IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

OTE selects Pirelli Broadband as IPTV Set Top Box supplier
Mar 16, 2010 – Pirelli Broadband has announced that it has been selected by OTE (ASE: HTO, NYSE: OTE) to supply its P.VU2000 High Definition IPTV and P.VU2600 High Definition PVR Set Top Boxes for OTE's Conn-x TV IPTV service in Greece.
News categories: Pirelli Broadband, Conn-x, OTE Group, Digital TV, DVR, Greece, IPTV, Set Top Box, Video Exchange

Amino to showcase hybrid/OTT media centre and STB line-up at IPTV World Forum
Mar 16, 2010 – Amino Communications (AIM: AMO.L) will showcase its new Amino Freedom hybrid/OTT media centre at the IPTV World Forum 2010 in London - alongside a range of new generation set-top box (STB) products for the pure IPTV market.
News categories: Amino, DVR, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming, Video Exchange

Verimatrix Secures ABS-CBN Pay-TV with Cardless Solution
Mar 15, 2010 – ABS-CBN International has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS™) on its DVB-S and IPTV networks. This marks the pay-TV industry's first major upgrade to cardless security for separate networks on a single security head-end.
News categories: Verimatrix, ABS-CBN, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Philippines, Satellite

FCC to Send National Broadband Plan to Congress
Mar 15, 2010 – The FCC will deliver to Congress a National Broadband Plan setting an ambitious agenda for connecting all corners of the nation while transforming the economy and society with the communications network of the future -- robust, affordable internet.
News categories: Federal Communications Commission, Digital TV, IPTV, Regulation, Streaming, USA

Virgin Media to Trial Ultrafast Broadband over Telegraph Poles
Mar 11, 2010 – Virgin Media (LSE:VMED) has announced a trial using telegraph poles to deliver 50Mb broadband. By connecting homes directly to Virgin Media's fibre optic network, the trial will effectively increase broadband speeds more than ten-fold.
News categories: Virgin Media, Broadband, Content Distribution, IPTV, Streaming, UK

Latens and Coship offer solution for IPTV and Cable markets
Mar 10, 2010 – Latens has announced that they have signed a partnership agreement with Coship (Shenzhen:002052). The partners are to work together on delivering solutions based on Coship's range of set-top boxes (STBs) with Latens software CAS and ECO Middleware.
News categories: Latens, Coship, Cable TV, Conditional Access, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Video Exchange

Telekom Malaysia to launch High Speed Broadband Service on March 24, 2010
Mar 10, 2010 – Telekom Malaysia (TM) is set to launch its next-generation High Speed Broadband (HSBB) retail service on 24 March 2010. The HSBB retail packages will comprise triple-play services of voice, video (IPTV and Video on Demand), and high speed Internet.
News categories: Telekom Malaysia, Digital TV, IPTV, Malaysia

Minerva IPTV Platform Powers Pioneer Telephone Cooperative Television Deployment
Mar 10, 2010 – Minerva Networks has announced that Pioneer Telephone, the fourth largest telephone cooperative in the United States, has successfully completed the migration from a legacy third-party system to the Company's platform.
News categories: Minerva Networks, Pioneer Telephone, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, USA

PCCW now TV hits the 1 million subscriber mark
Mar 9, 2010 – PCCW (SEHK:0008) has reported results for the year ended December 31, 2009. PCCW's 'now TV' IPTV service hit its millionth mark during the year, with the installed subscriber base increasing by 5% to reach 1,001,000 at the end of December 2009.
News categories: PCCW, Digital TV, Hong Kong, IPTV, Results, Subscribers