IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

APAC Revenues from Broadband and Pay TV Services To Rise 34% from 2010 to 2016
Jun 30, 2011 – Asia-Pacific telcos are forecast to see service revenues from DSL, fiber broadband and IPTV rise from $52.5 billion in 2010 to $79.5 billion in 2016. Significant revenue growth will come from fiber broadband and IPTV services, says ABI Research.
News categories: ABI Research, Asia, Cable TV, China, India, IPTV, Japan, Market Research

Three Co-ops to launch OTT and VOD in Argentina
Jun 29, 2011 – Three telephone companies belonging to Argentina's Chamber of Telecommunications Cooperatives (Catel) are planning to launch OTT and VOD TV in September. The coops, Telpin, Telviso and TelVGG, will provide the service through a dedicated IP set-top box.
News categories: Cámara de Cooperativas de Telecomunicaciones, Telpin, Telviso, TelVGG, Argentina, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, Streaming

Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative selects Alcatel-Lucent IPTV solution with Microsoft Mediaroom
Jun 23, 2011 – Alcatel-Lucent (Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced that Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative (PRTC), the South Carolina-based telephone cooperative, has selected Alcatel-Lucent's end-to-end IPTV solution, based on Microsoft Mediaroom (Nasdaq: MSFT).
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, USA

87% of U.S. Households Subscribe to a Multi-Channel Video Service
Jun 23, 2011 – New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) finds that 87% of households in the U.S. subscribe to some form of multi-channel video service, up from 80% in 2004.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Virgin Mobile France selects Netgem for TV offering
Jun 23, 2011 – Netgem (Paris: NTG FP 7537; ETGM) has announced that it has signed an agreement with Virgin Mobile France, the French Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO), for the launch of its Virgin Box TV offering.
News categories: Netgem, Virgin Mobile, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Set Top Box

SNL Kagan Report Shows China to Become Asia's Top Pay-TV Economy in 2011
Jun 22, 2011 – An analysis of China's pay-TV market by SNL Kagan finds that while China has long been the world's largest multichannel market in terms of subscribers, 2011 revenues of $7.5 billion are set to rank China as the top pay-TV market in Asia.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Cable TV, China, IPTV, Market Research

GTA TeleGuam: More Guam TV Homes Switching to Digital Television
Jun 22, 2011 – GTA TeleGuam has attracted more than 7,000 customers to its advanced digital television service in less than three years since launching GUdTV. This number represents more than 20 percent of the 32,000 households with TVs in Guam.
News categories: GTA TeleGuam, IPTV, Micronesia, Subscribers

Fastest Global Broadband Growth Since 2009
Jun 21, 2011 – With an increase of over 15.2 million subscribers in the first three months of this year, fixed broadband grew by 2.9% representing an annual growth rate of 11.93%, according to figures announced by the Broadband Forum.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Belgium, Broadband, BroadcastAsia, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, IPTV, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Netherlands, Spain, Subscribers, Taiwan, USA

Digital TV homes to double within five years
Jun 20, 2011 – The number of digital TV homes will double between 2010 and 2016 to 1,189 million, according to a report from Digital TV Research. The report estimated that digital penetration will climb from 42.5% at end-2010 to 80.0% by 2016.
News categories: Digital TV Research Ltd, Brazil, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK, USA