China Wi-Max Communications Enters Agreements to Develop IPTV in China
MarketWatch (press release)
Second, CHWM has entered into an agreement with the premier IPTV technology and content provider, 3Screen Group Ltd, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, inclusive with their partner DigiSoft.tv Ltd. Ireland. Together, through CHWM, they will deliver a complete ...

Telcos make progress with IPTV, but cable gains upper hand in triple play battle
FierceTelecom
While traditional telcos have been making progress in fighting back landline voice loss with the introduction of new IPTV services, cable appears to be taking the lead. As pointed out in TeleGeography's GlobalComms Pay-TV research service, ...

Verizon brings TV Everywhere a step closer
IPTV News
US service provider Verizon has launched free apps for a number of iOS devices (including the iPhone and iPad) which enable customers to access its video-on-demand service 'Flex View' anywhere they like. The telco launched the Flex View app in November ...

UAE telecom sharing deal not to include TV
AME Info
IPTV - television via the same fibre optic cables that provide fixed broadband - would not be part of the initial agreement because the two operators' ...


Discovery: Netflix deal complements cable and satellite distribution
Rapid tv news - MIchelle Clancy
For its part, Discovery stressed that it doesn't feel that embracing Netflix will cause issues with its cable, IPTV and satellite partners. ...


Cable Pulling Ahead of Telcos Globally IPTV Doing Well, Cable ...
Dslreports
According to the research firm, global IPTV subscribers passed the 50 million mark, while cable operators now stake claim to 100 million broadband ...

Cable wins broadband subs as telcos take TV
GigaOm - Stacey Higginbotham
The research firm posted data that shows while telcos are winning subscribers with IPTV, they are losing the war on digital voice and broadband, ...

TiVUS turns Cash Drain into Cash Cow
Beacon Equity Research
It's IPTV, Internet Protocol television, integrating television's huge audience with ... IPTV is seen by many as the next major step in home entertainment, ...

Interactive services and customized solutions to drive IPTV Market in India ...
openPR (press release)
Mumbai, India – September 19, 2011 – Netscribes (India) Pvt. Ltd., a knowledge consulting solutions company, announces the launch of its report IPTV Market in India 2011. In India, the IPTV market is still at a nascent stage but has strong growth ...

Du hosts Middle East's first-ever IPTV workshop in UAE
AME Info
Discussions on the latest issues in the IPTV field, both within the region and across the globe, began with the opening of the Middle East's first Interoperability of IPTV workshop. Hosted by Du in coordination with the International Telecommunications ...

 

Mobitel Nigeria Deploys FTS Express to Provide Flexible and Scalable Billing
MarketWatch (press release)
FTS express is a highly affordable, easy-to-deploy billing product that has been specifically designed for entry-level ISPs, VoIP, MVNO, LTE, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, and IPTV operations who want a flexible solution that provides the foundation for future growth ...

 Dedicated Micros takes network video recorder to the cloud
SecurityInfoWatch
The “cloud” contains a hardened closed IPTV management layer which protects the IP video system from intrusion, through the implementation of trusted end points, essential in retail and banking applications or in any application where the corporate ...

 

Consolidated Launches CloverLeaf's TV Apps Solution
MarketWatch (press release)
With AppDaily, providers of IPTV and other managed television services have an easy-to-launch comprehensive solution for offering an app store and apps to their video subscribers. AppDaily is available on major television platforms, and reflects ...

 

 

du hosts Middle East's first-ever IPTV workshop

Khaleej Times
DUBAI -- Middle East's first Interoperability of IPTV workshop opened on Tuesday at Mina A'Salam, Madinat Jumeirah. The workshop is hosted by du in coordination with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the Arab Information and ...

SureWest Communications upgrades video-on-demand platform
IPTV News
SureWest launched the updated version of its IPTV service in Sacramento (California) last year, based on the Microsoft Mediaroom platform and delivered via Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) and copper networks. The telco had reached 17800 subscribers for the ...

 

Microsoft previews Xbox TV, confirms Kinect capabilities
IPTV News
As IPTV News speculated back in April, Microsoft is planning to leverage the voice control and motion detection capabilities of the Xbox 360's Kinect peripheral to give users of the new TV streaming service (announced last June) powerful new ways to ...

Xbox TV and the Mainstreaming of IPTV
Digital Media Wire
Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer told a convention center full of financial analysts that Xbox TV will launch in time for this year's holiday season. That would give families another reason to put an Xbox 360 on their gift list, ...

Lantiq Chips Help Deutsche Telekom Deliver 'All-in-One' Broadband Gateway ...
Sacramento Bee
Importantly, the router supports dual band (2.4 GHz and 5.2 GHz) Wi-Fi for concurrent data and media streaming, including IPTV, which allows for superior video quality transmission over WLAN. "Our goal is to exceed consumer expectations for overall ...

The economy, not OTT is US cable's biggest threat
Rapid tv news - MIchelle Clancy
Cable, IPTV and satellite is simply becoming too expensive for a good chunk of Americans to justify, the agency found, so about 20% of US subscribers are ...

Two South Dakota Broadband Stimulus Winners Select Calix for Regional Projects
MarketWatch (press release)
Both TrioTel and Midstate are moving Fiber Forward in their networks, pulling fiber deep into rural communities and utilizing advanced fiber access technologies to bring extremely fast broadband services, including internet protocol television (IPTV), ...

 New IPTV service to launch soon in Bahrain
IPTV News
Batelco, the principal telecoms operator on the island of Bahrain (located in the Arabian Gulf), has confirmed that it will launch its new IPTV service shortly in two recently-developed residential areas. The new service will offer a combination of ...

Quantenna to Demonstrate the Highest Performance 802.11n 4x4 Four-Stream Wi-Fi ...
MarketWatch (press release)
FREMONT, Calif., Sep 19, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Quantenna Communications, Inc., a leader in ultra-reliable Wi-Fi networking for whole-home entertainment, today announced it will be demonstrating HD wireless IPTV service delivery at Broadband World ...