IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

IPTV Focus Group online standards compendium
Apr 16, 2008 – The proceedings of the IPTV Focus Group (IPTV FG) have been collected in an online document. They are the result of 20 months hard work by the Focus Group which has now been passed on to the IPTV-GSI (global standards initiative).
News categories: IPTV Focus Group, Digital TV, IPTV

ZyXEL Selects Dreampark's Middleware for New IP Set-Top Box
Apr 16, 2008 – Dreampark's Dreamgallery™ IPTV middleware is now integrated into the ZyXEL Communications (TSE: 2391) STB-1003 IP set-top box for broadcast and video-on-demand (VOD) applications.
News categories: Dreampark, ZyXEL, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Thomson: First Quarter Revenues, Near-term Priorities and Dividend Policy
Apr 16, 2008 – Thomson (Euronext Paris: 18453; NYSE: TMS) shipped 2.2 million satellite set-top boxes in 1Q08, 0.4 million cable set-top boxes, and 2.2 million access products for telecom operators - making a total of 4.8 million access products in the quarter.
News categories: Thomson, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

Kasenna Powers Caribbean's First IPTV Service
Apr 16, 2008 – Kasenna has announced that Telefonia Bonairiano NV (Telbo), the Dutch Caribbean's telecommunications company, has selected Kasenna LivingRoom™ middleware and MediaBase™ video servers.
News categories: Kasenna, Telbo, Caribbean, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Netherlands

TVA to launch Telefónica's FTTH IPTV in São Paulo
Apr 16, 2008 – Telefónica will lease its FTTH optical fiber network to its cable TV subsidiary, TVA, who will start offering advanced residential IPTV services through that connection as from this month.
News categories: Telefónica, TVA, Brazil, Cable TV, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV

Portugal Telecom selects DS2 powerline technology for advanced, HD-ready IPTV
Apr 15, 2008 – DS2 and Portugal Telecom have announced that DS2's UPA-compliant 200Mbps powerline technology has been selected to offer a remotely-managed, multi-channel IPTV service over power lines or coax that substantially reduces installation time and costs.
News categories: DS2, Portugal Telecom, Digital TV, IPTV, Portugal, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

European Service Providers Drive Home Networking in Booming Worldwide Market
Apr 15, 2008 – Home networking penetration worldwide will grow nearly 50% from 2006 to 2008, according to a new Parks Associates white paper 'Europe: Home Network Update.'
News categories: Parks Associates, Digital TV, Europe, Gateway, IPTV, Market Research, Smart Home

Millinet Chooses Intellon's HomePlug® Powerline Solutions for In-Home Distribution of KT IPTV Services in South Korea
Apr 15, 2008 – Intellon (Nasdaq: ITLN) has announced that Millinet has chosen Intellon's INT5500 and INT6300 ICs to enable in-home distribution of KT's MegaTV-branded IPTV services over phone lines in homes throughout South Korea.
News categories: Intellon, Millinet, KT, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Sigma Designs and SecureMedia Launch Ãœber-Security For A New Generation of IPTV Digital Media Devices
Apr 15, 2008 – SecureMedia has announced that its Encryptonite ONE™ digital media protection system has been integrated into the SMP 8630 family of Secure Media Processors from Sigma Designs (Nasdaq: SIGM).
News categories: SecureMedia, Sigma Designs, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box