IPTV destroying video store business in Australia
FierceIPTV
Australians are stepping up to IPTV and away from traditional video stores in a trend that will accelerate in 2013 thanks to "far more aggressive bundling strategies from telcos," according to Scott Lorsen, CEO of IPTV provider FetchTV. Lorsen, in a ...

Cartoon Network, Pogo launch on Sri Lankan IPTV platform Peo TV
Indiantelevision.com
MUMBAI: Sri Lankan IPTV provider Peo TV has inked a carriage deal with Cartoon Network and Pogo. The channels bring series such as 'Ben 10' and 'Scooby Doo' to even more viewers and fans on the island nation. Both channels are available in English.

China Telecom Kicks Off 2013 IPTV STB Tender
Marbridge Consulting
China Telecom will purchase 127,000 smart terminals, up from 74,000 IPTV-enabled smart STBs in 2012. More than 20 manufacturers are participating in the tender, including IPTV manufacturers such as ZTE (0763.HK; 000063.SZ), Huawei, Fiberhome ...

Teleste to focus on OTT, stop developing own IPTV Middleware
Telecompaper (subscription)
Network equipment maker Teleste plans to discontinue the development of its own IPTV Middleware offering and will instead seek partnerships in this area. The company said that to boost its competitiveness for multiscreen systems, it will focus on OTT ...

TiVo introduces TiVo Mini for whole-home viewing space
FierceIPTV
Recognizing that its customers want more than single-device connectivity, TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) has entered into the whole-home viewing space with the TiVo ...

Quickflix boss: We're through the funding crisis and ready to grow
MuMbrella
... told Mumbrella that last week's injection of $1.7m from the Crede Capital Group will give the company the cash to capitalise on the growth on IPTV in Australia.

TRAI extends dates for comments on cross media ownership to Apr 8
exchange4media.com
“Also, more and more broadcasting companies owning television channels are venturing into distribution segments, that is, cable TV, DTH, HITS, IPTV, etc., ...

Compass Trend: IPTV vs OTT
Daoofstrategy.blogspot.com
For the last few years, IPTV has been the hot technology.  It has slowly diminished the domination of cable in the marketplace that Comcast was forced to start their own IPTV service. 

Verimatrix Chosen to Demonstrate Award-Winning Multi-Screen ...
Marketwire (press release)-10 hours ago
... ViewRight® solutions enable cable, satellite, terrestrial, IPTV and OTT operators to cost-effectively extend their networks and enable new business models.

VOO and SeaChange Win Cable Europe's 2013 Innovation Award
FierceCable
Adrenalin is shortlisted for a 2013 TV Connect Industry Award in the category of Best Service Delivery Platform for IPTV & OTT. Nitro is shortlisted in the award ...

SeaChange International to Issue Fiscal 2013 Fourth Quarter and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
... transformative multi-screen video services through an open, cloud-based, intelligent software platform trusted by cable, IPTV and mobile operators globally.

Teleste drops IPTV middleware
Broadband TV News
Teleste has said it will discontinue its IPTV middleware offer, opting instead for partnerships with other manufacturers in the area. The product was launched in 2012 as part of the Ubique product line, which will continue as a platform for over-the ...

Algar Telecom to launch IPTV offer in H2
Telecompaper (subscription)
Brazilian regional operator Algar Telecom will complete this month its pilot project with three ISPs on the provision of pay-TV services, reports local portal Teletime. Algar Telecom has been distributing the IPTV service to Bitcom in Caxias do Sul ...

TV Nova channels secure DTH carriage
Broadband TV News
They are being distributed via Astra at 23.5 degrees East, as well as terrestrially, by cable and IPTV. Commenting on the development, Jan Andrusko, CEO of ...

Japan's KDDI expands premium VOD to Smart TVs and iPads
IPTV News
Japanese telco KDDI has expanded its premium video-on-demand service 'Video Pass' to iOS devices and Smart TVs, bringing it within reach of its entire ...