IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Boost to Emerging IPTV Industry from DVB
Sep 7, 2007 – Visitors to the DVB stand (1.481) at this year's IBC have the opportunity to see the latest developments in the standardisation work being carried out to achieve interoperability, stimulate growth and enable greater economies of scale for the budding IPTV market.
News categories: DVB Project, IBCShow, IPTV

Broadcom Announces Industry's Most Advanced 65 Nanometer Solution for Next Generation Cable, Satellite and IP Set-Top Boxes
Sep 7, 2007 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has announced the industry's most advanced system-on-a-chip (SoC) solution for next generation cable, satellite and IP set-top boxes (STBs). The new SoC utilizes 65 nanometer process technology to significantly reduce bill of materials (BOM) costs and enable higher levels of integration and system performance versus currently available solutions.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IBCShow, ICs, IPTV, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Orca Interactive Unveils the IPTV Experience of the Future at IBC
Sep 6, 2007 – Orca Interactive (LSE: ORCA) will provide a preview demonstration of its new range of next-generation IPTV services, including unique content discovery and user generated content over television, at IBC 2007 in Amsterdam, booth 2.230 from September 7-11, 2007.
News categories: IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware

Mountain Telephone will Bring IPTV to Kentucky with Fujitsu Optical Networking Solutions
Sep 6, 2007 – Fujitsu Network Communications has announced that Mountain Telephone, a rural cooperative communications provider, has deployed its FLASHWAVE® optical networking products and NETSMART® management solution to deliver Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services to West Liberty, Kentucky.
News categories: Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, USA

Espial® Showcases Enhanced Evo® DVR Capabilities at IBC 07
Sep 6, 2007 – Espial® (TSX: "ESP") has announced it has enhanced Evo® DVR with updates to features including Evo® StartOver TV, the ability to record multiple programs simultaneously, and an advanced conflict resolution engine. Also at IBC this week, Espial will be launching a new HD user interface and demonstrating new services including Evo® Timeshift TV and mobile convergence capabilities.
News categories: Espial, DVR, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Software, Streaming

Latens to Secure du IPTV Services
Sep 6, 2007 – Latens has announced that it has been awarded a contract by the Dubai-based telco, du, to protect its IPTV service. du, the new telecom operator in United Arab Emirates (UAE), has acquired over 500,000 customers. This represents more than 10% of the UAE population within less than a year of its launch of operations.
News categories: Broadband, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Set Top Box, UAE

TRAI seeks Consultation on Provisioning of IPTV Services
Sep 6, 2007 – The provisioning of IPTV services has been engaging attention of TRAI for some time due to lack of clarity on who can provide IPTV services. After due deliberations with stakeholders Authority felt that in-depth analysis is required to address the issues related to provision of IPTV services.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, IPTV

Even Technologies Announces a Signed Commercial Contract to Install an End-To-End Telco IPTV Solution With Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative Corporation
Sep 5, 2007 – Even Technologies (TSX VENTURE:ETI) is pleased to announce that Infinite Video Corporation and Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative Corporation have signed a definitive commercial contract for the installation of an IPTV system to deliver Video over IP and other IPTV services over the cooperative's existing network.
News categories: IPTV, USA

Ekioh launches fastest Open-Standard User Interface for Set Top Boxes
Sep 5, 2007 – Ekioh will be premièring the fastest open standards based User Interface for Set Top Boxes at IBC 2007. Based on the W3C SVG open standard, the Ekioh User Interface (UI) Engine offers a remarkable 25 fps ensuring exceptional user experiences.
News categories: Ekioh, Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Streaming