Digital TV News: Department of Energy
U.S. Cyber Trust Mark labeling program for smart devices announced
Jul 18, 2023 – The U.S. has announced a cybersecurity certification and labeling program to help Americans more easily choose smart devices that are safer and less vulnerable to cyberattacks.
News categories:
Federal Communications Commission, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Digital TV, Gateway, Smart TV, USA
CTA and NCTA extend STB energy efficiency agreement to 2025
Apr 6, 2021 – The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and NCTA have announced an extension through 2025 of the Voluntary Agreement for Ongoing Improvement to the Energy Efficiency of Set-Top Boxes.
News categories:
NCTA, Consumer Technology Association, Neal Goldberg, Doug Johnson, Noah Horowitz, Jennifer Amann, Digital TV, Set Top Box, USA
U.S. STB energy efficiency agreement saves $3.5 billion
Aug 9, 2018 – Consumers have saved $3.5 billion, and more than 20 million metric tons of CO2 emissions have been avoided as a result of the voluntary set-top box energy conservation agreement among pay-TV providers, manufacturers and energy efficiency advocates, according to D+R International.
News categories:
CTA, ACEEE, NRDC, NCTA, D+R International, Doug Johnson, Jennifer Amann, Noah Horowitz, Neal Goldberg, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA
Savings from U.S. STB energy agreement top $2 billion
Aug 2, 2017 – Consumers saved approximately $941 million in energy costs in 2016 – and almost $2.1 billion over the last four years – as a result of the voluntary set-top box energy conservation agreement among U.S. pay-TV providers, manufacturers and energy efficiency advocates.
News categories:
ACEEE, D+R International, Jennifer Thorne Amann, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, USA
U.S. Department of Energy publishes STB energy usage analysis
Mar 7, 2013 – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has completed an initial analysis that estimates the potential economic impacts and energy savings that could result from promulgating a regulatory energy conservation standard for set-top boxes.
News categories:
Department of Energy, Digital TV, Regulation, Set Top Box, USA
Set-Top Box Energy Conservation Agreement Expected to Save U.S. Consumers $1.5 Billion Annually
Dec 6, 2012 – Fifteen U.S. multichannel video providers and device manufacturers are launching a Set-Top Box Energy Conservation Agreement that will result in annual residential electricity savings of $1.5 billion or more as the commitment is fully realized.
News categories:
Consumer Electronics Association, NCTA, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA
Samsung Moment™ Mobile Phone to Demonstrate Mobile Digital TV at International CES 2010
Jan 5, 2010 – Sprint (NYSE: S) and Samsung have announced that Samsung Moment™ will display a mobile phone demonstration of the North American mobile digital TV broadcasting standard during International CES 2010 in Las Vegas on January 7 - 10, 2010.
News categories:
Samsung, Sprint, CES2024, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, USA
AT&T U-verse TV Becomes One of First Providers to Receive Energy Star Certification for Set-Top Boxes
Jan 21, 2009 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has announced that AT&T U-verse TV is one of the first video service providers to receive certification for its set-top boxes under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR program for video providers.
News categories:
U-verse, ENERGY STAR, IPTV, Regulation, Set Top Box, USA
AT&T U-verse TV Becomes First Early Adopter of EPA ENERGY STAR Requirements for Set-Top Boxes
May 14, 2008 – As an ENERGY STAR participant AT&T (NYSE:T) will provide U-verse TV customers with Motorola (NYSE: MOT) and Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) receivers that meet the new ENERGY STAR efficiency criteria well in advance of Jan. 1, 2009 when thay go into effect.
News categories:
ENERGY STAR, AT&T U-verse, Motorola, Cisco Systems, Digital TV, IPTV, Regulation, Set Top Box, USA
Latest News
- Tata Motors selects HARMAN Automotive's in-vehicle app store
- Media Distillery to power Swisscom ad-free replay product
- MagentaTV strengthens addressable TV business with Equativ
- Deutsche Telekom selects Broadpeak Cloud DVR solution for MagentaTV
- Nexxen empowers Australian advertisers using VIDAA ACR data
- TargetVideo integrates AI for video content categorization
- Meta opens Quest OS to third-party hardware makers
- Aferian to implement further cost reductions at Amino
- Paramount to exclusively represent SkyShowtime advertising sales
- Sky Sports Main Event latency reduced on Entertainment OS devices
- Netflix posts first quarter 2024 results and outlook
- Graham Media Group selects Bitmovin Playback
- Dialog, Axiata Group, Bharti Airtel agree on merger in Sri Lanka
- Yahoo brings identity solutions to CTV
- Plex has largest FAST line-up with 1,112 channels
- TV3 migrates from on-prem servers to AWS Cloud with Redge
- Virgin Media partners with PubMatic to scale FAST advertising
- Interactive TV news channel unveiled by ROXi and Sinclair
- Spideo and OTTera unveil personalisation collaboration at NAB Show 2024
- Amagi integrates Intertrust DRM for FAST services