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Allegro DVT Enhances its AL2000 N-Screen OTT Transcoder
Mar 18, 2011 – Allegro DVT unveils tons of new features for the AL2000 Live Transcoder at IPTV-WF 2011. Come meet us and discover these news features at IPTV-WF on booth #12.
News categories: Allegro DVT, Content Distribution, Streaming, Video Exchange

SmartLabs Enhanced Digital TV Platform Installed in the Urals
Mar 17, 2011 – SmartLabs has announced the launch of a new IPTV platform for the subscribers of the Urals largest telecom operator, Uralsvyazinform (Utel). In November 2010, Uralsvyazinform introduced an end-to-end IPTV solution from SmartLabs.
News categories: SmartLabs, Uralsvyazinform, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Russia, Set Top Box

World's Largest IPTV Operator Expands into Connected VOD Services With ATEME Transcoders
Mar 17, 2011 – BesTV New Media, the largest IPTV service provider in China and the world, is providing connected Video On Demand (VOD) services over the Internet with the help of software based transcoders from ATEME.
News categories: ATEME, BesTV, China, Content Distribution, IPTV

Telkom Kenya to offer triple play in the near future
Mar 14, 2011 – Telkom Kenya, under the Orange brand, has integrated its fixed line service with its fibre network to deliver broadband access to residential homes in Kenya. The company is in talks with partners to add video in the near future.
News categories: Telkom Kenya, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Kenya

CYMTV signs Hanelcom deal to create IPTV service in Vietnam
Mar 11, 2011 – CYMTV has signed a memorandum of understanding with Vietnam's Hanelcom to jointly build a new IP-based television service for Vietnam. CYMTV and Hanelcom will also co-operate on the future DVB-T2 platform that is set to be launched in 2012.
News categories: CYMTV, Hanelcom, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVB-T2, IPTV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, Vietnam

NDS Marries Digital TV and OTT with Innovative Applications Development Portal
Mar 10, 2011 – NDS has announced the launch of the NDS Service Delivery Platform, a fully scalable platform that enables TV operators to extend their offering to companion devices through third-party applications.
News categories: NDS Group, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

OMVC Selects Neustar to Provide Secure and Reliable Infrastructure for Mobile Digital TV
Mar 9, 2011 – The Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) has announced it has selected Neustar to provide the Mobile DTV Trust Authority with the infrastructure necessary to deliver live, digital broadcast TV content to various mobile video-enabled devices.
News categories: Open Mobile Video Coalition, Neustar, Content Distribution, Content Protection, DRM, Mobile, Portable, Streaming, Tablet, USA

Calix Selected by Tbaytel for Microsoft Mediaroom Powered IPTV Services Launch
Mar 7, 2011 – Calix (NYSE:CALX) has announced that Tbaytel has selected the Calix B6 Ethernet Service Access Node (ESAN) for its launch of advanced Microsoft Mediaroom (NASDAQ: MSFT) powered IPTV services in Thunder Bay, Ontario.
News categories: Calix, Tbaytel, Microsoft, John Colvin, Don Campbell, Broadband, Canada, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Armstrong Completes VOD Architecture Upgrade with SeaChange
Mar 1, 2011 – U.S. cable television operator Armstrong has completed an end-to-end video-on-demand architecture upgrade with solutions from SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC).
News categories: SeaChange, Armstrong, Cable TV, Content Distribution, USA