USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

Spec Combo Could Boost Cable IPTV
Jul 3, 2007 – CableLabs and its members are starting to noodle a new version of OpenCable that could pave the way for MSOs to offer a broad range of IP-based video applications directly to the set-top box. More …
News categories: Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA

FCC Acts on Requests for Waiver of Rules on Integrated Set-Top Boxes
Jul 1, 2007 – The FCC Media Bureau has resolved various set-top box waiver requests, furthering both pro-competition and pro-consumer policies. These issues have been facing cable operators, the consumer electronics industry and the Commission for more than a decade. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, USA

HDTV Market to Cross 50 Million Units by 2008, According to New Report
Jun 28, 2007 – A new report titled "HDTV: A Global Strategic Business Report", has been released by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. The report primarily focuses on HDTV capable sets (displays only) and integrated HDTV sets (displays & tuners).
News categories: Global Industry Analysts, Asia, Canada, Digital TV, France, Germany, Italy, Latin America, Market Research, Smart TV, Spain, UK, USA

TiVo says Comcast accepts software for DVRs
Jun 28, 2007 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) said on Thursday that the largest U.S. cable operator Comcast Corp (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) had accepted its TiVo-branded software for deployment on Comcast's DVR platforms.
News categories: Comcast, TiVo, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

ST Digital Satellite Broadcast Chips Enable SIRIUS In-Vehicle TV
Jun 28, 2007 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced it is providing the digital broadcasting chipset for SIRIUS Backseat TV(TM), a ground-breaking TV service that delivers live TV from the best family TV programmers directly to vehicles. More …
News categories: Automotive, Digital TV, Satellite, Semiconductor, USA

Sirius TV Slated for Retailers This Fall in $299 Range
Jun 28, 2007 – Sirius has revealed specific plans for selling its long-anticipated Sirius TV system through retailers. More …
News categories: Automotive, Digital TV, Satellite, USA

Intel to Bring OpenCable to Its Future Consumer Electronics Products
Jun 26, 2007 – Intel Corporation and CableLabs have announced that the two companies have signed an OpenCable Platform Agreement and will include support for the OpenCable Platform in future Intel consumer electronic (CE) system-on-a-chip (SoC) products. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, USA

LG Electronics, Harris Corporation Submit MPH In-Band Mobile DTV Technology for ATSC's Mobile Standard
Jun 22, 2007 – LG Electronics and Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) have submitted a proposal to the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) for a standard that would enable broadcasters to provide high-quality digital television signals to a wide range of mobile and portable devices.
News categories: Harris, LG Electronics USA, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

Expway ESG solution selected by Hiwire and RRD for Las Vegas Mobile TV
Jun 20, 2007 – Expway proudly announces that Hiwire LCC and Reti Radiotelevisive Digitali (RRD) has selected Expway FastESG(TM) for the Hiwire Mobile TV launch in Las Vegas. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, USA