How to launch IPTV and OTT services
Screen Africa
Thomson Video Networks and Netgem have announced a partnership to offer broadcasters and telcos a best-of-breed platform for IPTV and OTT services. The two companies have completed a test and validation programme for the interoperability of the Thomson ...

Vivicast Media Spotlights New Global Distribution Agreement with MY COMBAT ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The two companies will focus on delivering the channel to cable, IPTV, OTT and mobile companies around the world. With combat sports achieving huge mainstream popularity combined with Vivicast's adaptable distribution strategy, MY COMBAT CHANNEL is ...

AT&T develops social apps for U-verse TV
IPTV News
US telco AT&T has launched four new apps designed for iPhone and iPad owners which are designed to work together with the company's IPTV service 'U-verse TV' and provide real-time TV content and social features on their mobile device. ...

Harmonic Video Processing Powers New Mediaroom-Based IPTV Service
MarketWatch (press release)
"Harmonic is working with a diverse group of service operators on numerous deployments to provide high-quality, bandwidth-efficient IPTV video services," said Chris White, manager of telco sales in North America for Harmonic Inc. "We were able to ...

BBC iPlayer 'enjoying growing requests through tablets and newer ...
Hostway
The broadcaster's monthly iPlayer performance pack for September has highlighted growth in the amount of requests received from gadgets such as iPads, IPTV ...
 

Wasu Completes Broadcom Technology Network Trial
MarketWatch (press release)
Broadcom's technology now supports up to 800 Mbps broadband speed, driving next generation apps such as video conferencing and IPTV. Broadcom is actively participating in the NGB (Next Generation Broadcasting) working group, led by SARFT, ...

Exterity launches major update to its AvediaPlayer Building IPTV Receiver at ...
RealWire (press release)
Edinburgh, 18th October, 2011 – Exterity, the Building IPTV specialist, today announces a new version of its market leading AvediaPlayer receiver. The upgrade offers an enhanced core browser that improves visual functionality for organisations who want ...

AT&T rolls social TV apps Miso, BuddyTV Guide, TV Foundry, Wayin
FierceCable - Steve Donohue 
The IPTV provider unveiled four apps on Monday for U-verse customers. It's the first pay TV provider to use BuddyTV Guide, which lets subscribers create ...

Beltelecom snares 400000th IPTV sub
IPTV News
Beltelecom, the dominant telco of the Eastern European country of Belarus, has recently reached 400000 subscribers for its IPTV service 'ZALA TV'. The milestone subscriber won a free year's subscription to the service. ZALA TV was launched in August ...

Malaysia's Packet One Networks to launch IPTV
IPTV News
The new agreement means that P1 will be able to offer branded high-speed broadband services to the 1.3mn homes which are to be covered by the HSBB network nationwide by the end of 2012, as well as IPTV, video-on-demand and other rich multimedia ...

Etisalat Yet Again Strategic Operator Partner of IP&TV Forum
TMC Net
By Meenakshi Shankar Telecom services in the Middle East continue to rise with a steady stride along with increasing number of IPTV homes in the Middle East and North Africa. Etisalat (News - Alert), a provider of telephone, TV and Internet services ...

Pixelmetrix Demonstrates DVStor Disaster Recovery Solution at HD World
TMC Net
By Nathesh Pixelmetrix Corporation, a provider of solutions for preventive monitoring for digital, cable, terrestrial and IPTV (News - Alert) networks, announced that it showcased its DVStor² disaster recovery solution at the Content & Communications ...

Vasseti?s Business Unit Selected as Part of the Prestigious Malaysian Economic ...
Broadcast Newsroom
By Vasseti IR Dated 17 October 2011 Vassetis business unit, MedikTV, which provides ipTV broadcast solution to all hospitals and medical centres under Ministry of Health, has been selected by Malaysian Government as one of the key national Economic ...

