IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Sigma Designs to Showcase Advanced Video and Networking Technologies at The NCTA Cable Show
May 10, 2010 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has announced that it will demonstrate four of its leading technologies at The Cable Show, which runs from May 11 - 13, 2010, at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Cable TV, IPTV, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

RCom to launch IPTV in Mumbai and Delhi
May 9, 2010 – Reliance Communications (Bombay:532712) has said that it plans to launch an Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service in Delhi and Mumbai in the next three months.
News categories: Reliance Communications, Digital TV, India, IPTV

LG Telecom adds 37,000 IPTV subscribers in 1Q10
May 7, 2010 – LG Telecom (Seoul:032640) has announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. LG added 37,000 myLGtv IPTV subscribers in the quarter to give a total of 381,000 at the end of the period.
News categories: LG Telecom, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

TDC adds 20k TV customers in 1Q10
May 7, 2010 – TDC (Copenhagen:TDC) has published financial statements for the January-March 2010 period. Since 1Q 2009, 38,000 new TV customers have joined YouSee. The customer base for the digital add-on product (YouSee Plus) increased by 31,000.
News categories: YouSee, TDC, Cable TV, Denmark, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

SK broadband adds 27k IPTV subscribers in 1Q10
May 7, 2010 – SK broadband (KOSDAQ: 033630) has announced results for the first quarter of 2010. broad&tv IPTV subscribers were up 27,386 in the quarter to give a total of 883,387 at the end of the period.
News categories: SK broadband, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

Belgacom TV adds 62,000 subscriptions in 1Q10
May 7, 2010 – In the first quarter of 2010, Belgacom (Brussels: BELG) added 62,000 new Belgacom TV-customers resulting in a total customer base of 814,000 customers. Compared to one year ago Belgacom's TV customer base has grown by almost 50%.
News categories: Belgacom, Belgium, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

FCC Grants Approval For Sending Recent Movies Directly To Consumers Over Secure TV Lines
May 7, 2010 – The FCC has approved a request by the MPAA to permit recent movies to be sent directly to American households over secure high definition transmission lines from their cable or satellite providers prior to their release on DVD or Blu-ray.
News categories: Federal Communications Commission, Motion Picture Association of America, Cable TV, Content Protection, IPTV, Regulation, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

Maxis testing IPTV in Malaysia
May 7, 2010 – Maxis Communications is conducting trials of its IPTV offering in Malaysia's Klang Valley. The company has around 50 people trying out the service.
News categories: Maxis, Digital TV, IPTV, Malaysia

Project Canvas submits technical documents to DTG
May 7, 2010 – Project Canvas has submitted key documents to the Digital Television Group (DTG) making the next set of technical specifications available to industry.
News categories: Project Canvas, Digital TV Group, Digital TV, IPTV, Media Player, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming, UK