Ofcom 'failed to make the case' for taking DTT spectrum for mobile
Rapid tv news
... channel capacity to continue to fulfil the roles it performs today—because other platforms including satellite, cable and IPTV were unlikely to provide a suitable ...

Tulix Systems Launches ChurchNow Network on Google TV
Melodika.net (press release)
ChurchNow has worked closely with Tulix Systems on the delivery of its content to multiple screens and devices as well as IPTV platforms. Mr. Ellis said, "All of ...


OTT boom inspiring innovation in multiscreen video business models
Rapid tv news
... TV Everywhere and multiscreen services are helping cablecos and satellite providers to increase customer loyalty and reduce churn and that multiscreen IPTV ...

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Iowa Republicans disagree on methods to mend the GOP
DesMoinesRegister.com
... more people in the caucuses,” Gross said. “Iowa Press” will be aired on Iowa Public Television at noon Sunday and is available online at www.iptv.org. Tweet ...


du announces strategic sponsorship of three upcoming ITU events
Zawya (registration) (press release)
We offer mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to individuals, homes and businesses. We also provide carrier services for ...


HBO forlod messen uden nye svar
TV2
HBO er nemlig begyndt at rulle tjenesten ud til deres IPTV-partnere, deriblandt Telia Danmark, der vil lancere tjenesten som en tilvalgspakke til Telia TV ”i løbet ...
 

Telefónica ushers in the next phase of IP video delivery on a global scale
IPTV News
Spanish telecoms giant Telefónica has signed a multi-year strategic agreement with Microsoft to create a new Global Video Platform (GVP) for the delivery of all video entertainment services across its operating businesses globally. The new platform is ...

Portugal issues final report on digital switchover
IPTV News
With its digital switchover completed last April, a final report has been issued on Portugal's transition from analogue to digital television, with some key figures included on the number of subscribers held by the different pay-TV platforms. The ...

Internode offers $99 combo plans
ARNnet
Internode has launched three $99 combo plans that bundle four services including broadband, IPTV, mobile voice and a traditional telephone line. The combo deals each contain an Easy Broadband 200 ADSL2+ service, a NodeLine home telephone service, .

UTStarcom prepares for business after IPTV
FierceIPTV
Despite the growth of IPTV services worldwide and the consensus that things are going to get even better for that business, UTStarcom is happy with its decision to divest its IPTV business and is ready to move on as a broadband equipment player ...

Viaplay extends OTT service to PS3 consoles
IPTV News
Scandinavian over-the-top (OTT) video streaming service Viaplay is now available on Sony PlayStation 3 gaming consoles across the region, thanks to an app developed by Swedish firm Accedo. Viaplay's complete offering from a large number of local and ...

IZI Media selects Limelight to launch IPTV channel
Telecompaper (subscription)
Malaysia-based digital entertainment portal IZI Media has deployed Limelight Networks' Orchestrate Digital Presence Platform to support its Maxman.

Multimedia growth continues
Broadband TV News
Of these, 257,000 were for digital TV or IPTV, or 40% more than a year, while the total number of TV RGUs (revenue generating units) was up 160,000 ...


China Adds 53 Mln New DTV STB Users in 2012
Marbridge Consulting
The number of newly added DTV (including cable TV, satellite TV, terrestrial, and IPTV) set-top boxes (STB) in China is expected to reach 53 mln units in 2012, ...
 

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UTStarcom Announces New Strategic Plan To Drive Growth And Profitability
NASDAQ
The strategy builds on recently announced initiatives, such as the divestiture of the IPTV equipment business, acceleration of the media operational support services business, and appointment of new executive leadership. According to the company, the ...

UTStarcom takes minority stake in cloud-based video platform aioTV
IPTV News
Chinese telecoms equipment vendor UTStarcom has acquired a 44% stake in a US firm called aioTV, which has developed a cloud-based video aggregation and distribution platform that combines conditional access and content management tools. The deal ...

Telekom Austria posts modest TV growth
IPTV News
Telekom Austria launched its IPTV service 'A1TV' nearly six years ago, and in May of last year expanded its basic package to 110 channels, in addition to 30 premium and 10 HD ones. The total number of product bundles increased to more than 1 million, ...

Limelight Networks Powers IZI Media, Asia's Emerging Digital Entertainment Portal
Broadcast Newsroom
"We are proud to partner with Limelight to launch our first IPTV channel," said Ahmad Izmir, CEO, IZI Media. "The Orchestrate platform offers the ideal solution and fit to support IZI Media's vision of liberating entertainment and becoming Asia's ...

Espial to Address Video Delivery Strategies at IP Cable World Summit 2012
Sacramento Bee
At Espial, Hopkins has been instrumental in increasing company sales for tier 1 telco and cable operators delivering hybrid cable/IP and pure DSL IPTV services to the EMEA region. He is an expert in communications and software engineering and also has ...

HBO premieres on Telia
Broadband TV News
As of today 500,000 subscribers to the Swedish IPTV operator can view the channel, which will be priced at a monthly SEK 79. On TV it will broadcast in the HD format and it will also be available on computer, phones and tablets. HBO will be available ...

MRG Ranks Global IPTV Market Leaders: Alcatel-Lucent, Google/Motorola ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
15, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ -- Multimedia Research Group, Inc. (MRG), the market leader in the Video and Media ecosystem for more than 20 years, is excited to release its highly comprehensive annual study IPTV Market Leader Report (by Product and ...

Surging demand for video content, IPTV to drive fixed broadband infrastructure ...
Rapid tv news
Faced with a choice of adapt or perish, the changing nature of online media is forcing telecoms operators into a corner to meet surging demand for video content, IPTV according to new research by visiongain. The analyst says in its Fixed-Broadband ...

Q3 sees a 53K pay-TV subscriber loss across cable, satellite, IPTV
Rapid tv news
The 13 largest traditional pay-TV providers in the US - representing about 94% of the market - lost about 53,500 net additional video subscribers in Q3 2012, mainly thanks to cable, according to Leichtman Research Group (LRG). This figure compares to a ...

Brazil to approach 4mn IPTV subs by 2017
IPTV News
There will be 3.9mn subscribers to managed IPTV services in Brazil by 2017, representing 9% of the country's total pay-TV customer base, according to consultancy Dataxis. With just 52,000 IPTV households nationwide at the end of 2011, according to ...

PCCW nets EPL rights for another three years
IPTV News
PCCW has once again bagged the exclusive rights to live coverage of the English Premier League in Hong Kong, scoring them for three more seasons, multi-screen rights included. Although negotiations are not yet finalised, the company has entered into an ...

Scripps Networks Interactive expands to more screens
Broadcast Engineering
Scripps Networks Interactive (scrippsnetworks.com/) is working with Clearleap, in Duluth, Georgia, to launch a new live and on-demand video service over an ...


Court rejects YouView trademark appeal
seenit.co.uk
A judge has dismissed an appeal from IPTV service YouView against a ruling preventing it from registering its name as a trademark for some services.

Telefonica and Microsoft to Deploy New Global Video Platform
Broadcast Newsroom
Based on key Microsoft technologies including the Microsoft Mediaroom platform, the GVP is unique in delivering TV services over both managed (IPTV) and ...