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Sezmi Completes Personal Television System Trial
Nov 13, 2008 – Sezmi has announced the conclusion of technical trials for its new television service, marking a significant milestone in the company's breakthrough efforts to dramatically improve the way consumers experience television and internet video.
News categories: Sezmi, Harris, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, USA

Nortel Blurs the Boundaries Between TV and Interactive Applications at TelcoTV '08
Nov 12, 2008 – Nortel (NYSE/TSX:NT) is showcasing IPTV and Video solutions that are blurring the boundaries across TV, internet, consumer devices and mobile phones by integrating telecom services and interactive applications into the entertainment experience.
News categories: Nortel, Blu-ray, Content Distribution, IPTV, Middleware, Mobile, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Wightman Telecom Deploys Conklin-Intracom's fs|cdn™ MPEG-4 HD IPTV Solution
Nov 11, 2008 – Wightman Telecom, a Canadian telephone company and CLEC serving a number of communities in the counties of Bruce, Grey, Huron, Wellington and Perth, Ontario has begun rolling out MPEG-4 HD IPTV services using Conklin-Intracom's fs|cdn™ solution.
News categories: Conklin-Intracom, Wightman Telecom, Canada, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV

Calix to Demonstrate Advanced Microsoft Mediaroom Home Entertainment Experience at TelcoTV
Nov 11, 2008 – Calix will demonstrate advanced new IPTV and video service quality management solutions, including the latest Microsoft Mediaroom features, across the Calix Unified Access Infrastructure at TelcoTV in Anaheim.
News categories: Calix, Microsoft, Geoff Burke, Broadband, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, Middleware

GCI Secures IPTV with Verimatrix
Nov 10, 2008 – Verimatrix and CSI Digital have announced that Gorham Communications (GCI) has selected D-Video!™ for its end-to-end IPTV solution. CSI Digital's D-Video! has been integrated with the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS®) for IPTV.
News categories: Verimatrix, CSI Digital, Gorham Communications, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

IP-PRIME's Market Leadership Reinforced with Sixty Plus Telco Contracts and Commercial Rollouts in Two Dozen Communities
Nov 10, 2008 – SES AMERICOM (Paris and Luxembourg: SESG) has announced that more than sixty-five telcos in 31 states have signed up for IP-PRIME®.
News categories: IP-PRIME, SES AMERICOM, Content Distribution, IPTV, Satellite, USA

2Wire MediaPoint Accelerates Service Provider Delivery of Entertainment Services, Bridging Television and the Internet
Nov 10, 2008 – 2Wire has introduced the MediaPoint™ broadband entertainment solution, a customizable platform that unites the television with Internet video, music, and photos, as well as personal networked media content.
News categories: 2Wire, Content Distribution, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

Voice, Internet and Television - all-in-one via T-Home Macedonia
Nov 7, 2008 – Makedonski Telekom has announced the introduction of its IPTV service in Macedonia, branded as MaxTV. The service will be offered in a triple play package - 3Max - together with Internet and fixed telephony.
News categories: Makedonski Telekom, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Macedonia, Middleware

Mobile Video Infrastructure Market Ramps Up In Spite of Economy
Nov 6, 2008 – The market for mobile video infrastructure will experience rapid growth rates over the next several years in spite of the economy, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Smart TV