IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Telecom Italia: Board of Directors examines and adopts Group first-half report for 2008
Aug 8, 2008 – Telecom Italia (Italy:TIT)(NYSE:TI) revenues were down 3.3% at €14,838 million, from €15,337 million in H1 2007. The IPTV service continued penetrating the consumer market with a portfolio of 180,000 clients, up 100,000 compared with Y/E 2007.
News categories: Telecom Italia, IPTV, Italy, Results, Subscribers

IPTV subscribers in China reach 1.5 million
Aug 7, 2008 – According to CCID Consulting, the number of IPTV subscribers in China at the end of June was 1.545 million. They expect that number to reach 5.229 million in 2012.
News categories: CCID Consulting, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers

Consolidated Communications Holdings Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results
Aug 7, 2008 – Consolidated Communications Holdings (Nasdaq: CNSL) has reported results for the second quarter and six-month period ended June 30, 2008. IPTV subscribers were 14,112, an increase of 4,535, or 47.4%.
News categories: Consolidated Communications, DVR, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Magyar Telekom - H1 2008 results
Aug 7, 2008 – Magyar Telekom (NYSE:MTA)(Budapest:MTELEKOM) has reported results for the first six months of 2008. T-Com Hungary had 15,569 IPTV subscribers and Crnogorski Telekom in Montenegro has 11,087 at the end of the period.
News categories: Magyar Telekom, Cable TV, Hungary, IPTV, Montenegro, Results, Subscribers

Deutsche Telekom confirms financial targets for 2008 following good results in the first six months of the year
Aug 7, 2008 – Deutsche Telekom (Frankfurt: DTE)(NYSE:DT) has announced results for the first six months of 2008. In Germany, around a quarter of a million customers have now opted for an Entertain package with fast Internet access and IPTV.
News categories: Deutsche Telekom, Germany, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Portugal Telecom - 2008 first half results
Aug 7, 2008 – Portugal Telecom (Lisbon: PTC; NYSE: PT) has announced results for the second quarter and first half, ended 30 June 2008. Net adds for the 'meo' pay-TV service were 70 thousand in the quarter, more than doubling the subscriber base to 116 thousand.
News categories: Portugal Telecom, DVR, IPTV, Portugal, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Manx Telecom to offer digital TV service
Aug 7, 2008 – Manx Telecom says it will soon be possible to watch digital TV using its broadband network.
News categories: Manx Telecom, Digital TV, IPTV, UK

Thailand - Jasmine to expand broadband with IPTV
Aug 7, 2008 – Jasmine International (Thailand: JAS) is spearheading its broadband business into the arena of high-definition internet protocol television (IPTV) with a planned commercial launch, through its subsidiary Triple T Broadband, in October.
News categories: Jasmine International, Digital TV, IPTV, Thailand

Chunghwa Video Services Demand Explodes with Premium HD and Olympics Content Secured By Widevine
Aug 6, 2008 – Widevine Technologies has announced that Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE: CHT) has purchased an additional 450,000 Cypher® Virtual SmartCard™ clients from Widevine to accommodate rapid expansion and in-home network proliferation with existing subscribers.
News categories: Widevine, Chunghwa Telecom, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Smart Home, Subscribers, Taiwan