ACCC clears Foxtel, Austar deal
Business Spectator
The undertakings prevent Foxtel from buying exclusive internet protocol television (IPTV) rights for a range of TV shows and movies. Foxtel also is banned from exclusively buying any movies delivered on a transactional video-on-demand basis.

IDC Unveils Digital Tattoo(TM) Platform IPTV Distribution for DTH Satellite ...
MarketWatch (press release)
... 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- International Datacasting Corporation (TOR:CA:IDC) announces the unveiling of the new Digital Tattoo(TM) suite of products designed to enable direct-to-home (DTH) satellite operators to offer IPTV services at NAB, ...

IDC Unveils Digital Tattoo(TM) Platform IPTV Distribution for DTH Satellite ...
Marketwire (press release)
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - April 10, 2012) - International Datacasting Corporation (TSX:IDC) announces the unveiling of the new Digital Tattoo™ suite of products designed to enable direct-to-home (DTH) satellite operators to offer IPTV services at ...

Miranda Launches NV8140 Enterprise Class Router at NAB 2012
MarketWatch (press release)
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, Apr 10, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- NAB 2012, Booth N2512 - Miranda Technologies Inc. (TOR:CA:MT) , a worldwide provider of infrastructure, playout and monitoring systems for the television broadcast, cable, satellite and IPTV ...

IPTV boost as fibre spreads across US
Rapid tv news
Continued expansion of North American fibre to the home (FTTH) has seen the number of households connected directly into optical fibre networks grow by 13% as telcos of all sizes continue to upgrade to next-generation fibre to the home technologies.

European IPTV revenues will top US$3 billion next year
DigitalTVEurope.net
Revenues from IPTV services in Europe will top US$3 billion (€2.3 billion) in 2013, according to new research from Informa Telecoms & Media, publisher of DTVE. It predicts that US$2.68 billion will come from IPTV services in western Europe and a ...

Crown jewels firmly in the box
The Australian
The Showtime film channels, the XYZ Channels including Lifestyle and Sky Sports do not appear on the list of more than 60 channels Foxtel has agreed it will not pursue exclusive IPTV rights to. The company has given a series of undertakings that are ...

Comcast to test IPTV network at MIT
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Technically Speaking: IPTV vs. Internet TV
Denver Post
By The Denver Post IPTV stands for Internet Protocol Television, a service that delivers movies and TV shows over a closed or dedicated fiber-optic network. It often requires special equipment such as a set-top box and is offered by some phone ...

Toshiba to Sell Video Servers That Use Streaming Hardware Instead of CPU, Memory
PCWorld
It can handle IPTV (Internet Protocol television) as well as HTTP adaptive streaming. The hardware will be included in Toshiba servers from this year, which typically cost ¥5 million to ¥8 million (US$62000 to $98000), and will not be available as a ...

Revel Resort Opens With SuiteLinq
MarketWatch (press release)
At Revel, SuiteLinq's Q | Vision IPTV/VOD service will deliver interactive guest services and property information along with dynamic free-to-guest channels and on-demand programming via the in-room television. Q | Touch will provide in-room tablets ...

Mailbag: DirecTV deal doesn't bar potential CenturyLink video service
Denver Post
By The Denver Post Q: I have not heard any updates on CenturyLink's IPTV plans. Are they locked in with a contract with DirectTV? — John Hill A: CenturyLink's reseller agreement with DirecTV does not preclude the phone company from offering its own ...

100000 customers tuning in to MTS TV
Stockhouse
MTS launched its industry-leading digital television service (MTS Classic TV) in 2003 and its IPTV television service (MTS Ultimate TV) in 2009. The exceptional quality and variety of choice of MTS's TV offerings have propelled this growth in just nine ...

Alticast Partners with Brightcove to Expand Television Outside the Living Room
MarketWatch (press release)
This end-to-end system is built on the company's longstanding expertise in open, standards-based software and supports a variety of systems including cable, satellite, DTT, hybrid and IPTV. Brightcove's cloud-based Video Cloud online video platform and ...

ACCC approves Austar-Foxtel merger
The Australian
The undertakings will stop Foxtel of gaining exclusive IPTV rights for more than 60 TV channels. IPTV is internet protocol TV, delivered via the internet. Foxtel also cannot gain exclusive mobile rights and is restricted in the IPTV rights it can gain ...

Foxtel blocked from internet rights in Austar merger deal
ABC Online
The Competition and Consumer Commission has banned Foxtel from negotiating exclusive content deals for internet television which had the potential to lock out fledgling IPTV companies such as Fetch TV and Quickflix. The regulator's concerns centre on ...

Foxtel's Undertakings Allay ACCC's Competition Concerns Over Bid For Austar
NASDAQ
According to undertakings, Foxtel's will not be able to acquire exclusive Internet protocol television (IPTV) rights for a range of attractive television program and movie content. It also prohibits Foxtel from exclusively acquiring any movie delivered ...

Broadcom Completes BroadLight Acquisition
Zacks.com
The ubiquitous demand for increased bandwidth for IPTV services, HDTV broadcasting and high speed Internet access continues to drive momentum for deploying fiber networks. Management stated that the addition of Broadcom will broaden the company's ...