IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Swisscom Android IPTV set-top operated by iWedia software
Apr 23, 2014 – iWedia has announced that the new Swisscom TV 2.0 Android IPTV set-top box runs iWedia's Teatro-3.5 software. Teatro-3.5 extends Android to support IPTV and OTT services with a Java user interface.
News categories: iWedia, Swisscom, Nikola Teslić, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Switzerland

U-verse TV adds 201,000 subscribers in 1Q 2014
Apr 22, 2014 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported first-quarter 2014 results. U-verse TV added 201,000 subscribers in the first quarter to reach 5.7 million in service.
News categories: AT&T, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

TEO LT adds 1,369 pay TV subscribers in 1Q 2014
Apr 22, 2014 – TEO LT has released financial results for the first quarter of 2014. Over the first three months the number of IPTV subscribers increased by 4.3 per cent, over the year – by 14 per cent.
News categories: TEO LT, IPTV, Lithuania, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Russian pay TV subscribers to grow another 5% in 2014
Apr 18, 2014 – According to iKS-Consulting, the number of pay-TV subscribers in Russia increased during 2013 by 11% to 34.6 million. In 2014, the number of subscribers is forecast to grow by another 5% to 36.2 million.
News categories: iKS-Consulting, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

ArmenTel announces IPTV service
Apr 17, 2014 – Armenia Telephone Company CJSC (ArmenTel), which operates using the Beeline brand in Armenia, has announced the launch of an IPTV service
News categories: ArmenTel, Armenia, Digital TV, IPTV

ADB provides software and services to O2 Czech Republic
Apr 16, 2014 – ADB (SIX: ADBN) has announced that it has been appointed by O2 Czech Republic to manage the migration of o2's IPTV subscribers from Alcatel-Lucent MiViewTV middleware to the nangu.tv platform.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, O2 Czech Republic, David Duron, Peter Balchin, Content Distribution, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

US pay TV subscriptions poised for rebound after 2013 decline
Apr 15, 2014 – The Pay TV market in the US has faced challenges for several years, which culminated in a 0.58% loss in total subscribers in 2013. However, recent research from Strategy Analytics forecasts a return to growth in 2014.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Jason Blackwell, Eric Smith, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Romania ends 2013 with 6.4 million pay TV subscribers
Apr 15, 2014 – According to data published by ANCOM, in 2013 the total number of subscribers to paid audiovisual programme retransmission services in Romania grew by 5.7% to reach 6.4 million.
News categories: ANCOM, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Romania, Satellite, Subscribers

Peoples Communication partners with Skitter to bring IPTV to East Texas
Apr 15, 2014 – Skitter has announced that Peoples Communication (PCI) will deploy Skitter TV, offering an advanced IPTV platform to customers in several East Texas counties and communities.
News categories: Skitter, Peoples Communication, Scott Thompson, Robert Saunders, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA