Global IPTV Market Future Discussed in New MRG Report Now Available at ...
PR Web (press release)
New report “IPTV Global Forecast: 2011 to 2015 Report” drawn up by MRG Multimedia Research Group has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd. The report forecasts that by 2015 the number of IPTV subscribers globally will grow from 53 million ...

Savtira Unveils Showcase eStore Based on its Cloud Commerce Platform
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Other projects under development are Internet Radio and IPTV. Internet Radio is slated to launch in the next 30 days. Savtira eStores will be able to offer a custom-branded global radio station with over 7000 channels. Consumers are able to design ...

Consolidated Communications Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Results
FierceIPTV
As of December 31, 2011, the Company had 227992 ILEC access lines, 89774 Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) access line equivalents, 110913 DSL subscribers, 34356 IPTV subscribers and 9199 VOIP lines. The Company offers a wide range of ...

ZTE IPTV low bit rate high-definition transcoding solution nominated for ...
ITWeb
By Diana Pong Mobile World Congress 2012 - ZTE Corporation (ZTE), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced that its innovative IPTV low bit rate high-definition transcoding solution has been ...

ZTE IPTV Low Bit Rate High Definition Transcoding Solution Nominated for ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SHENZHEN, China, Mar 01, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- ZTE Corporation ("ZTE"), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced that its innovative IPTV low bit rate high definition transcoding solution has ...

SunHerald.com
SHENZHEN, China -- ZTE Corporation ("ZTE"), a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, today announced that its innovative IPTV low bit rate high definition transcoding solution has been nominated for the World's ...

Ewe Tel expands IPTV service
Broadband TV News
Borsi Christian, managing director at TVNext Solutions, added: “We are delighted with the success of Ewe Tel's Online TV and the extension to Online TV Plus using the IPTV solutions from TVNext. The good response of the Ewe customers shows that new ...

Will customer services be flooded with IPTV queries?
BroadbandWatcher
According to business ISP Fluidata's MD (Managing Director), the customer services will have much more work to do with the coming of IPTV services. As a quick reminder, IPTV services are the very same ones that analysts thought would not be money ...

KPN IPTV launches ABC TV on Demand
Broadband TV News
By Robert Briel KPN has signed a deal with The Walt Disney Company Benelux for the launch of ABC TV On Demand on its IPTV service. The new VOD service gives KPN Interactieve TV customers exclusive access to complete seasons of five ABC TV series: ...

Telus selects IPTV testing solution from Witbe
IPTV News
Canadian telco Telus has selected an IPTV testing solution from French firm Witbe to perform automated verification of new features and functionality for its IPTV service 'Optik TV'. Witbe's automated test devices ("robots") are being used to replicate ...

Telus selects Witbe's automated IPTV testing solution
Advanced Television
“We are proud that Telus, one of our very first large-scale Canadian IPTV Service Provider customers, has chosen to trust our global testing and monitoring solution,” said Jean-Michel Planche, President of Witbe. “The Witbe Robots are now a part of the ...

Telekom expands HD line-up via IPTV
Rapid tv news
German telco Deutsche Telekom is to extend the HD portfolio of its TV platform Entertain: from 1 March 2012, IPTV customers will be able to receive six new channels. With Sat.1 HD, ProSieben HD, kabel eins HD, sixx HD, N24 HD and Tele 5 HD, ...

ProSiebenSat.1, Telekom Extend IPTV Deal
Hollywood Reporter
COLOGNE, Germany - German media giants ProSiebenSat.1 and Deutsche Telekom have extended their IPTV agreement for the German market. The deal, announced Wednesday, will see HD versions of ProSieben's free TV channels: Pro7, Sat.1, Kabel Eins and sixx, ...

Savtira Unveils Showcase eStore Based on its Cloud Commerce Platform
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Other projects under development are Internet Radio and IPTV. Internet Radio is slated to launch in the next 30 days. Savtira eStores will be able to offer a custom-branded global radio station with over 7000 channels. Consumers are able to design ...

Canadian Telco Chooses IPTV Middleware from Innovative Systems
TVover.net
WTC has chosen the APMAX Middleware Solution from Innovative Systems as they transition their cable video plant over to IPTV. According to Tom Lynn, WTC's Vice President, "With the many options and impact that middleware has on the customer experience, ...

Verizon, Redbox JV launching in August; telco expects better ...
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Connect TV Bolsters Freeview With 45 New IPTV Channels
HDTV Test
By Richard Carlton • Wednesday, 29 February 2012, 10:55 pm GMT Connect TV, a new IPTV (internet protocol television) service that is bringing broadband TV to the Freeview platform in the United Kingdom, has now launched, bringing with it an exciting

Google's pay TV plans take shape with IPTV filings in Kansas City
Afterdawn.com
On February 17 they filed applications in both states to offer IPTV service to customers of the broadband Internet service they are currently building in the two cities. The filings came close on the heels of US and EU regulators approving their buyout ...

