IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Shanghai Telecom at 850,000 IPTV users
Oct 13, 2009 – Shanghai Telecom has said that Shanghai is now home to 850,000 IPTV subscribers, with 70% of Shanghai IPTV subscribers active.
News categories: Shanghai Telecom, China, IPTV, Subscribers

Sigma Designs to Acquire CopperGate Communications
Oct 13, 2009 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ:SIGM) and CopperGate Communications have announced that the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for Sigma to acquire CopperGate in a cash and stock transaction with an agreed value of $160 million.
News categories: Sigma Designs, CopperGate, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA, Semiconductor, Smart Home

United Telecom to launch IPTV in Georgia
Oct 12, 2009 – Georgia's United Telecom plans to launch its Novus TV IPTV service in Tbilisi from October 15th, with a roll out across the whole of the country in early 2010.
News categories: United Telecom, Digital TV, Georgia, IPTV

Amino Announces IPTV Set-Top Box Powered By Intel Processor
Oct 12, 2009 – Amino Communications (LSE: AMO) has demonstrated an IPTV set-top box (STB) that is powered by the new Intel® Atom™ Processor CE4100.
News categories: Amino, Digital TV, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Deutsche Telekom offers HD-compatible 320GB PVR
Oct 9, 2009 – The new MR 301 HD-compatible hard-disk recorder from Deutsche Telekom (Frankfurt: DTE, NYSE: DT) has been available since the beginning of October. The receiver has a 320-GB hard disk with space for up to 190 hours of programs.
News categories: Deutsche Telekom, T-Home, DVR, Germany, IPTV, Set Top Box

IPTV in Korea reaches 1 million subscribers
Oct 9, 2009 – Nine months after launch, IPTV in Korea has reached one million subscribers, the Korea Digital Media Industry Association (KODIMA) has announced.
News categories: KODIMA, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Market Research, Subscribers

CSA reports on digital TV in France for 1H09
Oct 8, 2009 – France's Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) has reported latest results from its survey on the penetration of digital TV in French households. More than seven in ten households (70.3%) now have at least one TV with digital TV reception.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, Cable TV, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial

Open IPTV Forum makes public Release 1 Profiles Specification
Oct 8, 2009 – The Open IPTV Forum (OIPF) has announced the publication of the Profiles specification for its Release 1 Solution. This specification is accompanied by a revision (Version 1.1) of its seven-volume Release 1 IPTV Solution specification.
News categories: Open IPTV Forum, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware

Amino selected for Alaskan HD expansion
Oct 8, 2009 – Matanuska Telephone Association (MTA) has selected Amino Communications (LSE: AMO) as part of their expanded high definition (HD) IP set-top box (STB) deployment. Alaska-based MTA provides over 60,000 lines across its 10,000 square mile network area.
News categories: Amino, Matanuska Telephone Association, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA