IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Alcatel-Lucent provides Vodafone Portugal IPTV details
Sep 21, 2009 – The Vodafone (London:VOD) 'Casa TV' IPTV service in Portugal re-uses the network architecture developed with Alcatel-Lucent (Paris, NYSE: ALU) for providing broadband and voice services. The middleware and DRM are Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) products.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Vodafone, Gianluca Baini, Jorge Bento, Christine Heckart, Content Distribution, DRM, IPTV, Middleware, Portugal

Amino Selected By Tele2 For Netherlands MPEG-4 IPTV Rollout
Sep 21, 2009 – Tele2 Netherlands has selected Amino Technologies (LSE: AMO) as the supplier of MPEG-4 set-top boxes (STBs) for the provision of IPTV services. Amino is expected to supply Tele2 with STBs over an 18-month period.
News categories: Amino, Tele2, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Netherlands, Set Top Box

Interware launches triple-play in Hungary
Sep 18, 2009 – Hungary's alternative telecommunications company Interware has begun to offer packages of digital television, broadband and telephony. The service is provided over ADSL and consists of up to 80 TV channels - including five in high-definition (HD).
News categories: Interware, Digital TV, Hungary, IPTV

Indian Pay TV platforms look for investors as downturn eases
Sep 17, 2009 – Research just published by media analysts Screen Digest shows that India's TV market is expected to experience growth in all sectors until 2013.
News categories: Screen Digest, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

AMIS Telekom to launch IPTV in Croatia
Sep 17, 2009 – AMIS Telekom will soon launch its 70-channel 'AmisTV' IPTV platform in Croatia, making it the fourth provider after MAXtv, Iskon.TV and OptiTV. The service is expected to be available from mid-October.
News categories: AMIS Telekom, Croatia, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box

IPTV and cable video equipment up 15% in 2Q09
Sep 17, 2009 – Market research firm Infonetics Research released its second quarter (2Q09) IPTV, Cable, and Satellite Video Equipment, Services, and Subscribers report.
News categories: Infonetics Research, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

UK's Pay-TV Market Climbs to $8.2 Billion by 2014
Sep 16, 2009 – Pay-TV revenue in the U.K. will climb from $6.2 billion in 2009 to $8.2 billion by 2014 as IPTV grows at an impressive CAGR of 26 percent within the forecast period, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research.
News categories: Pyramid Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, UK

IPTV subscribers in Korea hit 800,000
Sep 16, 2009 – The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) has said that the total number of IPTV subscribers for KT (Korea Telecom), LG Dacom and SK Broadband reached 806,184 households on Monday, September 14th, having passed the 800,000 mark the day before.
News categories: Korea Communications Commission, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Subscribers

Opera provides browser to Thomson for STB and service integration
Sep 15, 2009 – Opera Software has announced that it provides web technology to Thomson (Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS). The Opera Devices SDK 9.7 technology will be integrated in Thomson's set-top boxes, 'THOMSuite' STB middleware and 'SmartVision' service platform.
News categories: Opera Software, Thomson, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home