IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

China IPTV subscribers to reach 8.5 million in 2010
Apr 21, 2010 – According to ResearchInChina, the number of Cable DTV Subscribers in China reached 65 million in 2009, up from 45.1 million at the end of 2008. For IPTV, the number of subscribers grew from 2.65 million to 4.33 million in the same period.
News categories: ResearchInChina, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

TeliaSonera adds 13,000 IPTV subscribers in 1Q10
Apr 20, 2010 – TeliaSonera (Stockholm: TLSN) has released its report for the period January-March 2010. The total number of TV subscriptions rose by 135,000 from the first quarter of 2009 to 823,000, of which 633,000 were IPTV subscriptions.
News categories: TeliaSonera, Cable TV, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, IPTV, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Results, Subscribers, Sweden

Viasat Nordic DTH down 15,000 in 1Q10
Apr 20, 2010 – MTG (OMX: MTGA, MTGB) has announced results for the quarter ended 31 March 2010. For the period, Viasat added 3,000 net premium IPTV and satellite (DTH) subscribers in the Nordic region, and 8,000 net DTH subscribers in the Baltics and Ukraine.
News categories: MTG, Baltics, Denmark, DVR, Estonia, Finland, IPTV, Norway, Results, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers, Sweden, Ukraine

Northeast Louisiana Telephone Company moves forward with Calix Active Ethernet solutions
Apr 20, 2010 – Calix (NYSE: CALX) has announced that Northeast Louisiana Telephone Company has selected the Calix Unified Access portfolio to deliver IPTV services, data up to 1 Gbps, and VoIP services in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.
News categories: Calix, Northeast Louisiana Telephone, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, USA

Digital Pay TV in Russia reaches 6 million subscribers
Apr 20, 2010 – According to iKS-Consulting, in Russia the number of subscribers to digital television in 2009 exceeded 6 million with 85% receiving digital by satellite and 6% through IPTV.
News categories: iKS-Consulting, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

TEO LT adds 6k DVB-T and IPTV subscribers in 1Q10
Apr 19, 2010 – TEO LT (Vilnius:TEO1L) has released its results for the first quarter of 2010. During January-March 2010, the number of TV subscribers increased 6.1 thousand (DVB-T users up 3.9 thousand; IPTV users up 2.2 thousand) to a total of 108.5 thousand.
News categories: TEO LT, IPTV, Lithuania, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Wasu and PCCW to cooperate on triple-play technology
Apr 19, 2010 – Wasu Digital TV Media and PCCW (SEHK:0008) have signed a letter of intent on triple-play technology co-operation, aimed at jointly promoting China's triple-play industry and developing application-based and operation-oriented technology.
News categories: PCCW, Wasu Group, China, Hong Kong, IPTV

Sigma Launches New Organization With Strategic Business Groups
Apr 19, 2010 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ:SIGM) has announced a company reorganization. The reorganization includes the launch of two strategic business groups - the Media Processor Business Group and the Home Connectivity Business Group - as well as a Worldwide Sales Group.
News categories: Sigma Designs, IPTV, Semiconductor, Smart Home

BeeSmart LITE free IPTV middleware released to the general public
Apr 19, 2010 – BeeSmart has officially opened BeeSmart Lite for public access. The distribution package is available online absolutely free of charge.
News categories: BeeSmart, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box