IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Vestitel BG Partnership IPTV Model Uses Orca Interactive Middleware
Mar 26, 2009 – Vestitel BG has selected Orca Interactive to supply its RiGHTv IPTV middleware for Vestitel's partnership model IPTV service. The middleware will be deployed to replace the existing solution and will go live at the end of April 2009.
News categories: Orca Interactive, Vestitel, Bulgaria, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware

Verimatrix Increases IPTV Security Footprint in Russia
Mar 26, 2009 – Verimatrix has announced three Russian IPTV operators - Iskratelecom, Tattelecom and Bashinformsvyaz - that have deployed the Verimatrix Content Authority System (VCAS™) for IPTV in conjunction with regional systems integrator and reseller CTI.
News categories: Verimatrix, CTI, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Russia, Video Exchange

Firecomms Announces OptoLock® Compatibility with Broadcom BCM7405 IP Set-Top Box SoC
Mar 25, 2009 – Firecomms has announced the compatibility of its OptoLock® Fast Ethernet optical transceiver with the Ethernet PHY integrated in Broadcom's BCM7405 IP set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution.
News categories: Firecomms, Broadcom, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Video Exchange

IPTV Growth Doubles in North America in 2008
Mar 25, 2009 – The Broadband Forum has announced the latest IPTV and broadband statistics, showing that the North American IPTV market has more than doubled in size in 2008 -- with growth of 113 percent despite the global economic downturn.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Africa, Asia, Broadband, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Latin America, Market Research, Middle-East, North America, Subscribers

South Africa's Telkom Media pay-TV operator to close
Mar 25, 2009 – Telkom intends calling shareholder meetings to seek the approval for the winding up of Telkom Media. Telkom Media was awarded a commercial broadcasting licence to operate both a satellite pay-TV service and an IPTV service in South Africa.
News categories: Telkom, Digital TV, Finance, IPTV, Satellite, South Africa

ANT Hits 10 Million Deployed Units
Mar 25, 2009 – ANT (London: ANTP) has announced at IPTV World Forum that it has surpassed 10 million units deployed worldwide. The figures reveal that ANT Fresco and ANT Galio are among the most widely deployed IPTV platforms in the world.
News categories: ANT plc, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Video Exchange

Ukrtelecom launches IPTV service
Mar 25, 2009 – Ukrtelecom has commercially launched its 'U.TV' IPTV service as part of a triple play offer of telephony, broadband and digital television. The service is available in the Kiev region, Vinnichchine and Zaporozhye.
News categories: Ukrtelecom, Digital TV, IPTV, Ukraine

EchoStar Europe Enters IPTV Market With New Hybrid HD Platform
Mar 25, 2009 – EchoStar Europe (NASDAQ: SATS) will launch its first dedicated product for IPTV operators at the IPTV World Forum. The HDX-600 series DVR combines state-of-the-art cosmetics with HD reception, advanced video coding (AVC) and hybrid functionality.
News categories: EchoStar Europe, DVR, IPTV, Placeshifting, Set Top Box, Video Exchange

Vestitel Selects Widevine® to Secure Multiplatform IPTV Delivery
Mar 25, 2009 – Vestitel BG has announced that they have selected Widevine Technologies for protecting IPTV service delivery throughout Bulgaria. Vestitel provides a hosted IPTV service to regional operators who rebrand the service for their subscribers.
News categories: Widevine, Vestitel, Bulgaria, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, IPTV