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TiVo launched its latest HD DVR, TiVo Premiere, with great fanfare yesterday. The new box offers a lot of new features, including integration of over-the-top (OTT) video from sources like Netflix, Amazon, Blockbuster, and YouTube. TiVo is marketing Premiere as a cable set-top-box ...

Walmart has been busily trying to implement a digital media strategy as it’s DVD sales cash cow begins to fade. They initially launched a competitive service to Netflix, but gave up on it after a while. We reported earlier that Walmart was looking ...

ENGLEWOOD, CO--(Marketwire - January 20, 2010) - EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ: SATS), announced today an agreement to deliver its ViP-TV™ video transport service to BTC Broadband, a provider of whole home telecommunications services in Oklahoma. BTC will receive transport of up to 49 HDTV channels to its IPTV headend. BTC Broadband is a ...

Minimum of 85 Live 3D Events Committed During First Year ESPN will launch ESPN 3D - the industry’s first 3D television network - it was announced today by George Bodenheimer, Co-chairman, Disney Media Networks, and President, ESPN and ABC Sports. ESPN 3D will showcase a minimum of 85 live sporting events during its first year, beginning with the first ...

Dallas, Texas, December 14, 2009 - AT&T* today announced several additions to the AT&T U-verseSM TV channel lineup, including five new High Definition (HD) channels and new international programming channels for Filipino and Cantonese viewers. With the latest additions, AT&T U-verse has launched more than 60 channels this year, including 30 HD channels. The U-verse HD channel lineup now offers more ...

HD television penetration is on the rise, thanks to declining prices and increased availability. Leichtman Research Group (LRG) reports that HDTVs are now in 46% of U.S. television households.  According to LRG, this new penetration figure is almost double the ...

Horry Telephone Cooperative Expands Service and Generates More Ad Revenue with RGB’s Broadcast Network Processor and SeaChange Spot System SUNNYVALE, California and ACTON, Massachusetts – November 5, 2009 – RGB Networks, the leader in network video processing, and SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC), a leader in video-on-demand, IPTV and advertising systems, are already passing on to operators the benefits of their recently ...

Amino selected for Alaskan HD expansion Alpharetta, GA - October 8, 2009 - Leading independent US telecommunications network operator Matanuska Telephone Association (MTA) has selected Amino Communications, the world leading independent IPTV specialist, as part of their expanded high definition (HD) IP set-top box (STB) deployment. Alaska-based MTA provides over 60,000 lines across its 10,000 square mile network area, offering a range ...

Alpharetta, GA - September 14, 2009: Amino Communications, the world leading independent IPTV specialist, has won a significant order from Pioneer Telephone Cooperative for high definition (HD) set-top boxes (STBs). Oklahoma-based Pioneer will use Amino’s A130 and multi award-winning A130M STBs as part of a major HD upgrade for its 50,000-plus customers. One of the leading telephone co-operatives in the US, ...

Verizon announced today the launch of HBO, Cinemax, and The Movie Channel video-on-demand in HD. In addition, they’re expanding their Starz HD content – all in an effort to gain the crown of most HD content. It’s a crown coveted ...