IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

FASTWEB selects ContentWise for the first pilot project of intuitive TV
Oct 23, 2007 – FASTWEB has selected Neptuny's ContentWise product in order to carry out a pilot project based on previous viewing behaviour and other-user ratings to provide recommendations to television viewers, thus reducing the amount of time needed to look for preferred content.
News categories: FASTWEB, Neptuny, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy

STMicroelectronics Reports 2007 Third Quarter and Nine Month Revenues and Earnings
Oct 23, 2007 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2007. Net revenues for the third quarter increased 6.1% sequentially to $2,565 million from the $2,418 million reported in the prior quarter.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Full Release, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

IP-PRIME® and Packet Vision to Provide Targeted Ad Insertion Capability for IPTV Deployments
Oct 23, 2007 – SES AMERICOM (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges: SESG) has announced that it has teamed with Packet Vision to enable telecommunications carriers using SES AMERICOM's IP-PRIME® IPTV service to generate advertising revenue through the insertion of targeted local ads.
News categories: SES, SES AMERICOM, Packet Vision, Advertising, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

EchoStar Unveils ViP-TV, One of the Most Comprehensive IPTV Transport Platforms On the Market
Oct 23, 2007 – EchoStar (Nasdaq:DISH) and its subsidiary, EchoStar FSS (EFSSC), have announced the launch of ViP-TV™, through which EFFSC has the ability to transport over 300 channels of secure broadcast quality popular television programming via satellite to video providers that have obtained rights for distribution of programming over their wire-line networks.
News categories: EchoStar, ViP-TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, USA

CopperGate Ships over 2 Million HomePNA 3.1 Chipsets
Oct 23, 2007 – At TelcoTV, CopperGate Communications, the leading provider of home networking technology for triple play IPTV over existing home wiring, announced that it has shipped over 2 Million HomePNA 3.1 CopperStream chipsets to OEM customers worldwide.
News categories: CopperGate Communications, HomePNA, Digital TV, Gateway, IPTV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Farmers Telecom Selects Latens FCAS Solution to Secure Content and Revenues of IPTV Services
Oct 23, 2007 – At TelcoTV, Latens Systems has announced that Farmers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. (FTC), a telecommunications company headquartered in Kingstree, South Carolina, has selected Latens' Foundation CA Solution (FCAS) to secure its IPTV services.
News categories: Latens, Farmers Telecom, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

AT&T Delivers Strong Third-Quarter Results; Growth Highlighted by Robust Wireless Gains, Advances in Enterprise Services, Accelerated TV Ramp
Oct 23, 2007 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has posted strong third-quarter results and delivered its tenth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth in adjusted earnings per share. At the end of the third quarter, subscribers to AT&T's U-verse IP-based video service, totaled 126,000, up from 51,000 three months earlier.
News categories: AT&T, Full Release, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Subscribers, USA

Calix to Demonstrate Advanced IPTV and Internet Video Services at TelcoTV
Oct 23, 2007 – Calix will demonstrate at TelcoTV advanced new IPTV and internet video services delivered over 2.5 Gbps GPON, VDSL2, and ADSL2+ using the Calix C7 and E5 access platforms.
News categories: Calix, Broadband, Content Distribution, DVR, Fibre, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming

UNE-EPM Telecommunications Selects Orca Interactive for First IPTV Service Rollout in Colombia
Oct 23, 2007 – Orca Interactive Ltd. (LSE:ORCA) has announced that UNE-EPM Telecommunications has selected Orca's advanced RiGHTv middleware to enable the first IPTV service rollout in Colombia.
News categories: UNE-EPM Telecommunications, Orca Interactive, Colombia, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware