USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

Qwest Announces Third Quarter 2007 Results
Oct 30, 2007 – Qwest (NYSE: Q) added 62,000 net DIRECTV subscribers in the quarter. Qwest has 634,000 video subscribers through Qwest ChoiceTV and the DIRECTV partnership up from a total of 350,000 subscribers a year ago.
News categories: Qwest, Earnings Release, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Hulu Debuts via Private Beta and on Distribution Partners AOL, Comcast, MSN, MySpace and Yahoo!
Oct 29, 2007 – Hulu has announced the beta launch of its online video service, offering viewers a vast selection of streaming, on-demand, premium programming on a free, ad-supported basis.
News categories: Hulu, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

Verizon Reports Continued Success in 3Q 2007
Oct 29, 2007 – In the third quarter, Verizon (NYSE:VZ) added a net of 202,000 new FiOS TV customers. The company has 717,000 FiOS TV customers in total, with approximately 600,000 added within the past 12 months.
News categories: Verizon Communications, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

CenturyTel First Telecom Provider to Offer Broadband TV to Small-City Markets
Oct 25, 2007 – CenturyTel, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) is launching unique new products, including Broadband TV, in small-city markets across 25 states. CenturyTel High-Speed Internet customers can now enjoy more than 24 channels of real-time, live television on their computers via CenturyTel's new Broadband TV service.
News categories: CenturyTel, Broadband, Digital TV, Streaming, USA

EchoStar Announces Push/Pull Video on Demand Service Incorporated Into IPTV Transport Platform
Oct 25, 2007 – EchoStar FSS Corporation (EFSSC), a subsidiary of EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH), has announced that it is offering a "push and pull" video on demand (VOD) service as part of its IPTV platform, ViP-TV.
News categories: EchoStar, ViP-TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, USA

Comcast Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results
Oct 25, 2007 – Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. Comcast added 489,000 digital cable customers during the third quarter of 2007 compared to 559,000 digital cable customers added in the same quarter of 2006.
News categories: Comcast, Full Release, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers, USA

ComSpan Communications Delivers FTTP Triple Play Service Using Harmonic's Video Overlay and IP Transport Solutions
Oct 24, 2007 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that ComSpan Communications, a telecommunications service provider in Oregon, has deployed Harmonic's fiber to the premises (FTTP) video overlay and IP transport solutions for its Triple Play Communications Network.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, Comspan, Broadband, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, USA

Blu-ray outsells HD-DVD in U.S. for first 9 months
Oct 24, 2007 – Blu-ray DVD titles outsold rival HD-DVD titles by almost 2-to-1 in the first nine months of the year, but analysts expect additional HD-DVD support and new hit releases to "transform" the high-definition DVD battle score in the fourth quarter.
News categories: Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, HD-DVD, Market Research, USA

More Rural Telcos Sign on to IP-PRIME
Oct 24, 2007 – Bob Phillips, president and chief executive officer of the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) has announced that more rural telcos are adopting the innovative and cost-effective, end-to-end IPTV service, IP-PRIME®.
News categories: IP-PRIME, National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, USA