IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Cable & Wireless Secures Ground-breaking IPTV Deal With Inuk
Jul 9, 2007 – Cable & Wireless (LSE: CW.L) has announced it will be first to deliver national IPTV services via broadband, through a ground breaking wholesale deal with Inuk Networks.
News categories: Cable & Wireless, Inuk Networks, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, UK

IGRS and Metalink Wireless HDTV Platform for China TV Vendors
Jul 9, 2007 – IGRS, the Intelligent Grouping and Resource Sharing working group, and Metalink (NASDAQ: MTLK) have announced that they are working together to provide an advanced High Definition (HD) TV Decoder Platform for wireless home networks.
News categories: China, Digital TV, Gateway, IPTV, Router, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Tiscali chooses Telsey as official supplier of Hybrid IP Set Top Boxes
Jul 9, 2007 – Telsey has been selected by Tiscali as the only supplier of Hybrid IP Set Top Boxes. During the next 15 months, Telsey will supply Tiscali with two versions of STB in order to fulfil the need of connections both in UK and in Italy.
News categories: Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Italy, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

NDS Selected by Inteleca to Provide End-to-End Digital Cable Solution in Siberia
Jul 9, 2007 – NDS has announced that it has signed a contract with Inteleca, a triple-play operator in Siberia, Russia, to provide a VideoGuard Express system for the planned launch of Inteleca’s digital cable TV services in the region. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Russia, Set Top Box

Dutch digital TV connections grow 5.9% to 2.12 mln
Jul 9, 2007 – The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew 5.9 percent to pass the 2 million mark during the first quarter, ending the period with 2.12 million subscribers. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands

Global Digital Broadcast IPTV Deal with VeHDa
Jul 7, 2007 – Global Digital Broadcast (GDB), has signed a deal with leading UK provider of advanced high-definition and digital technologies, VeHDa, to release and install 500,000 IP set-top boxes (STBs) within the UK consumer market by the end of 2008. More …
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, UK

Korea Telecom IPTV Uses STMicroelectronics HD Digital TV Decoder Chips
Jul 6, 2007 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced Korea Telecom’s launch of its new IPTV service using high-definition (HDTV) set-top boxes based on ST’s STi710x family of highly integrated HDTV decoder chips. More …
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Semiconductor

Farncombe Technology appointed for Tiscali UK triple-play project
Jul 5, 2007 – Farncombe Technology (FTL) has been appointed to aid Tiscali UK in its nationwide triple-play network rollout. Tiscali TV will be rolled out over the summer, becoming available to over 10 million UK homes by the end of the year. More …
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, UK

New Zealand start-up close to IPTV network deal
Jul 5, 2007 – Kiwi company TargetCast is negotiating to provide a local TV network with a user-friendly broadband and IPTV platform technology solution, that is capable of providing TIVO-like functionality. More …
News categories: Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, New Zealand