USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

NCTA and TiVo Announce Switched Digital Solution for HD DVRs
Nov 26, 2007 – The cable industry and TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) have announced that cable operators will next year introduce a new external adapter that will enable TiVo® digital video recorders that use CableCARDs™ to access switched digital cable channels without a set top box.
News categories: TiVo, National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA), Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, USA

CableLabs® Announces Innovative Switched Digital Solution for One-Way Digital Cable Ready Devices
Nov 26, 2007 – CableLabs® has announced that it has developed a new solution that extends the functionality of certain Unidirectional Digital Cable Ready Products (UDCPs) that use CableCARDs™ to access switched digital services previously unavailable to such devices.
News categories: CableLabs, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, USA

SyncTV Launches Beta of 'Unlimited Download' Service for TV Shows
Nov 19, 2007 – SyncTV has announced the private beta launch of its TV download service, which will provide home-theater quality TV shows on an unlimited download basis. Completely based on open-standards, the SyncTV service works on Windows PCs, Macs and Linux PCs, and in the future it will also work on TVs and portable players.
News categories: SyncTV, Digital TV, DRM, Streaming, USA

Entone Hydra IP Video Gateway Deployed With Minerva Networks' iTVManager
Nov 13, 2007 – Entone has announced that its IP video gateway is deployed with Minerva's middleware. This fully integrated solution offers service operators a more efficient and cost-effective IPTV solution that can quickly and easily be deployed to enable advanced IPTV services.
News categories: Entone, Minerva Networks, ATSC 3, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Terrestrial, USA

EchoStar Reports Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results
Nov 9, 2007 – EchoStar's DISH Network® (Nasdaq:DISH) service, the nation's third largest pay-TV provider, added approximately 110,000 net new subscribers during the third quarter of 2007, ending the quarter with approximately 13.695 million subscribers.
News categories: EchoStar, Form 10-Q, Digital TV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Charter Reports Third-Quarter Financial and Operating Results
Nov 8, 2007 – Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) RGUs were comprised of 5,347,800 analog video, 2,882,900 digital video, 2,639,200 HSI, and 802,600 telephone customers. Digital video customers increased by approximately 15,800 in the third quarter of 2007.
News categories: Charter Communications, Earnings Release, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Cablevision Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results
Nov 8, 2007 – Cablevision Systems (NYSE:CVC) has reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007. Digital video customers were up 35,000 or 1.4% from June 2007 and 221,000 or 9.3% from September 2006.
News categories: Cablevision Systems, Earnings Release, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

SNL Kagan Publishes Global HDTV Study
Nov 8, 2007 – "Global High Definition Television Trends," a new study from SNL Kagan, reports that pay-TV operators are increasingly using HDTV service to distinguish themselves in competitive markets.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Australia, Brazil, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Mexico, Satellite, Terrestrial, TV Services, UK, USA

Consolidated Communications Holdings Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results
Nov 8, 2007 – IPTV growth was strong, adding almost 1,500 subscribers and bringing the total subscriber base to over 11,000. Our digital video recorder (DVR) product is scheduled for release in the fourth quarter, which will complete our current product suite.
News categories: Consolidated Communications, Earnings Release, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA