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BTC Broadband Selects Echostar for HD Line-Up
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…
Does Retransmission Threaten the Subscription Video Model?
The Christmas holiday season didn’t bring a lot of joy to the subscription TV business model. There were quite a few high profile retransmission fights between cable MSOs and broadcasters. Time Warner Cable and Fox…
Verizon Launches FiOS TV Superbowl Party Promotion
Tens of Thousands Expected to Participate in ‘The Verizon Game Day Viewing Party’ on Feb. 7 NEW YORK, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire/ — Verizon is planning 1,000 simultaneous in-home football-watching parties on Feb. 7 – the…
Verizon Launches FiOS TV Based Self Care Tools
Verizon announced the launch of a TV version of its In-Home Agent. The new self care tool allows “uses the advanced FiOS network to diagnose issues, report back to customers, and then quickly and automatically…
Verizon Launches TV Caller ID
NEW YORK – December 10, 2009 – Verizon has launched its newest feature for FiOS TV and voice customers – Caller ID on TV. Customers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Texas are the first to…
AT&T Claims 2 Million IPTV Subs
New York, New York, December 9, 2009 – AT&T* today announced at the UBS 37th Annual Global Media and Communications Conference that it will reach its 2 millionth AT&T U-verseSM TV customer today. In the…
Verizon Claims Largest Video Footprint in New Jersey
Company Is Now the Largest TV Provider in the State, in Terms of Locations Served NEWARK, N.J. – December 8, 2009 – As it marks its third anniversary of offering FiOS TV across the state,…
HDTV Penetration Reaches Nearly 50%
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…
Entertainment Spending on the Rise, Up for Grabs
U.S. consumers like to be entertained. So much so that even the ‘Great Recession’ has not put a dent in entertainment spending. In fact, per capita entertainment spending is growing, and it has implications for…
AT&T Expands U-verse Apps
AT&T yesterday announced the introduction of additional free U-verse IPTV applications, including ‘Offers on Demand’ and ‘T’V Caller ID‘. AT&T will also offer a premium app, ESPN FULL COURT Multiview. ‘Offers on Demand’ enables U-verse…
Sezmi to Pilot Personalized “All-In-One” TV Service
In what is yet another attempt to converege Internet delivered content and the TV, Sezmi today announced it will launch an exclusive pilot of its “all-in-one personalized television service” in Los Angeles. Combining local and…
Farmers Telephone Selects Motorola for IPTV
Motorola to provide VIP Series of IP set-tops and Microsoft® Mediaroom® systems integration services HORSHAM, Pa. – November 9, 2009 — Motorola, Inc.’s (NYSE: MOT) Home & Networks Mobility business today announced that it is…