IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Triple-Play for Verimatrix in IPTV Content Security Market Analysis
Oct 15, 2007 – Verimatrix has announced its renewed placement as the global leader of IPTV content security based on MRG's bi-annual IPTV Market Leader Report.
News categories: Verimatrix, Multimedia Research Group, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research

Horizon Semiconductors Delivers Revolutionary Single Chip Native 1080/60p High Definition Transcoder for Next-Generation Set-Top Boxes, Media Players, iVDRs and Location-Free TV
Oct 15, 2007 – Horizon Semiconductors has announced the immediate availability of the industry's first single chip multi-standard native 1080/60p Transcoder for the triple-play/quad-play Cable, Satellite and IPTV Set-Top Box, Digital Video Recorder and Home Media Center, Blu-Ray/HD-DVD player and recorder, iVDRs, place shifting boxes and location-free TV markets.
News categories: Horizon Semiconductors, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, ICs, IPTV, Optical Disc Recorder, Placeshifting, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Nighthawk Systems Announces Purchase of IPTV Assets/Technology
Oct 15, 2007 – Nighthawk Systems (OTCBB: NIHK), a leading provider of intelligent wireless power management and emergency notification solutions, announced today that it has purchased the IPTV set-top box business assets of Eagle Broadband (OTCBB: EAGB).
News categories: Eagle Broadband, Nighthawk, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA, Set Top Box, USA

Alticast Middleware Utilized for Korea Telecom
Oct 13, 2007 – Alticast's IPTV middleware has been ported to hybrid IPTV-terrestrial set-top boxes from Samsung and that the combo has now been commercially launched by Korea's largest telecommunications operator, KT.
News categories: Alticast, Korea Telecom, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Singapore - MediaCorp's HD channel - HD5 - lifts off
Oct 13, 2007 – MediaCorp has announced the official launch of its High Definition (HD) channel - HD5 - from Sunday, 11 November 2007.
News categories: MediaCorp, Digital TV, IPTV, Singapore, Terrestrial

AVS-based IPTV equipment from four manufacturers passes MII inspection
Oct 12, 2007 – IPTV system equipment developed by four manufacturers using China's homegrown Audio Video coding Standard (AVS) passed inspection by China's Ministry of Information Industry (MII) this Tuesday, sources have said.
News categories: Ministry of Information Industry (MII), Audio and Video Coding Standard (AVS) Workgroup, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box

Bluestreak Technology raises USD $20 million in Series D financing
Oct 11, 2007 – Bluestreak Technology has announced that it has secured USD $20 million dollars in Series D financing. France's Iris Capital, a new investor, led the round, which also includes internal investors and a new investor Tomorrow Group from Korea.
News categories: Bluestreak Technology, Iris Capital, Tomorrow Group, Solidarity Fund QFL, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Mobile, Venture Capital

Arkwest Communications Chooses Latens FCAS Conditional Access to Secure New IPTV Services
Oct 11, 2007 – Latens Systems has announced that Arkwest Communications, an Arkansas based telecommunications provider, has deployed the Latens Foundation CA solution (FCAS) to secure the its Pay-TV and VOD content.
News categories: Latens, Arkwest, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

IPTV equipment sales jump 33% in 2Q07
Oct 11, 2007 – According to a new report from Infonetics Research, worldwide IPTV equipment revenue hit $562.4 million in the second quarter of 2007, up 33% from the previous quarter.
News categories: Infonetics Research, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box