IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

NXP reveals industry's first IP set-top box platform with Windows Embedded CE 6.0
Jan 8, 2007 – At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), NXP Semiconductors announced the industry's first high-definition (HD) IP set-top box (STB) platform with support for Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0.
News categories: NXP, CES2025, Digital TV, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Xbox 360 and Microsoft TV: Together Expanding the World of Games and Entertainment
Jan 8, 2007 – In a move that will combine the power of Xbox 360 with Microsoft TV IPTV Edition, Microsoft provided an early look at a new service, IPTV on Xbox 360.
News categories: Microsoft, Xbox, CES2025, Digital TV, Gaming, IPTV

S. Korea plans to finalize bill on Internet TV by this month
Jan 5, 2007 – The South Korean government will draw up a bill on Internet broadcasting within this month in a move to accelerate the introduction of the long-awaited convergence service between communications and broadcasting, officials said Friday.
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Regulation

Xingqiu To Manufacture Jinshilin IPTV Set-top Boxes
Jan 4, 2007 – TechnoConcepts has announced that its Chinese subsidiary, Jinshilin Techno Ltd., has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Changzhou Xingqiu Electronic Co., Ltd. for the manufacture of its IPTV Set-top Boxes.
News categories: Jinshilin, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box

hanarotelecom Posts 200,000 Subscribers for hanaTV
Jan 4, 2007 – hanarotelecom (KOSDAQ: 033630) (NASDAQ: HANA) has announced that it achieved 200,000 subscriber sign-ups for hanaTV, a TV-Portal service that enables subscribers to watch any content they want on TV at their convenience.
News categories: Hanaro, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Subscribers

UK - Tiscali eyes half a million users with IPTV revamp
Jan 3, 2007 – Internet firm Tiscali is hoping to attract half a million users with its revamped TV-over-broadband offering over the next two years and is in talks to show Irish pay-TV firm Setanta's sports content.
News categories: Tiscali, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, UK

IOL Broadband ties up with BSNL for IPTV
Jan 3, 2007 – IOL Broadband Ltd has announced that the Company ties up with BSNL for IPTV. The Company has started trials of its IPTV Service launch on the BSNL Broadband network in Bangalore.
News categories: BSNL, IOL Broadband, Broadband, Digital TV, India, IPTV

Intellon Announces 12 Service Providers Worldwide Now Deploying Intellon HomePlug® ICs for IPTV Applications
Jan 2, 2007 – Intellon has announced that 12 service providers in Europe and Asia are now using Intellon™'s HomePlug ICs for in-home IPTV distribution.
News categories: Intellon, Digital TV, France, Hong Kong, Iceland, IPTV, Korea, Poland, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Taiwan

Global IPTV Subscribers to Hit 63 Million in 2010
Jan 2, 2007 – iSuppli has released a study that predicts that the number of subscribers to Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services worldwide is expected to nearly triple in 2007.
News categories: iSuppli Corp, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research