IPTV providers look to apps
Broadband TV News
TV CONNECT – LONDON. Apps could yet prove to be an important source of revenue for providers of IPTV services, according to Ted Hsiung, CMO, Huawei. Citing the example of China Telecom, he said that 15% of its captured TV revenue is already from ...

Amazon enters IPTV race with multi-million-dollar series filming
Marketing magazine Australia
Amazon has joined the IPTV race, investing millions of dollars in a series of pilot shows it plans to air exclusively on its web platforms. The online retail giant is among a long list of technology players taking on traditional broadcasters by ...

IPTV surges in Korea
Broadband TV News
South Korea has taken to IPTV in a big way, with the number of subscribers growing from zero to over 6 million in the last four years. According to Hyun-Kyung Kim, senior director Korea Telecom (KT) economics and management lab, this is now equivalent ...

Longtime IPTV general manager Peter Morrill to retire
The Spokesman Review (blog)
Morrill will continue to serve while the state board launches a search for a replacement by the end of the summer, and will assist through the transition; he's been general manager at IPTV since 1996. “Peter has been an exceptional leader, and our ...

Global IPTV subs to pass 100m in 2013
Broadband TV News
The three largest country-markets (China, France and the US) each had over 10 million IPTV subscriptions at year-end 2012 and together accounted for roughly 53% of the global IPTV subscription base. The Asia-Pacific region remains the largest IPTV ..