Vodafone's €7.7bn Kabel Deutschland bid accepted
IPTV News
Operator group Vodafone has had a €7.7bn bid for Kabel Deutschland approved by the German cable group's board. The board will now recommend the firm's shareholders accept the offer. The offer values Kabel Deutschland at €87 per share and the two ...

Orion adds eleven channels to IPTV service
Telecompaper (subscription)
Serbia's Orion Telekom has added eleven new TV channels to its IPTV service, taking the channel total to over 100. The latest additions are ten channels from Serbian commercial broadcaster Pink TV (Pink Live, Pink Zabava, Pink World, Pink BH, Pink M, ...

Telekom Slovenije adds Minimax on Demand on IPTV
Telecompaper (subscription)
Telekom Slovenije has announced that its IPTV service SiOL TV now enables customers to order programs from children's channel Minimax. Minimax Plus is a service that provides on-demand video, including a collection of more than 100 cartoons ...

Hotel Internet Services Releases New Software Enhancements Of BeyondTV ...
Broadway World
SIMI VALLEY, Calif., June 24, 2013 - Hotel Internet Services proudly announces the latest release of its market leading IPTV based hospitality entertainment system BeyondTV. With a new innovative Stealth Storage Technology, BeyondTV now provides the ...

ACA to FCC: Levy Regulatory Fees on IPTV
Broadcasting & Cable
ACA says IPTV providers are sufficiently similar to cable services that they should be assessed similar regulatory fees. It also says that would avoid "distortions in the marketplace" when a competitor does not have to pay regulatory fees levied on others.

DTV households to reach 1 billion
DigitalTVEurope.net
The research firm's Global Digital Television Forecast said that the expected rise marks a “significant increase” from the end of 2012, when digital cable, satellite, IPTV and terrestrial (DTT) households totalled 755 million. It added that projected ...