IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Set-Top Box Shipments Rise in 2009 Despite Economic Downturn
Aug 24, 2009 – Defying the current economic turmoil, global Set-Top Box (STB) shipments are expected to rise in 2009 due to rising demand from Asia and from products supporting High Definition (HD), Digital Video Recording and IPTV, according to iSuppli.
News categories: iSuppli, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

LG Dacom adds 31k IPTV subscribers in June 2009
Aug 24, 2009 – LG Dacom has announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009. Dacom added 78,000 myLGtv IPTV subscribers in the quarter to give a total of 188,000 at the end of the period.
News categories: LG Dacom, myLGtv, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

IP Set-Top Boxes to Generate More Than $3 Billion by 2014
Aug 24, 2009 – According to new set-top box market data from ABI Research, Motorola and Cisco continue to sit at the top of the cable STB vendor list in 2008. Thomson and Panasonic ranked highest in the DBS and DTT segments respectively in the same period.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

NEC Introduces new EMMA SoC for Set-Top Boxes
Aug 24, 2009 – NEC Electronics (TSE: 6723) has announced the availability of a new IC based on NEC's EMMA platform. The EMMA3SL/P SoC is an HD H.264 and AVS compliant set-top box device with multi-format video support for DivX®, VC-1, and WMV.
News categories: NEC Electronics, China, Digital TV, IBCShow, ICs, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Streaming

Amino to deliver the pure IPTV experience at IBC
Aug 24, 2009 – Amino Communications (LSE: AMO), the world's largest independent IPTV specialist, will showcase its pure IPTV focus with a range of new set-top box (STB) products and innovative interactive solutions at IBC 2009.
News categories: Amino, Content Distribution, DVR, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Lattelecom Interactive TV subscriber count reaches 30 thousand
Aug 20, 2009 – Latvian leading electronic service, Lattelecom, has rewarded its 30,000th subscriber with an LCD TV, gift cards, and a year's free subscription. Lattelecom has added 20,000 subscribers in less than a year.
News categories: Lattelecom, IPTV, Latvia, Subscribers

PCCW 'now TV' subscriber base up 7% Y-o-Y at end-June 2009
Aug 20, 2009 – PCCW (SEHK:0008) has reported interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2009. The 'now TV' installed base increased by 7% year-on-year to 992,000 at the end of June, while the paying base was up 6% year-on-year to 705,000.
News categories: PCCW, Hong Kong, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Envivio 4Caster C4 HD Encoder/Transcoder Crosses the 6 Mbps Barrier
Aug 19, 2009 – Envivio has announced the newest member of its Convergence Series video encoders/transcoders. The 4Caster C4 HD increases video quality by as much as 35% over previous generations and substantially reduces HD bit rates below 6 Mbps.
News categories: Envivio, Content Distribution, IBCShow, IPTV

Amino announces results for the six months ended 31 May 2009
Aug 18, 2009 – Amino Technologies (LSE: AMO) has announced results for the period ended 31 May 2009. Amino saw a 30% reduction in unit shipments to 178,000. Unit shipments in Europe were slightly ahead of the corresponding period last year at 146,000 units.
News categories: Amino, Content Distribution, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box