPage's IPTV Service for the Multifamily Industry
Jan 7, 2008 – Verimatrix has announced that RealPage has selected the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) for IPTV to secure content on StarFire™, RealPage's new IPTV service designed specifically for the multifamily housing industry.
News categories: Verimatrix, RealPage, CES2025, Conditional Access, Content Protection, IPTV, USA

Hauppauge Selects Xceive's XC5000 Hybrid Silicon Tuner for New PC TV Tuner Line
Jan 7, 2008 – Xceive Corporation has announced that Hauppauge Computer Works, a division of Hauppauge Digital (NASDAQ: HAUP), has selected the XC5000 for its WinTV-HVR-950Q USB and WinTV-HVR-1500 ExpressCard PC TV receivers.
News categories: Xceive, Hauppauge Digital, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, USA

Zenith Launches Digital-to-Analog Converter Box for Nation's Transition to All-Digital Broadcasting
Jan 6, 2008 – Supporting the final phase of the nation's transition to all-digital television broadcasting, Zenith is launching an advanced yet affordable converter box that will bring digital TV signals to analog television sets.
News categories: Zenith, Coupon Eligible Converter Boxes (CECB), ATSC 3, CES2025, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Samsung Helps Move A-VSB Mobile TV Standard Closer to Adoption and Nationwide Availability
Jan 6, 2008 – Samsung Electronics provided several exciting updates to the audience at CES 2008 on the progress of Advanced-VSB (A-VSB), its proposed mobile television standard that will be a dramatic enhancement to the transmission of digital television in the United States.
News categories: Samsung Electronics, CES2025, Digital TV, Mobile, Tablet, USA

Samsung Enters 2008 as HDTV Market Share Leader Two Years Running
Jan 6, 2008 – Samsung Electronics enters 2008 as the global and US market leader in HDTV. Moreover, strong sales across its HDTV line catapulted it to the number one position from a revenue stand-point for the first time.
News categories: Samsung Electronics, NPD Group, CES2025, Digital TV, Market Research, USA

Mobile-Pedestrian-Handheld Digital TV Products Unveiled at 2008 International CES®
Jan 6, 2008 – LG Electronics, co-developer of the MPH™ in-band mobile digital television (DTV) system, has previewed a series of products that will support local TV stations' plans to launch DTV broadcasts for mobile devices in 2009.
News categories: LG Electronics, Automotive, CES2025, Digital TV, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Portable, Tablet, USA

TV Converter Box Coupon Program Off to 'Great Start'
Jan 4, 2008 – "The demand for coupons is strong. We've taken requests from every state for nearly 1.9 million coupons from more than one million households" said U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Sling Media Unveils Top-of-Line Slingbox PRO-HD
Jan 4, 2008 – Sling Media has announced its next generation Slingbox™ PRO-HD, a revolutionary new product that is capable of streaming HD content from a home television source to a laptop or desktop computer in and around the house.
News categories: Sling Media, Broadband, CES2025, Digital TV, Media Player, Placeshifting, Smart Home, USA