IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

IPTV Launched Commercially In Kolkata By Calcutta Telephones
Aug 14, 2007 – R Bandopadhyay, Additional Secretary, Department of Telecommunications, Ministry Of Communications & Information Technology, Govt. of India has formally launched IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) in Kolkata.
News categories: BSNL, Calcutta Telephones, Digital TV, India, IPTV

ADB To Provide A Clear Vision For Digital Television Operators At IBC2007
Aug 14, 2007 – Advanced Digital Broadcast has announced that it will focus on a number of revenue enhancing technologies and solutions specifically designed to open new service and revenue opportunities for digital television operators at IBC2007.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, DVR, IBCShow, IPTV, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

Coventive Licenses and Deploys Espial's Evo IPTV Middleware and Applications on its Multimedia Set-top Box
Aug 13, 2007 – Espial® Group Inc. (TSX: ESP), a leading provider of IPTV middleware and applications, has announced that Coventive K.K., an international system integrator and set-top box manufacturer, has signed an agreement to license Espial's Evo® Client.
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Japan, Middleware, Set Top Box

Neptuny launch the first ever content recommendation system for IPTV
Aug 13, 2007 – Neptuny are launching Contentwise, a revolutionary predictive content recommendation system for IPTV operators that will help viewers select the right content to suit their tastes and requirements. ContentWise will be launched at IBC 2007.
News categories: Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Software

ADB Deploys First IPTV STB on North American Telco Network
Aug 9, 2007 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SWX:ADBN) has announced that it has rolled-out its first commercial deployment of the ADB-3800W, high-definition (HD) IPTV set-top box (STB) featuring Minerva Networks' iTVManager software. The units have been deployed on North Dakota Telephone Company's (NDTC) network. The units have also been launched on over 30 Independent Operating Company (IOC) networks throughout North America.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA

ADB Supplies Telefónica Chile With IPTV Set-Top Boxes For First Launch Of IPTV Services In Latin America
Aug 9, 2007 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SWX:ADBN) has announced that it has been selected by Telefónica to supply its advanced ADB-3800W-SD IPTV set-top boxes to Telefónica Chile - the first telecommunications company to deploy television over broadband (IPTV) services in Latin America.
News categories: Chile, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Golden Telecom raises its full year 2007 forecast
Aug 9, 2007 – "Corbina Telecom launched IPTV services which bring additional media distribution capabilities to Golden Telecom and with it the opportunity for fast growth in this target market. In June, we began testing Digital Video Broadcasting Terrestrial (DVB-T) equipment in Moscow. We plan to make digital TV available to all of Moscow households."
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Russia, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Deutsche Telekom Interim Report January 1 to June 30, 2007
Aug 9, 2007 – Deutsche Telekom is continuing to invest in upgrading the network infrastructure for IPTV and bundled products in Germany. It plans to equip 50 cities with VDSL and connect them to the platform by 2008.
News categories: Deutsche Telekom, Broadband, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Results

MaxLinear's DVB-T Silicon Tuner Chosen for New TechniSat Hybrid IPTV/DVB-T Set-Top Box
Aug 8, 2007 – MaxLinear has announced that its revolutionary MxL5003S DVB-T silicon tuner has been designed into the TechniSat TeleStreamer 2TW 'hybrid' Internet protocol television (IPTV)/DVB-T set-top box (STB).
News categories: Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Terrestrial