IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

India to have one million IPTV subscribers by 2011
Oct 27, 2007 – India will have one million IPTV subscribers by 2011 but for it to succeed companies need to get their act together in the areas of access, content and technology.
News categories: Digital TV, India, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

Telefónica O2 Czech Republic - 2007 First Nine Months Financial Results
Oct 25, 2007 – Telefónica O2 Czech Republic has announced its unaudited financial results for the first nine months of 2007. The total number of O2 TV's customers increased to 53 thousand at the end of September 2007, representing 16 thousand net adds in 3Q 2007, up from 12 thousand in 2Q 2007.
News categories: Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, Broadband, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Slovakia, Subscribers

Kasenna Ranked Global Leader in IPTV VOD
Oct 25, 2007 – Kasenna has announced being recognized as the #1 provider of Video-On-Demand (VOD) software worldwide in IPTV, according to results published in the new "IPTV Market Leaders Report - September 2007" by Multimedia Research Group (MRG).
News categories: Kasenna, Multimedia Research Group (MRG), Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research

EchoStar Announces Push/Pull Video on Demand Service Incorporated Into IPTV Transport Platform
Oct 25, 2007 – EchoStar FSS Corporation (EFSSC), a subsidiary of EchoStar Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH), has announced that it is offering a "push and pull" video on demand (VOD) service as part of its IPTV platform, ViP-TV.
News categories: EchoStar, ViP-TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, USA

Motorola Announces Third-Quarter Sales and Earnings
Oct 25, 2007 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has reported sales of $8.8 billion for the third quarter of 2007. During the quarter Motorola shipped its two millionth IPTV set-top device, just five months after reaching the one million milestone.
News categories: Motorola, Broadband, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Set Top Box

ADB & Latens Combine to Make High Quality HD PVR a Reality with Ultimate Secured STB Solution for IPTV
Oct 25, 2007 – Latens Systems and Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) have announced that Latens CA has been integrated with ADB's IPTV HD / PVR technology to provide a CA security and set-top box combination. The solution enables simultaneous recording and viewing of HD streams at up to 20 Mb/s.
News categories: Latens Systems, Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box

DSL Forum Launches Broadbandsuite™ Release 2.0
Oct 24, 2007 – The DSL Forum has unveiled a major new phase of work at this year's Telco TV in Atlanta. The BroadbandSuite Release Plan - an industry toolkit for broadband advancement - represents a significant change in how the Forum issues its specifications.
News categories: DSL Forum, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV

ComSpan Communications Delivers FTTP Triple Play Service Using Harmonic's Video Overlay and IP Transport Solutions
Oct 24, 2007 – Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) has announced that ComSpan Communications, a telecommunications service provider in Oregon, has deployed Harmonic's fiber to the premises (FTTP) video overlay and IP transport solutions for its Triple Play Communications Network.
News categories: Harmonic Inc, Comspan, Broadband, Content Distribution, Fibre, IPTV, USA

MetaSwitch and Minerva Networks Team Up to Demonstrate Enhanced IPTV Applications at TelcoTV Conference
Oct 24, 2007 – MetaSwitch and Minerva Networks will be demonstrating a joint application that will allow carriers to increase customer control of their digital telephony services through a television interface.
News categories: MetaSwitch, Minerva Networks, Content Distribution, IPTV, Middleware