IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

IPTV Takes Root in Central and Eastern Europe, IDC Says
Nov 11, 2008 – A recent study published by IDC indicates that despite relatively limited uptake of IPTV in previous years, total IPTV subscriber connections in CEE are poised to grow more than 100% in 2008, from approximately 290,000 connections in 2007.
News categories: International Data Corp, Bulgaria, Cable TV, Croatia, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Estonia, Hungary, IPTV, Latvia, Lithuania, Market Research, Poland, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers

AT&T U-verse Completes Rollout of Total Home DVR
Nov 11, 2008 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has announced the completion of its AT&T U-verse Total Home DVR rollout, well ahead of schedule. Customers in every market where U-verse services are available now have access to Total Home DVR.
News categories: AT&T, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Verimatrix and Falcon to Deliver Secure IPTV Service to GTel Teleconnections
Nov 11, 2008 – Verimatrix has announced that GTel Teleconnections has selected Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS®) for IPTV to secure its new IPTV service. VCAS for IPTV has been fully integrated with the Falcon IP/Complete™ IPTV delivery system.
News categories: Verimatrix, GTel, Falcon IP/Complete, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

Orca teams up with Chinese company Yuxing to market integrated IPTV set-top box
Nov 11, 2008 – Orca Interactive (Paris & NYSE: FTE) has announced a partnership with Chinese STB vendor, Yuxing, in developing an advanced, pre-integrated IPTV solution based on Orca's RiGHTv middleware.
News categories: Orca Interactive, Yuxing Technology, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Iowa Network Services Deploys an Integrated Solution from Nagravision and Quative for Next Generation MPEG-4 IPTV Network
Nov 11, 2008 – Nagravision and Quative (SWX:KUD) have announced that Iowa Network Services (INS) has deployed its integrated solution for its MPEG-4 IPTV Network. INS's new user interface will be demonstrated in the Nagravision booth at TelcoTV 2008.
News categories: Quative, Nagravision, Iowa Network Services, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DRM, IPTV, Middleware, USA

Calix to Demonstrate Advanced Microsoft Mediaroom Home Entertainment Experience at TelcoTV
Nov 11, 2008 – Calix will demonstrate advanced new IPTV and video service quality management solutions, including the latest Microsoft Mediaroom features, across the Calix Unified Access Infrastructure at TelcoTV in Anaheim.
News categories: Calix, Microsoft, Geoff Burke, Broadband, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, Middleware

Transition From Broadcast to Connected TV Gathers Momentum as Microsoft Mediaroom-Powered Services Surpasses 2 Million Subscribers
Nov 11, 2008 – In less than a year, subscribers to TV services powered by the Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Mediaroom IPTV and multimedia software have more than doubled, reaching over 2 million homes and powering services on nearly 4 million set-top boxes.
News categories: Microsoft, AT&T, Enrique Rodriguez, G.W. Shaw, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box

GCI Secures IPTV with Verimatrix
Nov 10, 2008 – Verimatrix and CSI Digital have announced that Gorham Communications (GCI) has selected D-Video!™ for its end-to-end IPTV solution. CSI Digital's D-Video! has been integrated with the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS®) for IPTV.
News categories: Verimatrix, CSI Digital, Gorham Communications, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

ADB'S New IPTV STB to Support Minerva's iTVManager Platform
Nov 10, 2008 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SWX:ADBN) has announced its ADB-2500W advanced standard definition (SD) IPTV set-top box' certification with Minerva Networks' iTVManager 3.2 middleware platform.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Minerva Networks, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home