GoConnect establishes media partnership in Mongolia
Proactive Investors Australia
GoConnect's (ASX: GCN) has entered an agreement to establish a media partnership in Mongolia for internet protocol television (IPTV) and WiFi. Mongolia has well established IPTV services, with its largest IPTV operator, Univision, providing a pay IPTV ...

"Chatterboxing" fever grips UK
IPTV News
Twitter UK's General Manager Tony Wang will be speaking at next week's IP&TV World Forum 2012 event, taking place in London on 20th-22nd March. For more information and to register, please visit: www.iptv-forum.com.

 Kentucky fried IPTV feud rumbles on: Mediacom points the finger; AT&T licks ...
TeleGeography
According to FierceIPTV, Mediacom Southeast's running battle to stop AT&T Inc from deploying its 'U-verse' IPTV service in Kentucky under a perpetual telephone franchise licence dating back to 1886 has been buoyed by the Sixth Circuit Court's decision ...

Minerva Is Honored as Shortlisted Company for IP&TV Award for Best Service ...
MarketWatch (press release)
ALVISO, CA and LONDON, Mar 15, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- WHAT: Minerva Networks, a leader in TVoIP software solutions for service providers, has been shortlisted for the IP&TV Industry Award for Best Service Delivery Platform for IP TV.

Broadcast Newsroom
This year, Minerva will focus on the future of managed multiscreen TV and what the transition from IPTV to TVoIP will mean for service providers. Minerva is the leading provider of carrier-class solutions for the delivery of television services over IP ...

 

Minerva to Discuss the Future of Managed Multiscreen TV at OTTCON 2012
SYS-CON Media (press release)
Minerva Networks, a leader in TVoIP software solutions for service providers, will discuss the market transition from IPTV to TVoIP, along with the challenges and potential rewards for service providers, at OTTCON 2012. OTTCON 2012, Santa Clara, Calif.

 

Raising productivity with IPTV system
ZDNet Asia
By Ryan Huang , on 16 March 2012 (2 mins ago) Mandarin Orchard Singapore tells ZDNet Asia how its newly set up IPTV system, and second screen solution--which it is the first to introduce in Singapore, have helped raise productivity.

 

 

PTCL Smart TV gains 30pc subscribers base increase
Pakistan Observer
Islamabad—Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has achieved a 30% increase in the subscriber base of its IPTV service also known as Smart TV. This remarkable increase has been a result of PTCL Smart TV's aggressive content acquisition ...

 

Intel is Working on an IPTV Service
High-Def Digest
IPTV is something that's been talked about for years, but never fully realized in any significant way. The success of streaming services like Hulu, Netflix and Amazon show that customers may be ready to embrace an internet based solution.

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Beeline IPTV service grows
Broadband TV News
By Chris Dziadul Russia's VimpelCom ended 2011 with 570000 subscribers to its Beeline IPTV service, which was then available in 34 cities. Its fixed broadband subscriber total meanwhile rose to over 2 million, or 46% more than a year earlier.

Imagine Communications Releases Unified Platform Upgrade for IPTV and ...
MarketWatch (press release)
The new platform upgrade provides system operators with a single unified appliance for processing HD and SD IPTV streams as well as Adaptive Bit Rate (ABR) streams for multiscreen delivery. Built with Imagine's industry-leading ICE-Q(R) Advanced Video ...

Intel Diversifies - Again.‎
ElectronicsWeekly.com (blog)  

Síminn selects AirTies advanced IPTV STB
Advanced Television
AirTies Wireless Networks and Síminn work in tandem to upgrade Síminn's IPTV service to next generation STB's, offering advanced graphics and HTML5 with the Air7120. This partnership will create an enhanced experience for current and new Síminn's ...

 Motama to highlight server product needed for live OTT streaming at IP&TV World
Broadcast Engineering
The TVCaster 200-S2 is part of the complete set of IPTV server products necessary to build a live OTT streaming backbone Motama will show at the IP&TV World Forum. At IP&TV World Forum in London, March 20-22, 2012, Motama will present a complete set of ...

