IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

UTStarcom Rolls Out IPTV Set-Top Boxes With Zi Corporation's eZiText Predictive Text Solution
Aug 21, 2008 – Zi Corporation (TSX:ZIC)(NASDAQ:ZICA) has announced that UTStarcom (NASDAQ:UTSI) has begun shipping Internet Protocol TV (IPTV) set-top-boxes in China featuring predictive text input solution eZiText™ in English and Chinese.
News categories: UTStarcom, Zi Corporation, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Arthur D. Little: Opportunity For Telecoms Providers to Increase Triple-Play Coverage with Hybrid Solutions
Aug 21, 2008 – Telecoms operators across Europe are being urged to move into the television content business. According to Arthur D. Little, telecoms operators must be conscious that within the next two years opportunities to gain market share could be lost forever.
News categories: Arthur D. Little, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite

IPTV Pioneer Bell Aliant Selects Harmonic for MPEG-4 Network Upgrade
Aug 20, 2008 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that Bell Aliant (TSX: BA.UN) has selected Harmonic's industry-leading DiviCom® Electra® 5400 standard definition (SD) encoders for its MPEG-4 AVC (H.264) upgrade.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, Bell Aliant, Canada, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV

Dreampark Adds Seventh Customer with Norway's RingNett AS
Aug 20, 2008 – Dreampark has announced that it has delivered its Dreamgallery™ TV middleware to Norwegian ISP RingNett. This new deal marks Dreampark's seventh client in Scandinavia, strengthening its position as the dominant middleware supplier in the region.
News categories: Dreampark, RingNett, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Norway

Telekom Austria (aonTV) Results for the First Half 2008
Aug 20, 2008 – Telekom Austria (VSE: TKA, OTC US: TKAGY) has announced its results for the first half 2008 and the second quarter ending June 30, 2008. At the end of June, aonTV customers were up 27% on the previous quarter at 49.1 thousand.
News categories: Telekom Austria, Austria, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

CCTV.com Uses Envivio Video Encoders to Launch Beijing IPTV Service In Time for 2008 Olympics
Aug 19, 2008 – Envivio has announced that the new media platform of China's largest television network, China Central Television (CCTV), has launched its IPTV service pilot in Beijing in time for the start of the Olympic Games using 80 Envivio 4Caster encoders.
News categories: Envivio, CCTV, China, Content Distribution, IBCShow, IPTV

US - Digital Cable Growth Continues to Exceed Satellite
Aug 19, 2008 – Digital cable penetration has surpassed that of satellite television service for the last three years, according to new research by CTAM: Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing.
News categories: CTAM, Blu-ray, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, USA

India - Reliance Communications launches Big TV DTH service
Aug 19, 2008 – Reliance Communications has today started nationwide commercial operations of its satellite pay TV 'Big TV DTH Service'. The company also plans to launch IPTV in two to three months.
News categories: Reliance Communications, Big TV, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Satellite

IPTV Equipment Posts Aggressive Growth in Q2 2008
Aug 15, 2008 – Synergy Research Group (SRG) has announces the availability of the Synergy Q2 2008 IPTV Market Share report, which shows the overall IPTV equipment market growing 30.3 percent year over year.
News categories: Synergy Research Group, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers