IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Taiwan's Connected TV Alliance up and running
Dec 1, 2009 – According to the Taiwan Digital Television Committee (DTVC) the inaugural meeting of Taiwan's Connected TV Alliance took place on November 30, 2009.
News categories: Digital Television Committee, TEEMA, China, Content Distribution, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Taiwan

China Telecom IPTV STB tender winners chosen
Nov 30, 2009 – The winners of the August 2009 bidding to provide IPTV set-top boxes for China Telecom (NYSE: CHA; Hong Kong:0728) have been chosen.
News categories: China Telecom, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box

Volia plans IPTV for Ukraine
Nov 25, 2009 – VOLIA, the national Ukrainian telecom provider, has announced that it plans to launch IPTV in the second half of 2010.
News categories: Volia, IPTV, Ukraine

Asia-Pac IPTV Subs to Hit 9.4 Million This Year
Nov 25, 2009 – According to Frost & Sullivan, the Asia-Pacific IPTV subscriber base is expected to grow by 51 percent in 2009 to close at 9.4 million users, making the region the second largest IPTV market in the world by the end of this year.
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Australia, China, Digital TV, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, IPTV, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Subscribers, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Open IPTV Forum moves one step ahead and proves interoperability
Nov 23, 2009 – The Open IPTV Forum (OIPF) has announced that its first Interoperability Event was successful. The event took place from Nov 16th - 20th in the premises of the event host, Fraunhofer FOKUS in Berlin, Germany.
News categories: Open IPTV Forum, Content Distribution, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

SiOL TV reaches 105k subscribers in Slovenia at end-3Q09
Nov 20, 2009 – The Telekom Slovenia Group (Telekom Slovenije, d.d.) [Ljubljana:TLSG] has released its business report for 3Q 2009. In Slovenia, the number of SiOL TV subscribers was up 59% on a year earlier to pass 105,000 at the end of the period.
News categories: Telekom Slovenije, Cable TV, IPTV, Kosovo, Macedonia, Results, Slovenia, Subscribers

Telstra selects Netgem as a supplier for its T-Box
Nov 19, 2009 – Netgem has been chosen by Telstra to supply the set-top box and software for its T-Box™ service. The T-Box brings together on the home television content from Telstra's BigPond brand along with Australian terrestrial free-to-air channels.
News categories: Netgem, Telstra, Australia, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Telstra unveils 'T-Box' digital set top box
Nov 19, 2009 – Telstra (ASX:TLS) has revealed a new television set top box incorporating two digital television tuners. To be known as T-Box™, the set top box features the ability to view and record free to air television programs up to seven days in advance.
News categories: Telstra, BigPond, Australia, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

BNS Completes First Phase of Max Media IPTV Deployment in Taiwan
Nov 19, 2009 – BNS has successfully completed phase one of Max Media Co. Limited's community-based IPTV service deployment in Taiwan. Over 1,500 homes have been connected in the first phase of the five-year service roll out.
News categories: BNS, CBBN, IPTV, Taiwan