Internet use outpaces TV in Germany – study
Telecompaper (subscription) 
Internet has become the most important medium in Germany according to new IPTV research from Goetzpartners. The study among consumers in Germany, ...

 Plugging games into the portal
brand-e.biz 
“TVs are evolving towards more connected, social and interactive forms of entertainment and Playcast's business strategy is to partner with large IPTV ...

Starmax HD to return after closedown
Broadband TV News
It competed with Digital+, IPTV provider Imagenio and cable operator ONO. However, according to an 'official statement' on the company's website, the platform plans to return with a better offer – inviting customers to come up with ideas on how to ...

Hipso Multimedia Continues Digital Acquisitions in IPTV Strategy
mediacaster
It focuses to expand its bundled services by providing an end-to-end IPTV solution consisting of IPTV middleware, video on demand, network based PVR, IPTV head ends, content protection, IPTV infrastructure, system integration and IPTV applications, ...

Apple wants to offer television subscribers customized channel lineups
Apple Insider
But the more revolutionary way would be to deliver live content via the Internet or IPTV, a method that would be more in line with the company's existing iTunes and iCloud services. Apple's interest in expanding its content offerings has been known for ...

Eurostar switches to new media as satellite dishes phased out
gulfnews.com
"With IPTV emerging as the de facto standard for the delivery of content, our group is now supplying etisalat's e-Vision with the set-top boxes," said Raju Jethwani, chairman of Eurostar. "It was brought about by us signing an exclusive agreement just ...

Why Apple Needs to Sell More than Just a Television Set with the Apple TV
Forbes
The Battle for the Digital Home – Turn many of your business affiliations into hd home theater, AV, consumer electronics, digital media, Internet TV, VOD, 3D, Hollywood, IPTV, & entertainment powerhouses. These domains may be used on many levels. ...

China pumps CCTV into Freeview HD boxes
Register
The channels are delivered using the Vision IPTV platform, so aren't broadcast at all despite appearing in the EPG. The three channels (which cover news, documentary and heritage) are video-on-demand services selectable from a carousel which pops up ...

Rostelecom claims 200000 IPTV subscribers in Far-East
Telecompaper (subscription)
Russian national operator Rostelecom reported that its IPTV subscriber base exceeded the threshold of 200000 in the Far-East in December, reports Prime-Tass. The figure has grown by 11 percent in five months and is expanding by about 6000-7000 monthly. ...

Austrian telecom deploys Agama monitoring for IPTV service monitoring
Broadcast Engineering
Austrian telecommunications provider A1 Telekom Austria has expanded its IPTV quality monitoring setup with Agama's Embedded Monitoring Solution to cover end-to-end service distribution. With the deployment, A1 has strengthened its strategic and ...

FIFA launch tender process for 2018 and 2022 World Cups
insideworldfootball (blog)
The rights – including television, IPTV, internet, mobile and radio transmissions – will be awarded to media organisations across 46 countries, ...

Vivacom expands coverage of optical network to Varna
Telecompaper (subscription)
... packages as well as 'Vivacom Duo' dual-play (FiberNet + Mobi or FiberNet +TV) and triple-play packages (optical internet, mobile telephony and IPTV). ...

Verimatrix offers solution to multi-device security 'confusion'
Rapid tv news
The company argues that with the world of digital video constantly expanding, service operators -- including traditional cable and satellite, IPTV, ...

Siol TV adds DaVinci U channel to line-up
Telecompaper (subscription)
Telekom Slovenije announced the addition of the DaVinci U channel to its IPTV service Siol TV. DaVinci U (University) is an educational and scientific ...

Comcast's CEO Roberts hit with $500000 fine for stock deal
FierceIPTV
FierceIPTV is an executive briefing on the IPTV industry. Sign up for FierceIPTV today to receive a complimentary guide on IPTV's rising stars! ...

Vodafone trials fetchtv and femtocells over NBN - UPDATED
iTWire
Vodafone is trialling the fetchTV IPTV service including high definition movies on demand and is also the first operator to trial femtocell technology over ...