Amazon acquires London-based TV app company Pushbutton
The Next Web
And now, it seems, it's also buying LoveFilm's IPTV app developer Pushbutton, as paidContent reports. Pushbutton is a London-based independent digital ... 

Targetwire (press release)
July 29th, 2011, Moscow – SmartLabs, Russian leader in the IPTV services delivery platform market, started to deploy the large-scale unified IPTV platform for Rostelecom service subscribers in all Russian Federation regions. ...

 SmartLabs secures Russian IPTV contract
Broadband TV News
SmartLabs has started to deploy a large-scale unified IPTV platform for Rostelecom service providers in all Russian Federation regions. Within the project, all separate IPTV platforms currently running in the regions will be replaced by the unified one ...

Croatia's T-HT continues to accrete TV subs
IPTV News
Croatia's T-Hrvatski Telekom (T-HT) had reached 303927 residential customers for its TV services (delivered via IPTV, satellite and cable) by the end of the first half of this year, up 22.7% from one year previously. The company continued to enhance ...

eircom to launch IPTV next year
IPTV News
eircom Group has announced that it plans to "significantly" upgrade Ireland's telecoms infrastructure by rolling out fibre-based access technologies across the country, before launching IPTV over the new infrastructure in mid-2012. ...

Slic Network Solutions Selects Calix B6 to Provide Advanced ...
TMC Net - Anamika Singh
The B6 ESAN will be utilized to deliver advanced voice, data, and IPTV services using GPON technology, and 10 gigabit Ethernet for reliable sub 50 ...

IPTV stagnates at Telefónica Germany
‎Rapid tv news - Jörn Krieger
Telefónica Germany hasn't managed to acquire the expected large number of new customers for its IPTV platform Alice homeTV. The service counted 79500 ...

Comcast to offer subscribers HD videoconferencing option
‎FierceIPTV - Jim O'Neill 
FierceIPTV is an executive briefing on the IPTV industry. Sign up for FierceIPTV today to receive a complimentary guide on IPTV's rising stars! ...


 

Eircom €100m plan to bring fibre access to 100k homes by 2012
Siliconrepublic.com
It also revealed plans for an IPTV service including catch-up TV by mid-2012. In a plan to roll out fibre-based access technologies delivering superfast broadband to customers, Eircom says it intends to serve 100000 premises by summer 2012 in Phase 1 ...

Amazon Buys Lovefilm's IPTV App Designer Pushbutton
paidContent.org
Lovefilm had already picked Pushbutton as its long-term partner for IPTV development. It's not clear why Amazon is buying it outright. Pushbutton clients also include ITV (LSE: ITV), NatGeo, Turner, Sky and Disney. Deal terms aren't disclosed and ...

BT Vision passes 600k subs
IPTV News
In an interview with IPTV News last month (here), BT's Simon Orme confirmed that the telco is planning to launch a major new delivery platform for live online video called 'TV Connect', with technical trials expected to start later this year, ...

TiVUS Live in 1200 Rooms at Host Hotels and Resorts Property
PR Newswire (press release)
TiVUS' agreement with Host Hotels to deploy its new HD IPTV systems in Host properties was previously announced in March of this year. Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., an S&P 500 and Fortune 500 company, is the largest lodging real estate investment trust ...

Orange counts 4.6mn European TV subs
IPTV News
The company delivers IPTV and satellite TV services in a number of markets, including France, Poland and Spain, and saw the TV customer base in its native France rise 28% year-on-year to reach 3.896mn by the end of June. ...

UTStarcom to Host Conference Call to Discuss Second Quarter 2011 Financial ...
PR Newswire (press release)
("UTStarcom" or "the Company") (Nasdaq: UTSI), a leading provider of interactive, IP-based network solutions in iDTV, IPTV, Internet TV and Broadband for cable and telecom operators today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss the ...

Rostelecom choose SmartLabs for unified IPTV Platform
SoftPressRelease.com (press release)
SmartLabs, Russian leader in the IPTV services delivery platform market, started to deploy the large-scale unified IPTV platform for Rostelecom service subscribers in all Russian Federation regions. Within the project, all separate IPTV platforms ...

 Bell Aliant Q2 earnings slip slightly, but broadband, IPTV results raise outlook
FierceTelecom
TO) may have seen a slight 1 percent dip in Q2 2011 revenues to CAD 693 million (USD 734 million), but strong growth in broadband and IPTV drove it to increase its full year revenue guidance. Based on its Q2 results, Bell Aliant has raised its ...