SWISSCOM AG : Hotel Waldhaus spoils its guests with Swisscom IPTV
4-traders
The long-established 5-star Hotel Waldhaus in Sils in the Engadine is one of the first luxury hotels in Switzerland to offer Swisscom IPTV. The solution, developed by Swisscom subsidiary Hospitality Services, provides guests with a wide range of ...

Net Insight wins significant order for nationwide sports contribution network ...
Reuters
Swisscom Broadcast also offers a complete service portfolio in the field of IP-based TV and video distribution ranging from the capturing and encoding of TV programmes and video content, to complete, multi-screen IPTV solutions.

AirTies announces dual IPTV wins
DigitalTVEurope.net
As the exclusive set-top box provider for Danish IPTV operator Waoo, AirTies will deliver its multi-format Air7120 set-top box and Air7130 DVR to the operator. The agreement is in partnership with Danish IPTV middleware provider Nordija.

Global Internet Protocol Television Services Market 2011-2015
MarketWatch (press release)
One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is IPTV services acting as a revenue channel for telecom operators amidst falling average revenue per user. The Global Internet Protocol Television Services market has also been witnessing high ...

OIPF + MPEGIF... Joining Forces (Business)
SatNews Publishers
[SatNews] The Open IPTV Forum (OIPF) and MPEG Industry Forum (MPEGIF) announce they have reached... ...agreement to merge the assets of MPEGIF into the OIPF. The activities of the MPEG Industry Forum have reached a natural and successful conclusion ...

Telefonica stops marketing German Alice TV
Broadband TV News
By Robert Briel Telefonica Deutschland has decided to stop marketing its IPTV service Alice TV, according to local reports. The operator was not successful in selling the service to its DSL customers. Just 83000 out of 2588000 subscribe to Alice TV.

Pioneering proAV unified communications project wins big with Catlin
PR Web (press release)
The category was contested by some of the industry's most exciting audio visual installations, but the Catlin project, which features a fully immersive ATX telepresence solution, large format displays and digital signage, building-wide IPTV ...

Allegro DVT Introduces AL2400 High Density Transcoder, 24 HD for 40kEUR
MarketWatch (press release)
This unit ingests massive pools of SD/HD channels, and is particularly suited for massive, cost-conscious, IPTV and OTT-TV deployments. It benefits from all the features of AL2000 transcoder, such as carrier-grade multiscreen delivery, and adds: a new ...

And they're off as Racing UK takes advantage of Freeview IPTV back channel
Rapid tv news
Available via internet-connected Freeview devices, the service is claimed to introduce new, unique interactive channel features for subscribers and is the first channel to harness new interactive IPTV features delivered to internet connected television ...

Two-tier Western European pay-TV market as IPTV gains traction
Rapid tv news
New research from Informa Telecoms & Media has revealed a split European pay-TV market with key territories reaching saturation point and others defined by digital refuseniks giving an unexpected boost to IPTV uptake. Looking at the former category, ..

Open IPTV Forum and MPEG Industry Forum to merge
DigitalTVEurope.net
Industry standards bodies the Open IPTV Forum (OIPF) and MPEG Industry Forum are to merge, with the assets of the MPEG Industry Forum being merged into the OIPF. This latest expansion of the OIPF follows its 2011 takeover of the former Broadcast Mobile ...

Entone's FusionTV Deployed at Twin Lakes Telephone
MarketWatch (press release)
FusionTV is fully integrated with leading IPTV middleware and digital rights management (DRM) solutions. With a simple software update, Twin Lakes subscribers can instantly access and enjoy VUDU's streaming library of over 50000 titles, as well as more ...

 Intel Inside Your Living Room? Chip Giant Reportedly Eyes IPTV
Fox Business
In a shift that would pit the company in direct competition with cable and satellite television providers, Intel is working on a so-called IPTV service that would let the chipmaker act as a “virtual cable operator,” according to the report.