IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Amino Communications Sued for MPEG-2 Patent Infringement
Feb 28, 2008 – MPEG LA has announced that several leading companies and a university have filed separate patent enforcement actions in Germany against Amino Communications for infringing patents essential to the MPEG-2 digital video compression standard.
News categories: MPEG LA, Amino Communications, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Licensing, Patent, Set Top Box

Telekom Austria Results for the Financial Year 2007
Feb 27, 2008 – Telekom Austria (VSE: TKA, OTC US: TKAGY) has announced its results for the Financial Year 2007 and the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2007. aonTV had 20,900 customers by year-end 2007.
News categories: Telekom Austria, Austria, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Multimedia Polska quarterly report for the three and twelve months
Feb 26, 2008 – As at 31 December 2007, the Group had 23,055 digital television subscribers in both technologies (DTV and IPTV). In addition, Multimedia Polska Group launched video on demand to selected cable locations in large cities on 27 September 2007.
News categories: Multimedia Polska, Report for Q4 2007, 2007 Q4 results presentation, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Poland, Results, Subscribers

Bluewin TV: first channels in HD quality and new TV offering for first-time users
Feb 26, 2008 – Swisscom has added four channels in high-definition quality (HDTV) to its Bluewin TV channel line-up. In addition, for first-time users, Bluewin TV basic, is now available without a hard-disk recorder for CHF 19 a month.
News categories: Swisscom, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Switzerland

Vodafone Iceland Selects SecureMedia To Provide Advanced IPTV Content Security
Feb 25, 2008 – SecureMedia has announced that Vodafone Iceland has implemented and deployed the Encryptonite ONE System, protecting its next generation end-to-end IPTV offering.
News categories: SecureMedia, Vodafone Iceland, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Iceland, IPTV

Hanaro Successfully Achieves a Turnaround, Posting Net Income and Record-High Revenues for 2007
Feb 22, 2008 – hanaTV posted revenues of KRW 21 billion for 4Q07 and KRW 47 billion for the full year, and acquired 810,000 subscribers on a cumulative basis as of the end of 2007, strengthening the position as a leading player in IPTV.
News categories: Hanaro, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

Telefónica O2 Czech Republic - 2007 Full Year Financial Results
Feb 21, 2008 – The total number of O2 TV's customers increased to 73 thousand at the end of 2007, representing 20 thousand net adds in 4Q 2007, up from 16 thousand in 3Q 2007.
News categories: Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, Earnings Release, Broadband, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Results

CTV Telecom Delivers Central America's First IPTV
Feb 21, 2008 – SecureMedia has announced that leading Panamanian telecommunications operator, CTV Telecom, has incorporated the Encryptonite ONE System to protect its innovative IPTV offering, the first deployment in Central America.
News categories: SecureMedia, CTV Telecom, Sonitel Networks, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Panama

Tilgin signs global IPTV co-operation agreement with leading system integrator
Feb 20, 2008 – Tilgin has signed a worldwide sales and marketing co-operation agreement with Nokia Siemens Networks regarding the sale of pre-integrated Tilgin IPTV set-top boxes to selected customers.
News categories: Tilgin, Nokia Siemens Networks, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box