IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Trusted Opinion Announces Social Networking TV at IBC2009
Sep 11, 2009 – Trusted Opinion has announced the availability of its Social Networking TV product for IPTV middleware providers. IPTV subscribers can now connect to their friends on all leading social networks (including Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and more).
News categories: Trusted Opinion, Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Social TV

Motorola and Magnet Extend IPTV Across Ireland
Sep 11, 2009 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has announced that Magnet has deployed Motorola Home & Networks Mobility's VIP1900 series IPTV set-tops, enabling the delivery of IP Video services to customers of its Magnet Entertainment service across Ireland.
News categories: Motorola, Magnet Networks, Digital TV, IPTV, Ireland, Set Top Box

PrimeTel announces IPTV error correction module for its Twister Triple-Play Platform
Sep 11, 2009 – PrimeTel's R&D division has announced the availability of an IPTV Error Correction module for its Twister triple-play platform. The module is capable of dynamically and transparently correcting missing and erroneous multicast IPTV packets.
News categories: PrimeTel, Content Distribution, Cyprus, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware

Samsung and Sigma Launch Second Generation Support for Microsoft® Mediaroom™
Sep 10, 2009 – Samsung (Seoul: 005930) and Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM) have announced that Samsung will be delivering the SMT-E7200 line of set-top boxes, based around Sigma's SMP8654 media processor, and supporting Microsoft's Mediaroom client.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Samsung, Ken Lowe, Hee-Won Park, Steve Koepp, Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Cable & Wireless Partners with Move Networks to Offer IPTV Services Globally
Sep 10, 2009 – CWI, Cable & Wireless' international telecoms business, has announced that it has signed a partnership with Move Networks paving the way for a roll-out of IP-based TV services across CWI's global operations.
News categories: Move Networks, CWI, Afghanistan, Algeria, Caribbean, Channel Islands, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Macau, Middleware, Monaco, Oceania, Panama, Seychelles

ANACOM publishes 2Q09 pay TV numbers for Portugal
Sep 10, 2009 – According to ANACOM, at the end of June 2009, the total number of pay TV subscribers in Portugal continued to grow, surpassing 2.37 million, around 47,000 more than in the previous quarter and 232,000 more than in the same period of 2008.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite

MaxLinear and Sigma Designs Deliver IPTV Set Top Box Reference Design
Sep 10, 2009 – MaxLinear has announced that MaxLinear and Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) have jointly developed a highly integrated hybrid DVB-T IPTV set-top-box (STB) reference design.
News categories: MaxLinear, Sigma Designs, IBCShow, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Microsoft and Partners Help Media Companies Innovate in a Digital World
Sep 10, 2009 – At IBC, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) will reveal partner solutions for the media and entertainment industry built on Microsoft technology. Also, Mediaroom has become the most deployed IPTV software platform with nearly 4 million subscriber households.
News categories: Microsoft, IBCShow, IPTV, Media Player, Middleware, Streaming

Motorola Reveals New Eco-Friendly IPTV Set-tops at IBC 2009
Sep 10, 2009 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has announced the latest additions to its Home & Networks Mobility business' VIP series IPTV set-top portfolio, introduced to help service providers and consumers lower their carbon footprint.
News categories: Motorola, IBCShow, IPTV, Set Top Box