USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

IPTV Deployments More Than Double In a Year as Broadband Continues to Achieve Strong Growth
Oct 8, 2007 – The DSL Forum today announced new broadband and IPTV statistics at the Broadband World Forum Europe in Berlin. The statistics, prepared for the DSL Forum by industry analyst Point Topic, show that the number of people using IPTV services increased by 179 per cent in the 12 months to 30 June 2007.
News categories: Point Topic, DSL Forum, Africa, Asia, BBWF, Broadband, Canada, China, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Europe, Fibre, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latin America, Market Research, Middle-East, North America, Spain, Subscribers, UK, USA

DIRECTV, EchoStar May See Declining Subscriber Growth in Next Five Years, Pike & Fischer Study Predicts
Oct 2, 2007 – Satellite TV providers DIRECTV and EchoStar have been building customer loyalty with services such as high-definition channels and upgraded digital video recorders. But they are likely to see their customer growth fall significantly over the next five years, a new report from Pike & Fischer suggests.
News categories: Pike & Fischer, Broadband, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, USA

Latens Systems and Minerva Networks Announce First Successful CAS Deployment in a Distributed Network at Com Net
Oct 2, 2007 – Latens Systems has announced that Com Net, an Ohio-based company offering advanced telecommunication services to 16 Independent Local Exchange Companies (ILECs), is successfully managing and distributing encrypted content to its affiliates using one centralized Latens FCAS system.
News categories: Latens, Com Net, Minerva Networks, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

Gartner Says Saturation of U.S. Pay-TV Market to Create Challenges for Emerging IPTV Services
Oct 1, 2007 – As Internet Protocol television (IPTV) services emerge, telecom companies face a fairly saturated pay-TV market in the U.S, as 82 percent of all U.S. households reported having a pay-TV subscription in 2006, according to a recent survey by Gartner, Inc.
News categories: Gartner, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, USA

Broadband Video Market Exhibiting Growth
Sep 25, 2007 – The number of paying users of online video sites has grown significantly. The number of broadband households paying for online video content now stands at nearly 12 million, up from a little more than three million in 2005-2006.
News categories: Parks Associates, Broadband, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

EchoStar Considering Spin-off of Technology and Infrastructure Assets From DISH Network U.S. Consumer Business
Sep 25, 2007 – EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH) has announced that its Board of Directors has directed Management to pursue a possible separation of its businesses into two distinct publicly traded companies.
News categories: EchoStar, Digital TV, Finance, MandA, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

EchoStar Announces Agreement to Acquire Sling Media, Inc.
Sep 24, 2007 – EchoStar Communications Corporation (NASDAQ:DISH) has announced that it has agreed to acquire Sling Media, Inc., a privately-held digital lifestyle products company.
News categories: EchoStar, Sling Media, Digital TV, MandA, Placeshifting, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

Download Incomplete
Sep 24, 2007 – CableCards Should Be Obsolete. But After More Than Two Years, a $100 Million Project to Send Security Controls Digitally to Set-Top Boxes and TV Sets Still Hasn't Delivered.
News categories: PolyCipher, Cable TV, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

Digital Stream Obtains First NTIA Approval for Digital-to-Analog Converter Box
Sep 21, 2007 – In preparation for the digital television transition, Digital Stream USA has introduced the first digital-to-analog television converter box to be approved by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The converter will be available at retailers in early 2008.
News categories: Digital Stream, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA