Streaming (Over-the-top, OTT, P2P, PC-TV, Internet TV, online video, IP Video) News

LOVEFiLM Premieres on Xbox 360
Oct 6, 2011 – Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and LOVEFiLM have announced a partnership that will make LOVEFiLM part of the next generation of TV entertainment, bringing the service to millions of Xbox 360 users across the UK and Germany.
News categories: LOVEFiLM, Xbox, Gaming, Germany, Streaming, UK

Canada's CRTC releases results of fact-finding exercise on OTT services
Oct 5, 2011 – Canada's CRTC has announced that its fact-finding exercise on OTT programming services has produced inconclusive results. Online and mobile programming appears to be complementary to the content offered by the traditional broadcasting system.
News categories: CRTC, Canada, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Regulation, Streaming

Xbox 360 Teams Up With Entertainment Leaders to Transform TV
Oct 5, 2011 – Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has announced plans to roll out the next generation of TV entertainment on Xbox LIVE. Nearly 40 TV and entertainment providers will begin rolling out entertainment services to consoles, in more than 20 countries.
News categories: Xbox, Australia, Canada, Digital TV, France, Gaming, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Streaming, UK, USA

FiOS TV-Powered Entertainment Experience Coming Soon to Xbox 360
Oct 5, 2011 – Verizon (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) have announced an agreement that will open the door to a new FiOS TV-powered entertainment experience for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system.
News categories: Verizon, Xbox, Digital TV, Gaming, IPTV, USA

Smartphone-only TV service to launch in Japan
Oct 4, 2011 – MMBI has announced, at the CEATEC electronics show in Tokyo, its new mobile TV channel to be called 'NOTTV'. The service will only be available on smartphones, and will launch officially in April 2012.
News categories: MMBI, Digital TV, Japan, Mobile, Smartphone

ALi Launches Networking Media Processor for IPTV/OTT and Hybrid STB
Oct 3, 2011 – ALi Corporation (TPE:3041) has announced the launch of its M3911 Networking Media Processor, the first in the industry to feature a fast sleep and resume function.
News categories: ALi Corp, Digital TV, ICs, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming

UK HbbTV based Connected TV specification approved for publication
Sep 30, 2011 – The Digital TV Group (DTG) has announced that the 7th edition of the 'D-Book' - the interoperability specification for UK DTT and HbbTV-based 'Connected TV' hybrid products and services - has been formally approved.
News categories: Digital TV Group, Digital TV, HbbTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Terrestrial, UK

Telecom Italia IPTV and Cubovision underperforming
Sep 29, 2011 – The Telecom Italia Media Board has agreed early termination of its service agreement with Telecom Italia, as forecasts of rapid expansion for Telecom Italia's IPTV and Cubovision services have proven to be optimistic.
News categories: Telecom Italia, Telecom Italia Media, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, Streaming

Amazon to Sell 15 Million Kindle Fires By 2013
Sep 29, 2011 – Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) will sell more than 15 million of its new Kindle Fire tablet worldwide by the end of 2013, according to the latest report from Strategy Analytics' Tablet and Touchscreen Strategies service.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Digital TV, Market Research, Portable, Streaming, Tablet