IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Optimus Clix Achieves 100% Time-Shift TV Services Increase in 5 Months With Espial MediaBase
Jun 22, 2010 – Espial (TSX:ESP) has announced that Optimus Clix (Lisbon:SNC) has doubled the usage of its Time-Shift TV Services in Portugal in the first 5 months of 2010. Espial MediaBase powers the on-demand TV service to Optimus Clix TV customers.
News categories: Espial, Clix, Content Distribution, IPTV, Portugal

NetUP IPTV middleware 1.6 has been released
Jun 21, 2010 – NetUP has released a new version of IPTV Complex, its interactive TV software bundle. The new release introduces a new graphic interface featuring a number of improvements both in design and at a technical level.
News categories: NetUP, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Amino passes milestone of three million units sold and shipped globally
Jun 21, 2010 – Amino (AIM: AMO.L) has sold and shipped its three millionth set-top box (STB), just over a year after hitting the two million sales mark.
News categories: Amino, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box

Asia Dominates Worldwide Digital Set Top Box Market
Jun 17, 2010 – With a market share of 36%, Asia dominates the Worldwide Digital Set Top Box Market. Their dominance was the largest in the Cable Set Top Box segment where they carry 43% of the market.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

OIPF Interoperability event demonstrates end-to-end IPTV delivery
Jun 16, 2010 – The Open IPTV Forum has announced the successful completion of its second Interoperability Event. The event culminated in compelling demonstrations of end-to-end IPTV delivery across interoperable equipment and services from OIPF members.
News categories: Open IPTV Forum, Content Distribution, Gateway, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Global IPTV subscribers grow 8% in Q1 2010
Jun 16, 2010 – Broadband subscription growth took an upswing during the first quarter of 2010. The Broadband Forum figures show that the number of IPTV subscribers grew to 36.3 million. China and the USA are the top two countries for both broadband and IPTV.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Broadband, BroadcastAsia, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, Hong Kong, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Russia, Spain, Subscribers, USA

AT&T set-top boxes move to Broadcom SoCs
Jun 15, 2010 – According to Light Reading, the next generation of AT&T (NYSE: T) U-Verse set-top boxes will use a system-on-a-chip (SoC) from Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) rather than one from Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM) as currently.
News categories: AT&T, Broadcom, Sigma Designs, Digital TV, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, USA

Singapore gears up for the Future of Media
Jun 15, 2010 – Singapore is gearing up to exploit the opportunities in a rapidly-transforming media landscape with initiatives that include the start of a 3D TV trial across multiple platforms and the award of funding to innovative industry projects.
News categories: Media Development Authority, Cable TV, IPTV, Metaverse, Singapore, Streaming, Terrestrial

Bluestreak Technology Selected by Bouygues Telecom to Power Bbox IPTV Interface and Widget Framework
Jun 15, 2010 – Bluestreak Technology has announced that French network operator, Bouygues Telecom, has selected the company's MachBlue™ platform to power the next-generation interface for Bouygues Telecom's popular Bbox IPTV.
News categories: Bluestreak, Bouygues Telecom, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box