Tech Mahindra bags IT contract from Microsoft
Economic Times
NEW DELHI: IT firm Tech Mahindra on Thursday said it has bagged a contract from technological giant Microsoft to setup a Lab for video encoders used in deployment of IPTV solutions on latter's mediaroom. "Tech Mahindra has been selected by Microsoft to ...

New IPTV player, iStreamTV promises HD content over ADSL
iTWire
By Stuart Corner A new player, iStreamTV, is set to enter the Australian IPTV market on 12 July offering HDTV content, some of it in 3D, over ADSL lines and 3G, deliverable to smartphones, PCs and TV sets. The service is provided by Australian company ...

Submarine cable lands in Lebanon to speed up IPTV
Rapid tv news
High speed internet services, including IPTV and 3G mobile networks, are in touching distance for Lebanon after the country finally became connected to an international submarine cable this week. Telecommunications Minister Nicolas Sehnawi has ...

Panasonic launches VIERA Connect developer portal
Ubergizmo
Panasonic has just announced the launch of the VIERA Connect Developers – a public web portal that encourages IPTV app developers to write apps for its VIERA Connect cloud-based TV service. In case you're unfamiliar with VIERA Connect, ...

Panasonic calls for more content development for its Viera IPTVs
Current.com.au
By Patrick Avenell Panasonic is following in the footsteps of Apple, BlackBerry and Google, calling on developers to create apps for its proprietary Viera Connect IPTV platform. As with all new operating systems, success and failure is not based on ...

Open IPTV Forum updates latest specs
IPTV News
Industry body the Open IPTV Forum has updated Release 2 of its global end-to-end specifications for the delivery of IPTV services, in a bid to improve interoperability. Noteworthy services and features which are specified in Release 2 include: HTTP ...

Cincinnati Bell's new broadband and energy ventures are all about survival
FierceTelecom
Cincinnati Bell's (NYSE: CBB) plans to expand its Fiber to the Home (FTTH) reach along with a move to deliver IPTV over copper and energy services is a thesis that states: innovate quickly and adapt to changes in the industry or die. ...

Virgin Media outlines delivery of cable TV over Fujitsu fibre
IPTV News
EXCLUSIVE: UK cable operator Virgin Media has outlined to IPTV News its vision for the delivery of its cable services over a fibre-based broadband network proposed recently by Japanese firm Fujitsu. The cable operator is closely involved with Fujitsu's ...