IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Orca Interactive First to Bring Content Discovery to IPTV
Oct 24, 2007 – Orca Interactive Ltd. (LSE: ORCA) has announced the launch of COMPASS, a groundbreaking and unprecedented Content Discovery solution designed to quickly and intuitively provide television viewers with the content of their choice.
News categories: Orca Interactive, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Software

More Rural Telcos Sign on to IP-PRIME
Oct 24, 2007 – Bob Phillips, president and chief executive officer of the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) has announced that more rural telcos are adopting the innovative and cost-effective, end-to-end IPTV service, IP-PRIME®.
News categories: IP-PRIME, National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, USA

Nokia Siemens Networks Delivers Next Generation IPTV Solution
Oct 24, 2007 – Nokia Siemens Networks is debuting the latest version of its Home Entertainment solution for North American service providers at Telco TV this week. The highly regarded IPTV turn-key solution includes critical features like High-Definition television (HDTV) readiness and Personal Video Recording (PVR).
News categories: Nokia Siemens Networks, Broadband, Content Distribution, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, North America, Set Top Box

Thomson Unveils IMS Video Strategy
Oct 24, 2007 – At the professional tradeshow TelcoTV, Thomson (Euronext 18453; NYSE; TMS) has announced its strategy for the delivery of interactive voice and video services over any fixed or mobile network using IMS ("IP Multimedia Subsystem") architecture.
News categories: Thomson, Cirpack, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile

Sigma Designs to Showcase IPTV Set-Top Box and UWB Wireless Solutions at TelcoTV 2007
Oct 24, 2007 – Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) has announced that it will conduct a range of IPTV and UWB wireless technology demonstrations of the company's media processor and software solutions at TelcoTV 2007.
News categories: Sigma Designs, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

NDS Launches Metro™ High Definition Digital Video Recorder with Amino; SES AMERICOM Announced as First Customer
Oct 24, 2007 – NDS (Nasdaq:NNDS) has introduced its High Definition Digital Video Recorder, an Amino AmiNET530 Set-Top Box (STB) powered by Metro middleware, for the IPTV market--a first for the OpenCA industry.
News categories: NDS Group, Amino, SES AMERICOM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Net Insight's Nimbra multi-service IPTV platform eases advanced service implementation to cost-effectively deliver next-generation content
Oct 24, 2007 – Net Insight has announced a solution to ease next-generation IPTV deployments for virtual headend operators with its Nimbra 300 and 600 series multi-service switches.
News categories: Net Insight, Content Distribution, IPTV

Amino Powers First Wireless IPTV Connected Homes in Latin America
Oct 24, 2007 – Amino has announced that Telefonica del Sur (Telsur) in Chile has selected the AmiNET110 IPTV Set-Top Box (STB) to deliver pure IPTV services to thousands of its customers in the region.
News categories: Amino, Telefonica del Sur (Telsur), Chile, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Taiwan tie-up for PCCW's Now TV
Oct 24, 2007 – PCCW (0008) will introduce its Now TV platform for broadband television to the Taiwan market by the end of this year through a tie-up with Chunghwa Telecom, according to an industry source.
News categories: PCCW, Chunghwa Telecom, Digital TV, Finance, Hong Kong, IPTV, Taiwan