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Tiscali Teams with Cisco for Launch of Innovative Tiscali.tv IP Television Service in Italy
Oct 7, 2008 – Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced that it has signed an agreement with Tiscali (Italy: TIS) to supply Internet Protocol Next-Generation Network (IP NGN) architecture and IP television (IPTV) headend technology for the Tiscali.tv IPTV service.
News categories: Cisco Systems, Tiscali, Content Distribution, IPTV, Italy

Canby Telcom Launches HD Offering Powered by IP-PRIME HD-4 Service in Central Oregon
Sep 30, 2008 – SES AMERICOM (Paris, Luxembourg: SESG) and Canby Telcom have announced that Canby's IPTV customers can now access 36 channels of High Definition (HD) programming, including more than two dozen channels delivered to Canby via IP-PRIME®.
News categories: SES AMERICOM, Canby Telcom, NRTC, Content Distribution, IPTV, USA

eircom selects Alcatel-Lucent for all-IP network transformation
Sep 29, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Paris and NYSE: ALU) has been selected by eircom to supply a network as part of its transformation to all-IP. The solution will enable eircom to offer triple play services such as IPTV and converged communications services.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, eircom, BBWF, Content Distribution, IPTV, Ireland

Alcatel-Lucent enhances triple play architecture, giving service providers the foundation for unrivaled video quality, personalization and interactivity
Sep 29, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced an evolution of its Triple Play Services Delivery Architecture (TPSDA), providing a foundation for operators to deliver superior video quality, with greater personalization and interactivity.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, BBWF, Broadband, Content Distribution, IPTV

EPB selects Alcatel-Lucent for FTTH services in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Sep 24, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Paris and NYSE: ALU) and EPB have announced that EPB has selected Alcatel-Lucent's IPTV solution to offer advanced TV and additional communications services to its customers in the greater Chattanooga area.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, EPB Telecom, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA

Tilgin and Nordija jointly provides HD IPTV to TRE-FOR
Sep 22, 2008 – Tilgin (STO:TILG) and Nordija have announced their collaboration to provide a HD IPTV solution to the Danish utility company TRE-FOR, which has decided to deliver HD (High Definition) IPTV to its subscriber base.
News categories: Tilgin, Nordija, TRE-FOR Bredbånd, Content Distribution, Denmark, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Macrovision's Passport IPG Solution Takes Latin America Cable Audiences to the Cutting Edge of TV
Sep 18, 2008 – Macrovision (NASDAQ: MVSN) has announced that América Móvil (Claro), Cablevisión, Telecentro and Videomar have all chosen to provide Macrovision's Passport IPG solutions to their cable viewers, enhancing their overall TV viewing experience.
News categories: Macrovision, América Móvil, Cablevisión, Telecentro, Argentina, Brazil, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Middleware, Nicaragua, Set Top Box

Hill Country Telephone Cooperative Selects Infinite Video IPTV Platform for Immediate Trial
Sep 17, 2008 – Even Technologies (TSX-V: ETI) has announced that its subsidiary, Infinite Video Corporation, has entered into a contract to trial high definition (HD) video services over the existing network at Hill Country Telephone Cooperative.
News categories: Even Technologies, Hill Country Telephone Cooperative, Infinite Video Corporation, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

Portugal Telecom Deploys Harmonic's IP-Based Solutions for Nationwide Satellite DTH TV Service
Sep 14, 2008 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that Portugal Telecom (NYSE: PT) has used a broad range of Harmonic's IP-based MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) compression and stream processing products for its nationwide launch of satellite DTH television.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, Portugal Telecom, Novabase, Content Distribution, IBCShow, Portugal, Satellite