IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Digital TV in over 80% of UK homes as Freeview overtakes Sky
Jun 21, 2007 – Ofcom’s Digital Television Progress Report for the first quarter of 2007 shows that household take-up of digital TV now stands at 80.5%, up from 77.2% the previous quarter. The report also shows that Freeview is now on the main set in 8.4 million homes. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Nearly 500,000 Now Subscribe to Verizon FiOS TV
Jun 20, 2007 – Nearly half a million customers now have the Verizon (NYSE: VZ) state-of-the-art FiOS TV service in their homes. FiOS TV was introduced in September 2005, just 20 months ago.
News categories: Verizon Communications, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Subscribers, USA

Motorola Introduces Open Software Platform for its IPTV Set Tops in North America
Jun 19, 2007 – Unleashing the potential of IPTV, Motorola today introduced a set-top software solution using an open Internet Protocol (IP) platform on its VIP 1200 series set-top boxes. More …
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Star Telephone Deploys Verimatrix to Secure IPTV Network
Jun 19, 2007 – Verimatrix has announced that Star Telephone Membership Cooperative has deployed the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS(TM)) on its IPTV network. More …
News categories: Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

DTC Communications Selects Kasenna's PortalTV Solution for Delivery of Feature-Rich IPTV Services
Jun 18, 2007 – Kasenna has announced that DTC Communications has selected Kasenna's PortalTV product suite including LivingRoom™ middleware, and MediaBase XMP™ VOD server as the core components of a fully integrated IPTV service to be rolled out in Tennessee.
News categories: Kasenna, DTC Communications, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, USA

Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV and Multimedia Platform Debuts at NXTcomm
Jun 18, 2007 – Microsoft has announced the availability of Microsoft® Mediaroom™, the latest update to its award-winning Internet Protocol television (IPTV) software platform.
News categories: Microsoft, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Terrestrial

Dell'Oro Group Launches Coverage of the STB and DVR Markets
Jun 17, 2007 – The report released today indicates that the worldwide set-top box market, which includes revenues from cable, satellite, and IP set-top boxes, grew 44 percent in the first quarter of this year versus the same quarter last year. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

P&TLuxembourg Selects Thomson's Service Platform For IPTV
Jun 17, 2007 – Thomson (Paris Euronext: 18453; NYSE: TMS) has announced that P&TLuxembourg has selected Thomson’s SmartVisionTV platform to launch its TV service. More …
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Luxembourg

Telefónica first to launch IPTV services in capital - Chile
Jun 17, 2007 – The Chilean unit of Spanish giant Telefónica has launched IPTV services in capital Santiago, its first in Latin America, Telefónica Chile (NYSE: CTC) general manager JosÃ, MolÃ,s told press. More …
News categories: Chile, Digital TV, IPTV