IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Pay TV in Latin America - Economic Miracle or Another False Dawn
Feb 2, 2011 – Pay TV in Latin America went into overdrive during 2010, and is in for a pay TV boom lasting another four years to 2014, says a new Report from Rethink Technology Research.
News categories: Rethink Technology, Brazil, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IPTV, Latin America, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

IMAQLIQ and Opera Software bring latest browsing technology to IPTV
Feb 2, 2011 – Opera Software has announced a collaboration with IMAQLIQ to provide the latest technology to consumers using IPTV. IMAQLIQ, a Russian developer of telecommunications equipment, will integrate Opera on its line of devices for interactive TV.
News categories: Opera Software, IMAQLIQ, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

New generation of TV services begin to close gap on cable
Feb 1, 2011 – Cable will retain dominance in the global multi-channel TV market over the next five years but the threat from the new generation of digital and internet protocol (IP) services will take its toll, predicts Ovum.
News categories: Ovum, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK, USA

Cavium Networks Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire China-Based Celestial Semiconductor
Jan 31, 2011 – Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM) has announced that it is has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Celestial Semiconductor, a fabless provider of ARM-based system-on-a-chip (SoC) processor solutions for a range of digital media applications.
News categories: Cavium Networks, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet

Global IPTV Subscribers to Cross 100 Million by 2014
Jan 28, 2011 – According to RNCOS, IPTV subscribers will rise to around 106 Million in 2014, expanding at a CAGR of around 24% during 2011-2014. Continuous improvement in the speed of broadband and availability of interactive applications will play a crucial role.
News categories: RNCOS, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

SK Telecom unveils 'Hoppin' VOD smartphone
Jan 24, 2011 – South Korea's largest mobile carrier SK Telecom has said that it will release a version of Samsung's Galaxy S smartphone that can also serve as a set-top box, playing content from its Hoppin video on demand service.
News categories: SK Telecom, Hoppin, IPTV, Korea, Mobile, Set Top Box, Streaming

Asia Pacific CE Market to Follow 10% CAGR during 2010-2013
Jan 21, 2011 – According to RNCOS, the global consumer electronic market will witness significant growth in the Asia Pacific region. It is projected that the Asia Pacific CE market will grow at a CAGR of around 10% during 2010-2013.
News categories: RNCOS, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

IMS Research Study Finds Russian IPTV Market has Reached 374k Subs
Jan 20, 2011 – Preliminary results from the IMS Research study 'IPTV: A Global Market Analysis - 2011 Edition', reveal that the IPTV subscriber base in the emerging BRIC markets exceeds 8 million subscribers for 2010, with China dominating the figure.
News categories: IMS Research, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Subscribers

VolgaTelecom launches IPTV in Russia
Jan 19, 2011 – VolgaTelecom, operating in 11 regions of Russia's Volga Federal District, has announced that it has begun offering IPTV services in all parts of its operational footprint.
News categories: VolgaTelecom, Digital TV, IPTV, Russia