IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Telecom Italia deploys Amino hybrid/OTT STBs
Dec 6, 2010 – Telecom Italia (Milan:TIT), Amino's (LSE AIM: AMO) first Western European Tier 1 operator customer, has deployed on 1 December the Amino Freedom hybrid/OTT product and global interest in the solution is strong.
News categories: Amino, Telecom Italia, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, Results, Set Top Box

Widevine To Be Acquired by Google
Dec 3, 2010 – Widevine has announced that it has agreed to be acquired by Google (NASDAQ:GOOG).
News categories: Google Inc, Widevine, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, IPTV, Streaming

Dutch digital TV market grows to 5.26 million
Dec 3, 2010 – The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 3.4 percent or 174,300 net additions during the third quarter of 2010 to 5.26 million on 30 September, according to Telecompaper's quarterly Dutch Television Subscribers report.
News categories: Telecompaper, Cable TV, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Worldwide digital TV STB shipment volume to grow 6% in 2010
Dec 2, 2010 – Taiwan's MIC has published its 'Worldwide Digital TV Subscriber and STB Shipment Forecasts, 2010 - 2014' report. Worldwide digital TV STB shipment volume is expected to achieve around 6% year-on-year growth in 2010.
News categories: Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

UK leading the way in new TV technologies
Dec 2, 2010 – Ofcom's fifth International Communications Market report into the global communications market looks at take-up, availability and use of broadband, landlines, mobiles, TV and radio in 17 countries. The UK and Spain lead the way in digital TV take-up.
News categories: Ofcom, Australia, Brazil, Cable TV, Canada, China, Digital TV, DVR, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Metaverse, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK, USA

Trinidad and Tobago ends 2Q 2010 with 117,595 pay TV subscribers
Dec 1, 2010 – The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago has releases its Quarterly Market Update for the period May 2009 to June 2010. Digital pay TV subscriptions rose 740 in the quarter to reach 117,595, a rise of 23% year-on-year.
News categories: Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Trinidad and Tobago

Sigma Designs, Inc. Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2011 Results
Dec 1, 2010 – Virgin Media (NASDAQ, LSE: VMED) has unveiled details of Virgin Media TV powered by TiVo® (NASDAQ: TIVO). The user interface will combine the live TV schedule with catch-up TV, on-demand programming and applications, alongside a personal video recorder.
News categories: Sigma Designs, IPTV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

More HD Channels, New Features Driving IP Set Top Box Sales Growth
Dec 1, 2010 – Telcos are adding new video services that require new IP set top boxes. The addition of more HD channels and Over-the-Top (OTT) video services will be strong contributors to IP set top market growth over the next few years, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box

Netgem connects to Consumer Electronics at CES
Nov 30, 2010 – During CES 2011 Netgem will present its IPTV 2.0 solution, on how Netgem can enable operators to leverage existing broadband customer relationship and media assets and thus take advantage of the surge of multimedia screens in the home network.
News categories: Netgem, CES2025, IPTV