CenturyLink hiring for IPTV service in Phoenix
FierceIPTV
CenturyLink (NYSE: CTL) is ramping up its Prism TV IPTV launch in the Phoenix market--where it competes with incumbent cable operator Cox Communications--and is hiring 90 field technicians to make it happen. The techs are needed to help with ...

CenturyLink ramps up IPTV workforce in Phoenix
FierceTelecom
While CenturyLink entered the IPTV game later than other telcos such as AT&T (NYSE: T) and Consolidated Communications (Nasdaq: CNSL), it has been making progress with the service. In the fourth quarter, the telco added over 10,000 Prism IPTV ...

 IPTV a win-win joint product
The Star Online
PETALING JAYA: In anticipation of the Internet protocol television (IPTV) product that Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd and Maxis Bhd will jointly launch at the end of March, Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) analysts believe the deal is a win-win ...

IPTV to top cable in MENA by 2016
FierceIPTV
"We have been experimenting for a long time with IPTV and content in all its forms and shapes. We have a new platform where we are doing limited customer trials," MTN Managing Director Karel Pienaar told the publication. "MTN is absolutely there, but ...

Maturing Asian markets to drive IPTV growth
FierceIPTV
According to the report, China now has the most IPTV subscribers, and that trend is expected to continue. The fastest growth, however, will happen in emerging markets like Latin America and the Middle East/Africa, "which today have relatively few IPTV ...

IPTV names Molly Phillips to lead organization
DesMoinesRegister.com
“His statement to our board president was that after doing a lot of thinking it just wasn't a fit,” said Jennifer Konfrst, a spokeswoman for IPTV. “That was the phrase he used: 'It just wasn't a fit.'” The board feels pleased with the selection of ...

Emerging markets to lead explosive IPTV growth
Rapid tv news
IPTV subscribers experienced strong growth in 2012, according to a report by Multimedia Research Group. The global success of the platform last year was led by escalating rollouts in Asia, thanks to strong growth in maturing markets like China and ...

 Exterity demonstrates IPTV innovation at CABSAT 2013
AME Info (press release)
•Integration of the core Exterity IPTV system with a Wowza server to stream video to wireless devices. As well as providing support for Flash, HLS (Apple) and Silverlight (Microsoft) streaming, the demonstration shows how Exterity and Wowza support ...

MTN South Africa hoping to launch IPTV this year
IPTV News
The Managing Director of South African telco MTN has indicated that he hopes to launch a commercial IPTV service either this year or early next year, and is already running limited customer trials, according to local reports. Online news source ...

Fibre and IPTV push Dutch digital TV
Broadband TV News
According to the latest figures published by telecoms regulator OPTA, the growth of digital is mainly attributable to competitors of cable operators, particularly through IPTV over copper and fibre. The number of digital TV homes on IPTV grew with 77 ...

Affinegy's Hassan Invited to Speak on 'Developing Reliable Wi-Fi, IPtv ...
Marketwire (press release)
AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwire - Mar 7, 2013) - Affinegy (www.affinegy.com), a global provider of technology solutions that promote profitable and reliable connections in the home, will be a featured participant at the prestigious Third Annual Connected Home ...

Claro Brasil adds two channels to IPTV package
Telecompaper (subscription)
Brazilian operator Claro has added two new channels to its Claro TV IPTV offering. Box Brazil will expand its distribution base to over 3.5 million subscribers with its Prime Box Brazil and Music Box Brazil channels, now included in Claro TV's basic ..

Telekom Malaysia grows IPTV revenues by over 300%
IPTV News
After a slow start in the IPTV business, Telekom Malaysia has revealed that it achieved significant growth in revenues for its 'HyppTV' service in 2012, with revenues rising by MYR 79mn (US$ 25mn) over the course of the year to reach a total of MYR 119mn.

Global IPTV revenues to nearly double by 2016
IPTV News
The worldwide IPTV market continued to see strong growth in terms of subscribers and revenues in 2012, thanks particularly to maturing markets in Asia like China and South Korea, according to new figures from US firm Multimedia Research Group (MRG).