Interactive TV News Round-Up (I): Accedo, Deutsche Telekom, ANT ...
InteractiveTV Today [itvt]
... issue in round-up/summary format: OTT and IPTV applications specialist, Accedo, said Monday that Deutsche Telekom is using the Accedo Application Sphere solution to power the new TV Apps service on its Microsoft Mediaroom-based Entertain platform.

BT names its new football anchor
IPTV News
BT has been having a run of success in its efforts to secure exclusive sports programming for its IPTV service 'BT Vision', having most recently won a contract worth up to GB£ 152mn (US$ 245mn) for a range of exclusive live rights over a four year ...

 

Taiwanese IPTV provider Chunghwa Telecom adds YouTube to video service
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Taiwanese IPTV service provider Chunghwa Telecom has cut a deal with Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) to make YouTube a part of its digital television service. According to the terms of the deal, which apparently was inked last month, Chunghwa gets access to ...

 

TikiLIVE targets municipal online IPTV channels
Rapid tv news
Towns, cities, and other governmental agencies are now using online IPTV channels to keep their citizens informed about preparedness and management during natural disasters or other emergencies. As an example, when Hurricane Isaac hit the coast of ...

O2 Wireless to deliver IPTV over wireless broadband in South America
Rapid tv news
O2 Secure Wireless is planning to support a triple play of IPTV, broadband and voice over wireless broadband service for a cable MSO in South America, taking an ownership stake in the pay-TV provider while it's at it. The operator is not yet named, but ...

 

HBO Nordic names its price
Broadband TV News
The online service, which will also have IPTV distribution via TeliaSonera, will charge SEK 79 (€9.95) for both linear and on demand content. On Tuesday, TV4 ..