IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Microsoft, Daum to Launch IPTV Service in Korea
Jan 22, 2008 – Microsoft has said that it will start an IPTV service in Korea in a joint venture with local partners.
News categories: Microsoft, Daum Communications, Celrun, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Middleware, Set Top Box

Alcatel-Lucent passes market adoption milestone with 50 customers for its Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture (TPSDA)
Jan 17, 2008 – Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) has announced the broad acceptance of its Triple Play Service Delivery Architecture (TPSDA) with 50 service providers worldwide now having selected or deployed the industry-leading blue print architecture.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Content Distribution, IPTV

MTS Allstream to Work With Microsoft and Alcatel-Lucent to Introduce Enhanced Broadband Internet and TV Services
Jan 17, 2008 – MTS Allstream has announced that it will move forward with steps to introduce next generation high-speed Internet and TV services to Manitoba customers, with more HDTV offerings, PVR and DVR functionality, improved guide features and other advances.
News categories: Alcatel-Lucent, Microsoft, MTS Allstream, Alex Giosa, Christine Heckart, Kelvin Shepherd, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware

In Europe, IPTV grows stronger in less 'cabled' TV markets
Jan 16, 2008 – According to the newest edition of TV Markets Quarterly Monitoring from InfoCom, during 2Q07 most of the television viewers in Western Europe still prefer receiving television service over terrestrial.
News categories: InfoCom GmbH, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Denmark, Digital TV, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Market Research, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Satellite, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Terrestrial, UK

Comstar Broadband Internet Subscriber Base Almost Doubles to 695,000 in Moscow
Jan 16, 2008 – The number of pay-TV subscribers increased by 36,100 year on year to 119,400 subscribers in Moscow by the end of 2007.
News categories: Comstar, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Russia, Subscribers

Arcor Selects VideoGuard® to Secure its New IPTV Service for Germany
Jan 16, 2008 – NDS has announced that Arcor, the second largest telecommunications provider in Germany, has selected NDS VideoGuard® content protection to secure its new IPTV service.
News categories: NDS Group, Arcor, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVR, Germany, IPTV, Set Top Box

Colombia - UNE-EPM to launch IPTV but in 2Q 2008
Jan 16, 2008 – Incumbent of Colombian city of Medellín, UNE-EPM, has confirmed launch of its IPTV system in the second quarter of 2008, contrary to preliminary plans that had scheduled it for the first quarter.
News categories: UNE-EPM, Colombia, Digital TV, IPTV

KPN has half a million TV viewers
Jan 15, 2008 – KPN has 500,000 digital television viewers for its two television services. In the first quarter of 2007 the total stood at 296,000 TV customers. By the end of the third quarter this had risen to 414,000.
News categories: KPN, Digital TV, IPTV, Netherlands, Subscribers, Terrestrial

300,000 customers have chosen Telia's digital TV service
Jan 15, 2008 – The number of customers choosing Telia's digital television service in Sweden is accelerating at record speed. The 300,000 mark was appropriately passed right at the beginning of the year.
News categories: TeliaSonera, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers, Sweden