The Leichtman Research Group says its study of digital video recorder use nationwide indicates 36 percent of all U.S. homes use the TV recording devices. The research firm said while 36 percent of the 1,300 U.S.

Last year was the first in which telephone companies added more broadband Internet subscribers than their cable TV rivals did, according to a research report.

By Paul Bond LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Households using digital video recorders and video-on-demand in the U.S. doubled in June, compared with the same month a year ago, according to a recently released study.

Is the triple play the only way providers can compete with cable? Nothing is absolute. It's not absolutely necessary for carriers to run deep fiber to keep pace with competition from cable.