IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Microsoft Selects S3 as Mediaroom IPTV Set-Top Box Testing Partner
Sep 8, 2009 – S3 has been selected as a Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Mediaroom testing partner to provide set-top-box (STB) testing services. S3 will undertake testing work for OEMs to test new and derivative STB models for deployment by Mediaroom customers.
News categories: Silicon & Software Systems, Microsoft, Paul Kavanagh, Steve Koepp, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Pirelli Broadband Selects WebTView Search Technology
Sep 8, 2009 – WebTView and Pirelli Broadband Solutions have announced that WebTView's Platform has been selected for Pirelli's STBs. WebTView's software automatically scans the internet to build a normalized and unified internet video catalog.
News categories: Pirelli Broadband, WebTView, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

EchoStar Europe Enables Digital TV Convergence at IBC2009
Sep 8, 2009 – EchoStar Europe (NASDAQ: SATS), the leading supplier of added-value, connected device solutions to the digital television industry, will showcase multiple solutions at IBC2009 that support consumers' needs for converged entertainment services.
News categories: EchoStar Europe, Cable TV, DOCSIS, DVR, IBCShow, IPTV, Placeshifting, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart Home

The Americas Show Strong Broadband Growth and Widespread IPTV Adoption
Sep 8, 2009 – The Broadband Forum has announced the latest broadband and IPTV statistics, which show a strong performance in the Americas, both in broadband growth at 18 per cent and in IPTV adoption, where subscriptions grew by 86% over the last twelve months.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Africa, Asia, Brazil, Broadband, Canada, China, Digital TV, Europe, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latin America, Market Research, Middle-East, North America, Subscribers, UK, USA

Amino Selects Sun's JavaFX TV to enable IPTV Applications
Sep 8, 2009 – Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ:JAVA) has announced that Amino Communications (LSE: AMO) plans to offer the JavaFX™ TV platform in their next generation IPTV set-top boxes (STBs) to help enable the creation of rich and expressive interactive content.
News categories: Sun Micro, Amino, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Santa Rosa Introduces HD & DVR IPTV Services Using Conklin-Intracom's fs|cdn®
Sep 8, 2009 – Santa Rosa Telephone Cooperative, with offices in Vernon, Seymour, and Haskell, Texas, has announced the deployment of Conklin-Intracom's fs|cdn® IPTV solution, for the delivery of HD video and Digital Video Recorder (DVR) services.
News categories: Conklin-Intracom, Santa Rosa Telephone Coop, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, USA

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia demonstrates TELKOM IPTV
Sep 8, 2009 – PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TELKOM)[IDX:TLKM; NYSE:TLK; LSE:TKIA] has demonstrated its upcoming TELKOM IPTV service at the offices of Indonesia's Department of Communications and Information (Depkominfo).
News categories: PT Telekomunikasi, Digital TV, Indonesia, IPTV

Broadcom BCM7405 Set-Top Box Chip Completes Microsoft® Mediaroom™ Integration
Sep 8, 2009 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced that its BCM7405 set-top box (STB) SoC has completed Microsoft® Mediaroom™ client integration. As a result, the chip can now be used in service provider set-top boxes based on the Mediaroom platform.
News categories: Broadcom, Microsoft, Richard Nelson, Steve Koepp, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Verimatrix Demonstrates MultiRights Interoperability With Marlin DRM
Sep 8, 2009 – Verimatrix has announced integration of single content authority support for the Open IPTV Forum's (OIPF) Marlin DRM. The company's MultiRights™ technology enables transparent rights management across a range of off-the-shelf devices.
News categories: Verimatrix, Open IPTV Forum, DRM, IBCShow, IPTV, Smart Home