New IPTV service outed in Thailand
IPTV News
Thailand's state-owned telco TOT has started trialling a new IPTV service in cooperation with local firm Cubic Associates Group, according to reports in The Bangkok Post. The report adds that the service will be delivered by Cubic Associates, ...

Emcali Deploys Verimatrix Revenue Security for Enhanced Protection of IPTV Service
MarketWatch (press release)
VCAS for IPTV is the integrated content security solution for ZTE's IPTV Eyewill platform that enables the delivery of the service. Verimatrix is highlighting its leading revenue security solutions at Andina Link in booth #1. Emcali has 90000 broadband ...

Appside, the World's First Marketplace for Gesture Controlled ...
Albany Times Union
... to offer compelling gesture-controlled games and apps that work across all gesture-controlled devices (eg, SmarTVs, Media Centers, IPTV set-top boxes).

 

TVover.net
The new IPTV forecast from MRG indicates that the number of global IPTV subscribers will grow from 53 million in 2011 to 105.1 million in 2015, a CAGR of 18.7%. The service revenue for the global IPTV market was US$21.8 billion in 2011 and is projected ...

OTE prepares to sell
Broadband TV News
In Greece, OTE launched a DTH service last October to build on its IPTV offer. Both operate under the OTE TV brand. Hellas Sat's satellite Hellas Sat 2 is ...

Foxtel/Austar concessions to boost merger prospects
Advanced Television 
It is understood the pair will allow some content to be used by ISPs for IPTV, identified as a “potentially significant alternative delivery mechanism” for ...

MRG Report Shows IPTV Growth Outpacing Cable and Satellite TV
Sacramento Bee
27, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- The new IPTV forecast from MRG, Inc. indicates that the number of global IPTV subscribers will grow from 53 million in 2011 to 105.1 million in 2015, a CAGR of 18.7%. The service revenue for the global IPTV market was ...

PR Web (press release)
The Envivio solution makes it possible for us to expand our IPTV service in new geographic areas with OTT delivery, optimizes our CAPEX investment, and is a future-ready architecture that can scale as the Yuzu service expands.

Mariner shortlisted for the IP&TV World Forum Industry Awards 2012
Advanced Television
Mariner's xVu IPTV service assurance product line is continually evolving in response to the operational and service quality needs of IPTV operators. This nomination recognizes Mariner as one of the final candidates in the “Best Quality Improvement ...

Philips puts Smart TV centre stage for 2012
Reg Hardware
By Reg Hard • Get more from this author Philips has introduced an updated UI for its smart TVs and promised to support IPTV across a broader array of tellies this year. The Dutch firm's new UI will present the usual array of IPTV and catch-up services ...

Connect TV brings IPTV to compatible Freeview HD devices
thinkbroadband.com
The channels can now use IPTV to deliver their channel outside of the DTT timeslot, or carry extra on demand content, the internet content appearing in the channels normal Freeview channel number on the EPG. Delivering an IPTV service at around a bit ...

Classic Media inks TV deals in Asia-Pacific region
Kidscreen
The deals include a new free TV agreement for Postman Pat (South Korea, EBS), and IPTV deals for the series in Australia (Yahoo 7) and China (Qiyi/Lekan). A range of agreements signed for Guess with Jess include New Zealand (TVNZ), South Korea (C4U ...

IPTV trial an acid test for TOT's network capabilities
TeleGeography
Thai state-run telco TOT has launched a trial internet protocol television (IPTV) service in partnership with Malaysia's Cubic Associates Group. The high-definition video trial will serve to test the capabilities of TOT's existing fixed network, ...

IPTV outpacing cable and satellite TV
Rapid tv news
Aggressive enhancements to standard packages has resulted in IPTV companies exhibiting markedly more rapid growth than cable TV and satellite rivals, new research from MRG has discovered. The analyst forecasts the number of global IPTV subscribers to ...

Foxtel and Austar set to play nice with IPTV guys
Register
The Australian reports that the duo will be offering movie and lifestyle content for IPTV services as a way to placate the qualms of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) which has been stalling on a decision.

IPTV growth pulls away from cable and satellite
DigitalProductionME.com
by Jason Saundalkar on Feb 27, 2012 Research house MRG's recent IPTV forecast has shown that the number of global IPTV subscribers will grow from 53 million in 2011 to 105.1 million in 2015. “In recent quarters, IPTV operators have seen their ...