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BigBand Networks Announces Third Quarter Results and Restructuring Plan
Oct 30, 2007 – BigBand Networks (NASDAQ: BBND) has announced financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007. In addition, BigBand announced a restructuring plan designed to realign resources and significantly increase its efforts on video networking.
News categories: BigBand Networks, Earnings Release, Content Distribution, IPTV, Results

Net Insight publishes Interim Report for the period January - September 2007
Oct 26, 2007 – The strong underlying market demand for more network capacity and high quality media services continue to spur our business with increasing sales, improving our financial performance and a continued strong gross margin.
News categories: Net Insight, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Norway, Results, Terrestrial, TV Services

Kasenna Ranked Global Leader in IPTV VOD
Oct 25, 2007 – Kasenna has announced being recognized as the #1 provider of Video-On-Demand (VOD) software worldwide in IPTV, according to results published in the new "IPTV Market Leaders Report - September 2007" by Multimedia Research Group (MRG).
News categories: Kasenna, Multimedia Research Group (MRG), Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research

EchoStar Announces Push/Pull Video on Demand Service Incorporated Into IPTV Transport Platform
Oct 25, 2007 – EchoStar FSS Corporation (EFSSC), a subsidiary of EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH), has announced that it is offering a "push and pull" video on demand (VOD) service as part of its IPTV platform, ViP-TV.
News categories: EchoStar, ViP-TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, USA

Motorola Announces Third-Quarter Sales and Earnings
Oct 25, 2007 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has reported sales of $8.8 billion for the third quarter of 2007. During the quarter Motorola shipped its two millionth IPTV set-top device, just five months after reaching the one million milestone.
News categories: Motorola, Broadband, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Set Top Box

DSL Forum Launches Broadbandsuite™ Release 2.0
Oct 24, 2007 – The DSL Forum has unveiled a major new phase of work at this year's Telco TV in Atlanta. The BroadbandSuite Release Plan - an industry toolkit for broadband advancement - represents a significant change in how the Forum issues its specifications.
News categories: DSL Forum, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV

ComSpan Communications Delivers FTTP Triple Play Service Using Harmonic's Video Overlay and IP Transport Solutions
Oct 24, 2007 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that ComSpan Communications, a telecommunications service provider in Oregon, has deployed Harmonic's fiber to the premises (FTTP) video overlay and IP transport solutions for its Triple Play Communications Network.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, Comspan, Broadband, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, USA

MetaSwitch and Minerva Networks Team Up to Demonstrate Enhanced IPTV Applications at TelcoTV Conference
Oct 24, 2007 – MetaSwitch and Minerva Networks will be demonstrating a joint application that will allow carriers to increase customer control of their digital telephony services through a television interface.
News categories: MetaSwitch, Minerva Networks, Content Distribution, IPTV, Middleware

More Rural Telcos Sign on to IP-PRIME
Oct 24, 2007 – Bob Phillips, president and chief executive officer of the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) has announced that more rural telcos are adopting the innovative and cost-effective, end-to-end IPTV service, IP-PRIME®.
News categories: IP-PRIME, National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, USA