IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Smart Telecom Selects Verimatrix to Secure Advanced IPTV Offering
Nov 27, 2007 – Verimatrix has announced that leading Irish telecoms provider Smart Telecom has selected Verimatrix to secure its advanced interactive and Video-on-Demand (VoD) service in Ireland.
News categories: Verimatrix, Smart Telecom, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Ireland

The Nordic IPTV Standards Initiative, NIPSI
Nov 26, 2007 – NIPSI is a response to a general need of standards on the Nordic IPTV market - an invitation to actors on the Nordic IPTV market to start up discussions on how to move towards a better standardization within the area.
News categories: Nordic IPTV Standards Initiative (NIPSI), Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, Iceland, IPTV, Norway, Sweden

Hyderabad company makes computer, TV combo device
Nov 26, 2007 – A team of about two dozen engineers based in Hyderabad have developed a device that may replace a home PC and allows entertainment and Internet.
News categories: Ichip Technologies, Broadband, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Set Top Box, Streaming

Tiscali Board of Directors approves 2008-2012 business plan
Nov 26, 2007 – Based on the business plan, the target for Italy and the United Kingdom is 4 million customers in 2012 of which 650,000 would be IPTV subscribers.
News categories: Tiscali, Full Release, Broadband, Digital TV, Finance, IPTV, Italy, Subscribers, UK

BSNL Triple Play Services to launch in India by 2008
Nov 24, 2007 – BSNL, a government owned telecom service in India has announced their plans to launch Triple Play services to their customers.
News categories: BSNL, Broadband, Digital TV, India, IPTV

China driving digital TV growth
Nov 22, 2007 – New research published by Informa Telecoms & Media shows that nearly 54 million digital TV households will be added in 2007, bringing the global total to 239 million.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Asia, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Latin America, Market Research, Middle-East, North America, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Korea - Way Cleared for IPTV
Nov 22, 2007 – A special committee of the National Assembly has passed a bill on Internet Protocol Television, clearing the way for the new media service in Korea.
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Korea

Grid-TV selects Mimundo TV Player
Nov 21, 2007 – Grid-TV and Mimundo are working together to establish an innovative Hybrid TV solution for the consumer market. The main focus of the partnership is on convergent applications for PC users to deliver mass market TV together with special interest channels, whether 24/7 program or on demand.
News categories: Mimundo, Grid-TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Media Player, Streaming

Poland's largest alternative telco to launch IPTV
Nov 20, 2007 – Polish telco Telefonia Dialog, in cooperation with its subsidiary Avista Media, intends to launch IPTV by the beginning of December.
News categories: Telefonia Dialog, Avista Media, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Poland