Digital TV News: Consumer Electronics Association

Digital Entertainment Takes the Spotlight at the 2009 International CES
Nov 11, 2008 – The world's leading digital entertainment companies will take the spotlight on the show floor at the upcoming 2009 International CES®, with the largest exhibition of digital entertainment in show history on display.
News categories: International CES, CES2024

CEA Launches Mobile DTV Standard Group
Oct 8, 2008 – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® seeks participation in a new Special Interest Group to address A/153 - the mobile/handheld addition to the ATSC broadcast digital television standards in the United States.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

Participation By "Over-the-Air" Households in TV Converter Box Coupon Program On Track as Nation Marks Six Months Until DTV Transition Concludes
Aug 18, 2008 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced that nearly 6.4 million 'over-the-air' TV households have requested about 12 million coupons from the TV Converter Box Coupon Program.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

CEA to discuss standards for portable and handheld devices
Aug 4, 2008 – The CEA has announced the formation of a discussion group to weigh interest in establishing industry technical standards for portable and handheld devices. CEA will hold a Discovery Group meeting at its Industry Forum on Tuesday, October 21, 2008.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, In-Car, Mobile, Portable, Smart Home, USA

As Online Video Enters the Living Room, User Interfaces Begin the Transition to Web Based Technologies
Jul 29, 2008 – While the rest of the consumer electronics and pay-TV worlds are still stuck in more traditional native code environments, the push for online video and social communities in the living room has resulted in ever-increasing interest in HTML and other web-based technologies on consumer TVs.
News categories: ABI Research, Digital TV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Sony Electronics and Major U.S. Cable Operators Negotiate National 'Two-Way' Plug and Play Solution
May 27, 2008 – Sony Electronics and major U.S. cable operators have signed an agreement that will enable consumers to purchase innovative 'two-way' digital TVs and other devices that can receive interactive digital and HD video services without a set-top box.
News categories: Sony Electronics, NCTA, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

Gefen and Pulse~LINK Introduce the World's First Consumer HDMI Over Coax Product for High Definition Video Connectivity Throughout the Home
Jan 4, 2008 – Gefen and Pulse~LINK have introduced the world's first consumer electronics product that incorporates Pulse~LINK's CWave® UWB HDMI-Over-Coax technology.
News categories: Pulse~LINK, Gefen, CES2024, Digital TV, Smart Home

More than Half of US Households Own a Digital Television
Dec 28, 2007 – More than 50 percent of U.S. households now own a digital television (DTV), according to new research released by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)®.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, ATSC 3, CES2024, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

More Than 100 Retailers Certified to Participate in NTIA TV Converter Box Coupon Program for Digital Television Transition
Dec 11, 2007 – The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has announced that eight of the largest consumer electronics retailers - Best Buy, Circuit City, Kmart, RadioShack, Sam's Club, Sears, Target, Wal-Mart - have been certified to participate in the TV Converter Box Coupon Program along with more than 100 other retailers.
News categories: National Telecommunications and Information Administration, DTV Transition Coalition, NTIA Certified Retailers, Certified Converter Boxes, and Sample Coupon Application Form, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, TV Services, USA