IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

SmartLabs equips Rostelecom-Ural with set-top boxes
Jun 17, 2011 – SmartLabs has announced that it has supplied the Urals subsidiary of Rostelecom with its SML-292 set-top boxes. Rostelecom-Ural provides IPTV services in the Urals Federal District and Perm regions under the 'Utel.TV' brand.
News categories: SmartLabs, Rostelecom, Digital TV, IPTV, Russia, Set Top Box

Mediaset Begins The First Beta Test Broadcast Of HbbTV In Spain
Jun 17, 2011 – Mediaset Spain (Madrid: TL5) has begun beta tests of its HbbTV technology through the technological development carried out by Telefónica (Madrid and NYSE: TEF), thus becoming a forerunner in implementing HbbTV in Spain.
News categories: Mediaset, Telefónica, Digital TV, HbbTV, IPTV, Middleware, Spain, Streaming

VimpelCom to trial IPTV in Kazakhstan
Jun 17, 2011 – VimpelCom (NYSE: VIP) has completed a tender for IPTV equipment for use in the Russian regions and CIS countries. ZTE (SEHK:0763; Shanghai:000063) has been approved and will be used for a commercial IPTV pilot in Kazakhstan later this year.
News categories: VimpelCom, ZTE, Beeline, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Kazakhstan, Russia

Telefónica to use Xbox as a set-top box in Spain
Jun 16, 2011 – According to Cinco Días, Telefónica (Madrid and NYSE: TEF) has signed an agreement with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) to use Microsoft's Xbox games console as a television set-top box. Details are to be announced in a few weeks.
News categories: Xbox, Telefónica, Digital TV, Gaming, IPTV, Set Top Box, Spain

Pace Announces Integration Partnership With Minerva
Jun 16, 2011 – Pace (LSE: PIC) has announced a partnership agreement with Minerva. The partners will integrate Minerva xTVFusion middleware technology into Pace's HD set-top boxes, expanding the range of IPTV options available to service providers.
News categories: Pace plc, Minerva Networks, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

SeaChange Announces Next-Generation Remote Storage DVR
Jun 15, 2011 – SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC) has announced its comprehensive next generation Remote Storage DVR (RS-DVR) network solution that reduces video operators' capex and simplifies multi-room DVR.
News categories: SeaChange, Cable TV, DVR, IPTV, Streaming

Uzbektelecom announces tender for IPTV project
Jun 14, 2011 – Uzbektelecom has announced a tender for the development of an IPTV service in Uzbekistan. The tender has a value up to 990,000 USD, and the deadline for bids is July 14, 2011.
News categories: Uzbektelecom, Content Distribution, IPTV, Uzbekistan

Zoran Introduces Optimized Interactive IP Set-Top Products for Service Operators
Jun 14, 2011 – Zoran (NASDAQ: ZRAN) is demonstrating a new platform optimized for high definition interactive IP set-top box systems at the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) Show.
News categories: Zoran, Digital TV, ICs, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Nepal to introduce IPTV
Jun 13, 2011 – Nepal Telecom (NT) and Nepal Television (NTV) are preparing to introduce Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) in Nepal with the assistance of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), according to República.
News categories: Nepal Telecom, Nepal Television, International Telecommunication Union, Digital TV, IPTV, Nepal