Digital TV News: Cablevision Systems

Adobe Pass for TV Everywhere Gaining Rapid Adoption in the Media Industry
Sep 8, 2011 – Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) has announced that Adobe® Pass has gained substantial traction since it launched in March 2011. Adobe Pass makes it easy for TV programmers and media companies to validate that customers are entitled to view online content.
News categories: Adobe Systems, Content Protection, IBC2023, Streaming

Cablevision's New Optimum App Delivers the Full Cable Television Experience to an iPad in the Home
Apr 2, 2011 – Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) has announced the launch of the Optimum App for iPad, which allows its cable television customers to experience iO TV digital cable - including access to hundreds of channels and video on demand (VOD) - on an iPad in the home.
News categories: Cablevision, Apps, Cable TV, Tablet, USA

China and Latin America Key Drivers of Worldwide Cable 'Triple Play' Market
Nov 10, 2010 – During a period marked by a global recession and an increasingly competitive telecommunications environment, cable's 'triple play' of video, voice, and high-speed data services continues to attract new subscribers, says In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Subscribers

Cable Set Top Box Market Shifting to IP Video and IPTV Services
Oct 21, 2010 – Traditionally, the cable TV industry has relied upon MPEG-based transport to send digital video signals. However, over the past few years interest in Internet Protocol (IP) video has been growing, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Demand for Cable Set Top Boxes Softens, but Some Regional Markets Still Offer Growth Opportunities
Aug 24, 2010 – The cable set top box market grew again in 2009, once again setting a record for global unit shipments. However, growth slowed significantly last year and 2010 is on track to be the first year of negative growth since 2002, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Samsung to supply set-top boxes to Cablevision
Aug 19, 2010 – Cablevision (NYSE: CVC) has selected Samsung (KRX:005930, 005935; LSE:SMSN, SMSD) as the first vendor to supply it with tru2way-based HD boxes outfitted with a new downloadable security platform, according to Light Reading Cable.
News categories: Samsung, Cablevision, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Cable Industry Launches SelecTV™ Brand to Promote Viewer Adoption Of ITV
May 10, 2010 – The U.S. cable industry has announced the launch of 'SelecTV™,' a consumer-facing brand that will appear on-screen to indicate the availability of interactive television content.
News categories: Canoe Ventures, SelecTV, Cable TV, Middleware, USA

Cablevision adds 12,000 digital video customers in 1Q10
May 6, 2010 – Cablevision Systems (NYSE:CVC) has reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2010. iO: Interactive Optimum digital video customers were up 12,000 or 0.4% from December 2009 and 58,500 or 2.1% from March 2009.
News categories: Cablevision Systems, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Cablevision Licenses RealD Format for 3D Content in the Home
Mar 24, 2010 – RealD and Cablevision Systems (NYSE: CVC) have announced that Cablevision has licensed the stereoscopic RealD Format for the delivery of high definition 3D content to the home.
News categories: RealD, Cablevision, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Metaverse, Set Top Box, USA