IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

IPTV now in more than 40% of French households
Jun 24, 2014 – France's Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel (CSA) has announced the publication of the results of its audiovisual household equipment survey for the second half of 2013.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, Cable TV, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Dutch digital TV subscribers grow to 6.72 million in Q1 2014
Jun 20, 2014 – The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 0.9 percent during the first quarter of 2014 to 6.72 million on 31 March 2014, according to Telecompaper's latest quarterly Dutch Television Market report.
News categories: Telecompaper, Kamiel Albrecht, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

du to deploy Nokia IMS to enhance multimedia services
Jun 18, 2014 – du has signed a contract with Nokia to deploy its IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS). With the deployment, du’s customers will soon enjoy enhanced multimedia services such as HD voice, HD video, file sharing and instant messaging.
News categories: Nokia, 'du', Saleem Al Balooshi, Tony Awad, Content Distribution, IPTV, UAE

Open IPTV Forum and HbbTV Association merge
Jun 17, 2014 – The members of the Open IPTV Forum and the HbbTV Association have announced that they have merged their future activities into a single organization within the legal structure of the HbbTV Association.
News categories: HbbTV Association, Open IPTV Forum, Nilo Mitra, Klaus Illgner, HbbTV, IPTV, Middleware, Worldwide

Set-top box market moving to common platforms
Jun 13, 2014 – ​Pay TV Operators are at the top of the set-top box food chain, with hardware OEMs and semiconductor vendors both functioning in a supporting role, according to ABI Research.
News categories: ABI Research, Sam Rosen, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Sigma Designs reports 1Q FY2015 results
Jun 11, 2014 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has reported results for its first fiscal quarter of FY2015 ended May 3, 2014. Net revenues for the quarter were $36.9 million, down $15.7 million, or 29.8%, from $52.5 million reported for the same period last year.
News categories: Sigma Designs, IPTV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Worldwide

European pay TV revenues flatten in 2014
Jun 11, 2014 – European pay TV revenues will reach $40.35 billion in 2014, up from $36.87 billion in 2010, according to a report from Digital TV Research. However, the 2014 total will only be up 0.6% on 2013.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Digital TV Research Reports, Europe, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial

IP video to be 79% of all IP traffic by 2018, up from 66% in 2013
Jun 10, 2014 – According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index, global IP traffic will increase nearly three-fold over the next five years with IP video making up 79 percent of all IP traffic in 2018, up from 66 percent in 2013.
News categories: Cisco Systems, Doug Webster, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide

Peru adds 65,600 pay TV subscribers in 2013
Jun 10, 2014 – Peru's telecoms regulator (OSIPTEL) has released pay TV statistics for the country to the end of 2013. The country added 65,601 subscribers during 2013, to finish the year at 1,384,884, up 34,912 in the final quarter.
News categories: OSIPTEL, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Peru, Satellite, Subscribers