IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Verizon Reports Continued Strong Growth in 1Q 2008
Apr 28, 2008 – Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) has reported another quarter of strong sales and operational results. Verizon added a net 263,000 new FiOS TV customers to give 1.2 million FiOS TV subscribers in total at the end of the quarter.
News categories: Verizon, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Subscribers, USA

Public announcement of the Summary of Annual report 2007 of Telekom Slovenia Group and Telekom Slovenije, d. d.
Apr 25, 2008 – At the end of September 2007, the share of IPTV in Slovenia was 14.7%, an increase of 8.21% in share from the previous year. The largest market share - 61.4% - among IPTV service-providers was held by Telekom Slovenije (Ljubljana: TLSG).
News categories: Telekom Slovenia, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Fibre, IPTV, Kosovo, Results, Slovenia, Subscribers

TeliaSonera January-March 2008
Apr 25, 2008 – TeliaSonera's total number of TV subscriptions rose to 797,000, of which more than 400,000 were IPTV subscriptions.
News categories: TeliaSonera, Broadband, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Finland, IPTV, Lithuania, Mobile, Norway, Results, Subscribers, Sweden

ADB to Supply Advanced IPTV DVR's to SureWest in North America
Apr 24, 2008 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SWX: ADBN) has announced that it has been selected to supply high definition (HD), Advanced Video Coding (AVC) ADB-5810WX IPTV digital video recorders (DVRs) to SureWest Communications (NASDAQ:SURW).
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, SureWest, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, USA

Motorola Announces First-Quarter Financial Results
Apr 24, 2008 – Strong demand for Motorola (NYSE: MOT) High Definition and DVR devices resulted in shipments of over four million digital entertainment devices during the quarter, including a milestone three millionth IP device to-date.
News categories: Motorola, Broadband, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Set Top Box

Consolidated Interim Report of AS Eesti Telekom Quarter I 2008
Apr 23, 2008 – The number of Elion triple package users increased by 5,100, reaching 58.6 thousand as of 31 March (31 March 2007: 29.8 thousand). At the end of the first quarter, Elion had 63.2 thousand IP and cable TV clients (31 March 2007: 32.4 thousand).
News categories: Elion, Eesti Telekom, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, Estonia, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Sigma Media Processors to be Used on Pirelli's IPTV Set-Top Boxes
Apr 22, 2008 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM) has announced that its highly integrated SMP8634 media processor is being used by Pirelli Broadband Solutions, to power their line of IPTV set-top boxes, currently being deployed by two major European operators.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Pirelli Broadband, Ken Lowe, Corrado Rocca, Digital TV, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

AT&T Ramps Revenue Growth, Delivers Strong First-Quarter Results
Apr 22, 2008 – Growth in AT&T (NYSE:T) U-verse TV service, the company's next-generation IP-based video service, continued its strong ramp during the first quarter, achieving a net subscriber gain of 148,000 to reach 379,000 in service.
News categories: AT&T, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Tilgin chosen by larger operator for IPTV launch in Southern Europe
Apr 21, 2008 – Tilgin has announced an initial order from one of its global partners to assist them in their end-to-end IPTV delivery to a leading tier one operator in Southern Europe.
News categories: Tilgin, IPTV, Set Top Box