IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

France's CSA publishes 1H 2011 digital TV penetration survey
Dec 5, 2011 – The CSA has reported latest results from its survey on the penetration of digital TV in French households. 62.6% of households have chosen DTT as their method of digital TV reception, up 2.4 percentage points since the end of 2010.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, Cable TV, France, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Amino passes milestone of four million set-top boxes sold and shipped globally
Dec 5, 2011 – Amino Communications (AIM: AMO) has sold and shipped its four millionth set-top box (STB). Amino's best-selling Aminet range has been installed in more than 85 countries around the world.
News categories: Amino, Glashart Media, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box

Russia's STB market to be flat at 2.5 million units in 2012
Dec 5, 2011 – According to a report from J'son & Partners commissioned by the European Audiovisual Observatory, the number of set-top boxes shipped this year in Russia will be 2.5 million, with no growth expected in 2012.
News categories: European Audiovisual Observatory, J'son & Partners, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

IEEE Launches New Effort to Advance EPON Protocol over Existing Coaxial Distribution Networks
Dec 5, 2011 – IEEE has announced it has launched a study group to investigate a new PHY (Physical Layer) standard for operating the Ethernet Passive Optical Network (EPON) protocol transparently over coaxial distribution networks.
News categories: IEEE 802, Broadband, Cable TV, Fibre, IPTV, Smart Home

Croatia's satellite subscriptions fall 12% in Q3 2011
Dec 2, 2011 – The Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency (HAKOM) has reported communications market data for the end of the third quarter. Satellite TV was the fastest growing segment, with subscriptions growing by nearly a quarter since the end of June.
News categories: HAKOM, Cable TV, Croatia, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Sigma Designs Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2012 Results
Nov 30, 2011 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has reported results for its third fiscal quarter ended October 29, 2011. Net revenue for the third quarter was $39.7 million, down $38.1 million, or 49%, from $77.8 million reported for the same period last year.
News categories: Sigma Designs, IPTV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Live Verizon FiOS TV Coming Soon to Xbox, Complete With Kinect Voice and Gesture Controls
Nov 29, 2011 – Verizon (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) has announced that, through a collaboration with Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), customers who are Xbox LIVE Gold members and who subscribe to both FiOS TV and Internet service will be able to view select live channels through their Xbox consoles.
News categories: Verizon, Xbox, Gaming, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA

Pace Powers Altibox Video on Demand Transformation
Nov 29, 2011 – Pace (LSE: PIC) has provided the software to power Altibox's newly launched Video on Demand (VoD) portal, allowing the operator to overhaul the experience it delivers to consumers.
News categories: Pace plc, Altibox, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Norway

Swiss telco Sunrise to launch IPTV in 1Q 2012
Nov 24, 2011 – Sunrise, Switzerland's second-largest mobile phone service provider, has announced with its third quarter 2011 results that it will launch IPTV in the first quarter of 2012. A trial service has been running since October.
News categories: Sunrise Communications, Digital TV, IPTV, Switzerland