DirecTV has chosen LG to manufacture their next generation of HD MPEG-4 set top boxes. LG is certainly a rising star in the consumer electronics industry, so it'll be interesting to see how this turns out; especially when they start making DVR boxes...

"LG's new set-top boxes, which are being sold under the DIRECTV brand name, feature DIRECTV's advanced program guide, advanced security, and protected digital outputs (HDMI/HDCP) with simultaneous component/composite output, as well as a general-purpose LINUX-operating-system and USB port."