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Innovative Systems and Amino showcase New IPTV Solution at TelcoTV 2010
Nov 5, 2010 – Innovative Systems and Amino Communications (LSE: AMO) will showcase a revolutionary new IPTV solution at TelcoTV 2010 that brings together multiple voice and video solutions into a single platform.
News categories: Amino, Innovative Systems, Content Distribution, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

GVT selects Ericsson for pay TV in Brazil
Oct 29, 2010 – GVT (Paris:VIV) has announced that Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) will supply the platform for its hybrid satellite/IP pay TV service to be launched in 2011. Later this year, the company will select the supplier of set top boxes.
News categories: Ericsson, GVT, Brazil, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming

Ireland announces Digital Television switch-on
Oct 29, 2010 – The government of Ireland has announced that the RTE Digital Terrestrial Television service is now available to 90% of the Irish population. The Digital Television service has launched from 24 sites around the country on a trial basis.
News categories: RTÉ, SAORVIEW, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Ireland, Terrestrial

UK's TalkTalk to build new network to deliver digital on-demand TV
Oct 20, 2010 – Alcatel-Lucent (Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced that it has signed a three-year agreement with TalkTalk (LSE:TALK), the biggest provider of broadband to Britain's homes, to build a Content Delivery Network (CDN).
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, TalkTalk, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, UK

Argentina distributes 170,000 DTT set-top boxes
Oct 18, 2010 – At the launch of Argentina's 'Argentina Conectada' national broadband programme, the country's President officially switched-on five digital terrestrial TV transmitters - four in Buenos Aires province and another in the city of Resistencia.
News categories: Televisión Digital Abierta, Argentina, Content Distribution, Digital TV, ISDB-T, SBTVD, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

DVB-H mobile TV in Austria to end
Oct 14, 2010 – The broadcasting of DVB-H mobile TV signals in Austria is set to end. Mobile network operator 3 has confirmed that it has, along with partners Media Broadcast, Orange and Telekom Austria, decided to cease DVB-H broadcasting on December 31, 2010.
News categories: Hutchison, Austria, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mobile

Sezmi and YTL to Deploy Wireless Hybrid TV Platform in Malaysia
Oct 11, 2010 – Sezmi and YTL Communications have announced a partnership to launch Asia's first converged intelligent TV and Internet service, which will provide wireless delivery of consumer entertainment and communications services in Malaysia.
News categories: Sezmi, YTL Communications, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Malaysia, Terrestrial

PMC-Sierra and Sigma Designs Demonstrate End-to-End FTTx and HomePNA Solution for Cable TV Networks
Oct 5, 2010 – PMC-Sierra (Nasdaq: PMCS) and Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) have announced a live demonstration of an Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) and a HomePNA Fast Ethernet over Coax (EoC) solution for cable operators looking to deploy FTTx.
News categories: Sigma Designs, PMC-Sierra, Cable TV, China, Content Distribution, Fibre, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Telstra to Deliver Live Television Over the Internet with Widevine
Oct 5, 2010 – Widevine has announced that Australia's Telstra (ASX:TLS) will soon start delivering linear broadcast television channels over the internet using Widevine's live adaptive streaming, virtual DVD experience and digital rights management (DRM) platform.
News categories: Widevine, Telstra, Australia, Blu-ray, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming