IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Pay TV in Portugal up 54,000 subscribers in 2Q10
Aug 25, 2010 – According to ANACOM, at the end of the second quarter of 2010, the total number of pay TV subscribers in Portugal was around 2.7 million, 54 thousand more than in the previous quarter and 279 thousand more than a year earlier.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

Telstra Selects Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi as In-Home Distribution Option for T-Box Service
Aug 23, 2010 – Ruckus Wireless has announced that it has been selected by Telstra (ASX:TLS) to offer Smart 802.11n Wi-Fi systems to enable wireless distribution of its popular Internet-based broadband video service within subscriber homes.
News categories: Ruckus Wireless, Telstra, Australia, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

SNL Kagan Analysis Shows U.S. Multichannel Market Declines for First Time in History
Aug 23, 2010 – A new SNL Kagan analysis reveals that the U.S. multichannel market delivered its worst performance on record in the second quarter, losing 216,000 customers compared to a 378,000 gain in the same period last year.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Minerva Passes 200 IPTV Deployment Milestone
Aug 23, 2010 – Recent wins including Craw-Kan Telephone Cooperative and Swiftel Communications in North America, ICE in Costa Rica, PCCTV in Cambodia, and Palm Hills Development in the Middle East have increased the total number of Minerva's worldwide IPTV deployments to over two hundred (200).
News categories: Minerva Networks, Cambodia, Costa Rica, IPTV, Market Research, Middle-East, USA

Satellite TV overtakes cable in the Czech Republic
Aug 23, 2010 – ATO and MEDIARESEARCH have released Q2 2010 figures for the Czech Republic television market. Satellite TV reception overtook cable TV in popularity in the quarter reaching 28.9% of households compared with 24.5% for cable and IPTV.
News categories: ATO, MEDIARESEARCH, Cable TV, Czech Republic, DVD, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Lithuanian digital TV subscribers up 3.5% in 2Q10
Aug 19, 2010 – According to the Lithuanian Communications Regulatory Authority (Ryšių reguliavimo tarnyba - RRT), the number of digital pay TV subscribers in the country increased 3.5 percent in the second quarter of 2010 to reach 245.9 thousand.
News categories: RRT, Cable TV, IPTV, Lithuania, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Allo Communications Launches IPTV Services With 180SQUARED
Aug 18, 2010 – Allo Communications has unveiled its Fiber TV service to customers throughout western Nebraska. Allo's IPTV network utilizes Microsoft Mediaroom and is managed and integrated using 180SQUARED's v.Allegro solution.
News categories: 180SQUARED, Allo Communications, Microsoft, Amir Littman, Jeff Kuenne, Content Distribution, IPTV, Middleware, USA

IPTV to Secure an 11% Share of Pay-TV Market by 2015
Aug 17, 2010 – According to ABI Research, worldwide pay-TV subscribers totaled 688 million at the end of the second quarter of 2010. Cable platforms maintain the largest market share, representing approximately 70% of the overall pay-TV market.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

IPTV and Multi-room DVR Driving Growth for 'No-new-wire' Connectivity
Aug 16, 2010 – Though wireless is currently king in terms of home networking technologies, the use of wired solutions, particularly 'no-new-wires' e.g. HomePlug, HomePNA and MoCA, is on the rise and forecast to experience a boom over the next five years.
News categories: IMS Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home