IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Russia's MegaFon deploys Verimatrix VCAS for IPTV and OTT services
Jan 25, 2013 – Verimatrix has announced the deployment of a multi-network Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) solution to secure MegaFon's combined IPTV and over-the-top (OTT) video services.
News categories: Verimatrix, MegaFon, MegaLabs, Conditional Access, Content Protection, CSTB, Digital TV, IPTV, Russia, Streaming

AT&T U-verse TV adds 192,000 subscribers in 4Q 2012 to reach 4.5 million
Jan 24, 2013 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported fourth-quarter results for 2012. In the quarter, U-verse TV added 192,000 subscribers to reach 4.5 million in service at the end of the year.
News categories: AT&T, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Verizon ends 2012 with 4.7 million FiOS Video connections
Jan 22, 2013 – Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has reported results for the fourth-quarter of 2012. Verizon added 134,000 net new FiOS Video connections in the quarter to reach a total of 4.7 million at the end of the year.
News categories: Verizon, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Romania's iNES launches mobile IPTV service
Jan 21, 2013 – Romanian telecommunications company, iNES, has announced iNES MobileTV, a package of TV channels broadcast live through an internet connection to smartphones and tablets. The multiscreen service is free of charge to iNES IPTV clients.
News categories: iNES Group, Apps, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Romania, Smartphone, Tablet, TV Everywhere

TDS TV switches to Microsoft Mediaroom in Tennessee
Jan 18, 2013 – TDS Telecommunications (NYSE: TDS) has announced that it is upgrading its TDS TV® platform in Farragut and Mt. Juliet, Tennessee. TDS is switching from the Minerva platform to Microsoft® (NASDAQ: MSFT) Mediaroom®.
News categories: TDS Telecom, Microsoft Mediaroom, Tony Bugher, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, USA

Montenegro ends 2012 with 133,831 pay TV subscribers
Jan 18, 2013 – The Agency for Electronic Media in Montenegro has released subscriber figures for the seven pay TV operators in the country. As at December 31, 2012, the number of cable, MMDS, IPTV and DTH connections was 133,831, up 11,097 or 9.04% in the year.
News categories: Agencije za elektronske medije, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, MMDS, Montenegro, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Poland's E-CHO ISP deploys nangu.TV platform for IPTV and VOD
Jan 16, 2013 – nangu.TV has announced that Polish ISP, E-CHO, has purchased nangu.TV's Media Platform to provide an IPTV system over a managed network that allows customers to connect via their set-top box.
News categories: nangu.TV, E-CHO, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Poland

LG Uplus ends 2012 with 1.05 million IPTV subscribers
Jan 11, 2013 – According to its December 2012 Factsheet, LG Uplus (KRX: 032640) had 1.054 million IPTV subscribers at the end of 2012. The company added 74,000 subscribers in the final quarter of 2012.
News categories: LG Uplus, IPTV, Korea, Subscribers

Accedo Powers Orange Live Box Play
Jan 9, 2013 – Accedo has announced that the Orange Live Box Play set-top-box from Orange (Paris:FTE; NYSE:FTE) will use Accedo's application management solution which provides a front-end user interface including multiple applications as well as a secure back-end system.
News categories: Accedo, Orange, Apps, CES2025, Content Distribution, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Set Top Box