IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Microsoft and Orange join forces to offer orange tv on the Xbox 360
Dec 15, 2011 – Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Orange (Paris: FTE; NYSE: FTE) have announced that they have signed an agreement to offer a new service to Orange TV customers in the spring of 2012: voice and motion-activated television control using Kinect technology.
News categories: Xbox, Orange, Digital TV, France, Gaming, IPTV, Set Top Box

Romania's digital cable TV subscribers increase 85% in 1H 2011
Dec 14, 2011 – ANCOM has published its first half 2011 report on the Romanian communications market. The total number of pay TV subscribers in the country was steady at around 5.7 million, however the total number of digital cable subscribers grew by 85% in the period.
News categories: ANCOM, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Romania, Satellite, Subscribers

UK TV viewing extends online
Dec 14, 2011 – Ofcom has released its sixth International Communications Market report into the global communications market. The UK's love of TV continues, with over a quarter (27 per cent) of UK internet users saying they watched TV online every week.
News categories: Ofcom, Australia, Brazil, Cable TV, Canada, China, Digital TV, DVR, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK, USA

VTCI Selects Entone's FusionTV for Cloud Services
Dec 13, 2011 – Entone has announced that Valley Telephone Cooperative (VTCI) has selected its FusionTV™ solution to power the delivery of hybrid TV services. VTCI provides a full range of telecommunications services to rural communities in South Texas.
News categories: Entone, VTCI, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Streaming, USA

Australia's Adam Internet launches fetchtv
Dec 13, 2011 – Australian ISP Adam Internet has announced that it is launching two IPTV options - fetchtv and fetchtv lite - offering the latest in home entertainment and including a 1TB personal video recorder.
News categories: Adam Internet, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box

Colba.Net launches its IPTV
Dec 7, 2011 – Colba.Net (CNSX: CB), a leading telecommunications company in Quebec, has announced the launch of its new IPTV service. Colba.Net's footprint currently covers approximately 375,000 households on the Island of Montreal.
News categories: Colba.Net, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV

Deutsche Telekom Chooses Celeno to Support 'Entertain' IPTV Service in Germany
Dec 6, 2011 – Celeno has announced that Deutsche Telekom (Frankfurt: DTE)(NYSE:DT) has selected its CL1820 Wi-Fi chip and OptimizAIR™ technology to power its Speedport W 102 Bridge. The Bridge enables DT to distribute its IPTV service wirelessly throughout the home.
News categories: Celeno, Deutsche Telekom, Digital TV, DVR, Germany, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

iiNet Takes Celeno 'Down Under' to Support In-Home Wi-Fi for its IPTV Service
Dec 6, 2011 – Celeno Communications has announced that iiNet, Australia's second largest DSL broadband provider, has selected Celeno-enabled Wi-Fi Ethernet bridges to support wireless delivery of its fast-growing IPTV services.
News categories: Celeno, iiNet, Australia, IPTV, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Amino Technologies Period-end Trading update
Dec 6, 2011 – Amino Technologies (AIM: AMO) has provided an update on trading for the year ended 30 November 2011. Revenues for the full year are expected to be well ahead of the previous year (FY 2010: £44.0m) albeit below market expectations.
News categories: Amino, DVR, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box