SiliconDust has fired back at Pearl TV's claims that its HDHomeRun Flex device can't access certain ATSC 3.0-delivered channels because the product uses a system on a chip from HiSilicon, a unit of Huawei, the Chinese telecom giant that the US government has deemed a national security threat.

Amid its shift to IP video, Comcast has told customers that it will no longer provide new CableCARD security modules to new or existing customers starting on October 24.