IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

TEO revenues grew by 5.3 per cent for the nine months of 2008
Oct 16, 2008 – The total consolidated revenue of TEO LT, AB Group (Vilnius:TEO1L) for the nine months of 2008 was LTL 613 million. The total number of main telephone lines in service was 772.1 thousand, while the number of TV users (IPTV and DVB-T) - 47.5 thousand.
News categories: TEO LT, IPTV, Lithuania, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Thomson: Near-term Priorities and Third Quarter Revenues
Oct 16, 2008 – Thomson (Paris: 18453, NYSE:TMS) reported total revenues of €1,170 million for the quarter (3Q07, €1,348 million). Satellite set-top box sales declined. Sales of gateways for telcos performed well and cable products grew significantly.
News categories: Thomson, Cable TV, Gateway, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

Kit Digital Signs Multi-Year Partnership to Deliver IPTV Set-Top Box Solution for Global Ethnic Programming in North America
Oct 15, 2008 – KIT digital (OTCBB: KITD) has announced that it has been selected by TV2Moro to deploy a new IPTV set-top box (STB) service to deliver programming to ethnic consumers in North America.
News categories: KIT digital, TV2Moro, Canada, IPTV, North America, Set Top Box, USA

Jiangsu Province sees sharp rise in IPTV subscribers
Oct 15, 2008 – The number of IPTV subscribers in Jiangsu Province rose by 471 percent in the first nine months of 2008, to over 200,000 at the end of September 2008, the sharpest rise in IPTV use in the country.
News categories: China, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers

ATIS Validates VueKey Solution to Meet FCC Directive for Separable Security for IPTV
Oct 14, 2008 – ATIS has announced that its IP-Based Separable Security Incubator (ISSI) has proven the viability of an access card broadly compatible with set-top boxes and televisions that enables IPTV companies to ensure the security of high-value content.
News categories: ATIS, CAM, Content Protection, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Set-Top Box Market to Remain in Flux, iSuppli Predicts
Oct 14, 2008 – Although Set-Top Boxes (STBs) have been around for more than 30 years, the industry is far from settled. STBs should remain one of the most dynamic areas of the electronics industry for at least the next decade, according to iSuppli.
News categories: iSuppli, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

UTStarcom Secures Deal With Best Tone Hunan Branch for New Video Advertising Network
Oct 14, 2008 – UTStarcom (Nasdaq: UTSI) has announced that it has signed an agreement with Best Tone Information Service (NYSE:CHA; HKG:0728), with the intent to deploy a video information distribution network in the Hunan province of China.
News categories: UTStarcom, Best Tone, Advertising, Broadband, China, Content Distribution, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

China - First Private Enterprise Gets IPTV License
Oct 14, 2008 – It has been reported that the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) had issued an IPTV license to Beijing-based Huaxia Network - the first time to a privately-run company.
News categories: SARFT, China, IPTV, Regulation

AT&T to Sell U-verse Services at Circuit City and Wal-Mart Retail Stores
Oct 13, 2008 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has announced agreements with Circuit City (NYSE:CC) and Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) to sell AT&T U-verse TV and AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet in more than 600 retail locations beginning this month.
News categories: AT&T, Circuit City, Wal-Mart, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, USA