DIRECTV and TANDBERG Television Continue Pioneering HDTV Relationship

12.11.08 - 01:44 ... source : Tandberg Television

... DIRECTV Deploys TANDBERG Next Generation MPEG-4 AVC Encoders Atlanta - October 16, 2008 – TANDBERG Television, part of the Ericsson Group (NASDAQ:ERIC), today announced that DIRECTV, the leading satellite television service in the U.S., has selected the latest TANDBERG MPEG-4 AVC HD encoding solutions for its local high definition (HD) channel expansion. The move builds on a pioneering HDTV relationship between DIRECTV and TANDBERG Television and further extends both companies' HDTV market lead. In early 2005 DIRECTV chose TANDBERG Television's first-to-market MPEG-4 AVC HD platform, and became the first North American satellite direct-to-home (DTH) provider to launch HD services. Today, DIRECTV has one of the most comprehensive HD services in the world providing local HD channels to 100 local US markets, representing more than 83% of US TV households. DIRECTV plans to provide local HD broadcast ch ...» Next (HTML)