Google's IPTV Service Pumps VOD With Avail-TVN
Multichannel News
Media-services provider Avail-TVN will feed thousands of on-demand titles into Kansas City for Google's fiber-to-the-home TV service launch this fall. Subscribers of Google Fiber TV will have access to "tens of thousands" of VOD titles across various ...

One third of Europe's pay-TV operators to shrink by 2017
IPTV News
There is a changing of the guard underway in Europe, with around a third of the continent's pay-TV providers set to lose subscribers by 2017 due to the rise of alternative platforms such as IPTV, according to a new report from UK firm Digital TV Research.

Astro and Maxis tie up
The Star Online
That puts it on a better footing in view of impending competition coming in from the IPTV players and also new digital cable TV player, Asian Broadcasting Network, which plans to launch its services before the year is out. “Regardless of any (new ...

Maxis-Astro to rollout IPTV packages by 2013
Business Times - Malaysia
The packages combine Astro Beyond Internet Protocol television (IPTV) and Astro On-The-Go services, together with Maxis fibre internet, mobile internet, wireless internet and Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) services. Under the partnership ...

Astro to roll out first phase of new IPTV packages by year-end
The Malaysian Reserve
Integrated cross-media group Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd will introduce the first phase of new Internet protocol television (IPTV) packages by year-end through a 10- year exclusive partnership with Maxis Bhd. Astro has appointed Maxis, an integrated ...

Toner Cable Showcases Visionary Solutions' IPTV Encoding Products at IBC2012
Broadcast Newsroom
DMN Newswire--2012-9-5--Visionary Solutions Inc. today announced that technology distributor Toner Cable will showcase the company's products at the upcoming International Broadcasters Convention (IBC), which takes place Sept. 7-11 in Amsterdam.

Amino Selects Celeno Wi-Fi to Wirelessly Enable After-Market IPTV/OTT Set-Top ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
AMSTERDAM — Amino Communications, leaders in IPTV/OTT solutions, and Celeno Communications, a provider of high performance Wi-Fi chipsets and software for HD multimedia home networking application, today announced that Amino's A140/A540 ...

Open IPTV Forum expands; Verimatrix enhances Samsung Smart TVs
FierceIPTV
The Open IPTV Forum has added five new members, including Canadian companies Espial, Stingway Digital Group, and The Weather Network and MeteoMedia as well as French firm DOTSCREEEN and the U.K.'s Perpetual Solutions. Story. > IPTV content ...

TVover.net
Exterity announces the enhancement of its industry leading AvediaStream c1110 IPTV headend chassis with the addition of a system monitoring blade. The AvediaStream c1110 is the IPTV headend of choice for organisations demanding the highest levels of ...

Exterity to showcase new AvediaStream c1110 Monitor Blade at IBC 2012
IT News Online
London, 4 September 2012: Exterity, the leading provider of enterprise IPTV communication solutions, today announces the enhancement of its industry leading AvediaStream c1110 IPTV headend chassis with the addition of a system monitoring blade.

UTStarcom bids adieu to IPTV equipment; Informir adds new boxes
FierceIPTV
UTStarcom has officially divested its IPTV equipment business to concentrate on what a news release said are "higher growth, more profitable areas … that will enhance the value of the business." While that doesn't seem to say much about the prospects ...

UTStarcom Closes Divestiture Of IPTV Business; Names William Wong CEO
NASDAQ
In July 2012, the company had stated that, as part of the strategy, it will divest its IPTV equipment business, which would become a privately-held standalone company. For comments and feedback: contact editorial@rttnews.com · http://www.rttnews.com ...

Freesat turbocharges its next-gen boxes
IPTV News
Freesat, the UK's free-to-air digital satellite television provider, has launched a new smart on-screen TV guide for its next-generation Freesat+ boxes, offering a wealth of new features including catch-up TV, a backwards TV guide, a curated ...

TiVo IPTV service part of new Virgin Media broadband bundle
FierceIPTV
TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) will be the cornerstone of a new bundle of broadband services--the so-called "Classic Collection"--that Virgin Media is launching for subscribers with 12- and 18-month subscriptions. Besides TiVo, the bundle offers subscribers 30 ...

ViewCast to Demonstrate Streaming Media Solutions and Address Current IPTV ...
Sacramento Bee
What: ViewCast will exhibit in IBC2012's Connected World, a special area featuring the latest developments in internet connected devices capable of making content available anywhere, and will present the IPTV and OTT capabilities of its products during ...

Open IPTV Forum expands into the Great White North
IPTV News
Industry body the Open IPTV Forum (OIPF) has added five new members to its roster, including three Canadian firms. The new members include Canadian companies Espial (a supplier of TV software and solutions), Stingway Digital Group (a content provider ...