Telekom puts in first bid for Bundesliga rights – report
Telecompaper (subscription)
Telekom's bid for all the rights for live distribution via satellite, cable, IPTV and mobile is said to be very high. The company is competing with pay-TV ...

VideoWeb, Zattoo combine HbbTV and IPTV offer
Telecompaper (subscription)
... manufacturer and online TV portal operator VideoWeb and web TV service Zattoo now allow access to their HbbTV applications via the IPTV platform.

IN MY VIEW: What happens when CATV meets IPTV?
Laser Focus world
So I did a Google on IPTV (Internet Protocol)—that means, in a broad sense, the coding and decoding of analog signals so that they may be viewed on a conventional TV set. Sounds easy enough, does it not? Well, perhaps the big manufacturers haven't ...

Acentic offers Smart IPTV to Future Inns Cardiff Bay
Telecompaper (subscription)
Germany-based supplier of digital interactive TV systems Acentic is providing its Smart IPTV system combined with Horizon high-speed internet connectivity to Canadian hotel brand's first UK hotel; Future Inns Cardiff Bay. Acentic's IPTV will offer ...

Orange Fancies Itself As GetGlue, Miso Social TV Rival
paidContent.org
In France, Orange has both a popular IPTV service and a mobile network to which it could have allied TVCheck but hasn't. Neither will the app be bundled with Orange UK handsets, Nahmani said. The idea is to ensure all comers can use it.

VASC: "IPTV operators still have to do a lot of work with the last mile"
IPTV News
We speak to Nguyen Nguyet Phuong, Project Director at VASC, a subsidiary of Vietnam's Post and Telecommunications Group, about the challenges facing TV operators in developing nations, and the potential of IPTV services in Vietnam.

Romanian Romtelecom launches video-on-demand service HBO Go for its Dolce ...
Romania-Insider.com
Romanian telecom company Romtelecom has introduced the video-on-demand HBO Go service today ( April 2 ) on its satellite and IPTV platforms. As a result, all Dolce Romtelecom and Dolce Interactiv customers who subscribe to the 'Maxpak' package will ...

Digital TV to overhaul analogue in Eastern Europe this year
IPTV News
The total number of paying IPTV subscribers in the region is forecast to rise from 3.832mn in 2011 to 5.518mn in 2012, and go on to reach 11.209mn by 2017. IPTV services are predicted to generate revenues of US$ 1.275bn by 2017, compared to US$ 362mn ...

Sunrise launched IPTV installation and troubleshooting suite
Rapid tv news
Sunrise Telecom has expanded its portfolio of network test and measurement solutions with the launch of the packetWORX IPTV Suite. The packetWORX Suite includes the server-based packetWORX IPTV Monitoring system and packetWORX IPTV Analyzer application ...

Smart Technology for Future Inns Cardiff
CompareAway
Acentic will be providing the hotel with a SMART IPTV as well as a high speed broadband connection. The company is a leading supplier of digital interactive ...

Stay tuned for IPTV
Bangkok Post
Two internet protocol television (IPTV) companies are set to offer services in Thailand despite heavy competition from both existing broadcasters and new technologies. IPTV allows viewers to watch a wide variety of films and programmes on demand via ...

Netgem profits halve
Advanced Television 
The French IPTV STB maker's gross margin was stable at 38.2 per cent on revenue down 37 per cent to €84.7 million. Operating expenses came down by 6 per cent to €19.8 million in 2011, including a 53 per cent rise in R&D investment.

French national library installs Anevia IPTV system
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Video streaming software and hardware company Anevia has deployed an IPTV solution for French national library Bibliotheque Nationale de France. BNF hosts hundreds of conferences, round-table discussions and professional training courses throughout the ...

Netgem's IPTV and OTT solutions gain momentum at IP&TV World Forum 2012
Reuters 
Confirming the success of diversification and international development, Netgem just passed a new landmark figure of four million HD IPTV set-top boxes in twelve countries shipped to date with Netgem software suite. Netgem continues to build upon this ...

Murdoch's media empire strikes back
Reuters 
By Georgina Prodhan | LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch on Thursday declared war against "enemies" who have accused his pay-TV operation of sabotaging its rivals, denouncing them as "toffs and right wingers" stuck in the last century.

T-HT picks Mariner for IPTV service monitoring
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Telecom Lead Europe: T-Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT), a provider of telecommunications services in Croatia, has selected several applications from the Mariner xVu IPTV service monitoring suite for troubleshooting and assurance of its IPTV solution.