EXFO Unveils EXpert IPTV Test Tool for FTTx Service Deployments
TMC Net
The new EXpert IPTV Test Tools is the latest addition to EXFO's FTB-platform-based EXpert testing tools, a series of software applications leveraged through the FTB ecosystem platforms and designed to enhance and simplify FTTH/FTTx service deployments. ...

Guangzhou Digital Media Group Chooses Casa Systems for Major Expansion of ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Guangzhou Digital Media Group selected Casa Systems and the C10G for its advanced system design and technology, its ability to easily scale to support the explosive demand for both IPTV and residential broadband services and the company's ability to ...

P1 secures fibre deal from Telekom Malaysia
Telecompaper (subscription) 
The new offer, which will combine Wimax and fibre services, may include IPTV and video-on-demand services. The agreement will give P1 access to 1.3 million ...

Punters to favour Smart TV over 3D TV
‎Reg Hardware - Tony Smith 
So says market watcher the Topology Research Institute, which reckons 52.9m Smart TVs - televisions with internet access for IPTV services and the ability .

SK Broadband ends September with 9.27 mln subs
Telecompaper (subscription) 
... leased line customers to bring its total to 28526. The number of IPTV customers stood at 924854 as the operator won 13811 new IPTV customers in September. ...

Philips, Sony become the victim of Intel's decision to leave the ...
‎Telecompaper (subscription)
Intel has stopped producing processors for digital TVs, although it will continue to supply set-top box manufacturers, both IPTV as well as cable. ...

GO PLC GDR 'REG S' : [14-10-2011]Winners of GO's Register-Your ...
‎4-traders (press release)
The outcome went far beyond expectations and GO was swamped with IPTV ... IPTV is clearly an exciting development – an investment that kicked off with GO's ...

Telkom talks: what is Korea's KT Corp?
‎TechCentral 
It also offers Internet Protocol television (IPTV) and satellite services. The company provides high-speed fibre connections into millions of Korean homes, ...

Microsoft whips Apple with global Xbox TV deals
Register 
... the Xbox into an over-the-top TV delivery device – something it has dreamed of ever since it first made the Xbox one of its IPTV Mediaroom set-tops. ...

 

Manufacturers' Debate Broadcast Live on Iowa Public Television
MFRTech (press release)
The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and Iowa Public Television (IPTV) today announced that the NAM-sponsored “A Republican Forum on ...


Telefónica selects JDSU's assurance for its IPTV infrastructure
Rapid tv news - Iñaki Ferreras
Telefónica operates Spain's leading IPTV service, Imagenio, providing standard and HD programming to nearly 800000 customers. JDSU's Home PM centralised ...

Can CanalPlay Infinity rival Netflix?
Rapid tv news - Pascale Paoli-Lebailly
The new service will start exclusively on IPTV platform NeufBox (SFR) before being extended to all platforms and connected devices such as console XBox 360. ...

MediaNama Is Hiring Interns For RTI & Data Journalism
MediaNama.com - Nikhil Pahwa
... on the State and Central governments policies, initiatives and spends related to the digital (Internet, mobile, DTH, IPTV, devices, media) domains. ...

Exterity to Demonstrate Benefits of Building IPTV at IP Expo
TVover.net
Throughout the show, the company will be showcasing its market-leading range of enterprise-class IPTV solutions, including some recent additions to the ...

BuddyTV Guide adds AT&T U-verse support
BuddyTV
I can't think of a better way to kick-off this blog than by announcing that with the 2.2 release of BuddyTV Guide we're adding support for AT&T U-verse IPTV ...

BBC Global News Discusses the African Broadcasting Market with ...
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
JOHANNESBURG--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--In the lead up to AfricaCast we speak to Richard Porter, Controller of English from BBC Global News. ...

AT&T, DirecTV Top Customer Satisfaction Rankings
Vision 2 Mobile - Craig Galbraith
That's the finding from the latest JD Power and Associates study measuring customer satisfaction with cable, satellite and IPTV providers in four US regions ...