IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Belgacom TV adds 75,000 customers in 3Q09
Oct 30, 2009 – Belgacom (Brussels: BELG) has reported results for the first nine months of 2009. Over the period July to September 2009, the Belgacom TV customer base grew by 75,000 customers compared to 52,000 for the same period last year.
News categories: Belgacom, Belgium, Broadband, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Motorola ships 3.3 million digital entertainment devices in 3Q09
Oct 29, 2009 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has reported results for the third quarter of 2009. Motorola shipped 3.3 million digital entertainment devices during the quarter down from 4.1 million in the same period of 2008.
News categories: Motorola, Cable TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Results, Set Top Box

France Telecom adds 246k digital TV customers in 3Q09
Oct 29, 2009 – France Telecom (Paris & NYSE: FTE) has released its third quarter 2009 results. France Telecom had 2.9 million digital TV subscribers (IPTV and satellite) at the end of the period, a 67% increase year on year.
News categories: France Telecom, France, Gateway, IPTV, Poland, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers

France's Multiplay Success Drives FTTH Interest
Oct 29, 2009 – By 2014, 50 percent of households in France will subscribe to a triple-play offer as operators invest in FTTH to stay competitive, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research.
News categories: Pyramid Research, Digital TV, Fibre, France, IPTV, Market Research

SureWest Video RGUs up 100 in 3Q09
Oct 29, 2009 – SureWest Communications (Nasdaq: SURW) has announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009. Broadband Residential revenues increased 12% year-over-year to $29.4 million due to 10% growth in average revenue per user (ARPU).
News categories: SureWest, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

ADB Group delivers a mid-period business update
Oct 29, 2009 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SIX: ADBN) has provided an update on the development of its business. The demand from cable and satellite segments remains strong, with the demand from terrestrial segment picking up and IPTV starting to follow.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Cable TV, DVR, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

TeliaSonera adds 29k IPTV subscribers in 3Q09
Oct 28, 2009 – TeliaSonera (Stockholm: TLSN) has released its interim report for the period January-September 2009. The total number of IPTV subscriptions increased by 29,000 during the quarter, of which 17,000 came from Sweden.
News categories: TeliaSonera, Cable TV, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, IPTV, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Results, Subscribers, Sweden

Minerva Platform Powers First IP Television Deployment in Vietnam
Oct 28, 2009 – Minerva Networks has announced that VTC Digicom, one of the largest telecommunications service providers, and the second largest TV network in Vietnam, has selected Minerva's iTVManager platform to deliver premium digital entertainment services.
News categories: Minerva Networks, VTC, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Vietnam

KPN adds 38k DTT and IPTV subscribers in 3Q09
Oct 27, 2009 – KPN Group (Amsterdam:KPN) has released its results for Q3 2009. KPN sees continued growth in TV (Digitenne DTT + IPTV), with IPTV taking an increasing share (~70k subscribers). The company is on track to exceed 1 million TV subscribers in 2010.
News categories: KPN, IPTV, Netherlands, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial