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ADB Presents Complete Product Range for IPTV Providers at TelcoTV 2007
Oct 23, 2007 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SWX:ADBN) has announced that it will provide a complete range of product solutions for Telco Operators wishing to migrate to IPTV services at TelcoTV 2007.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), Osmosys, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Software

Consolidated Telecom Chooses Latens FCAS to Increase Security and Operational Flexibility for IPTV Services
Oct 22, 2007 – Latens Systems has announced that Consolidated Telcom, southwestern North Dakota's communications leader, has chosen the Latens Foundation CA solution (FCAS) to secure its IPTV services.
News categories: Latens Systems, Consolidated Telcom, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Zoran Corporation's Vaddis® Multimedia Decoder Selected by SanDisk for SANSA® TakeTV™ Video Player
Oct 22, 2007 – Zoran Corporation (Nasdaq: ZRAN) has announced that its Vaddis® multimedia decoder is the processor in the new Sansa® TakeTV™ (formerly "USBTV") PC to TV video player from SanDisk Corporation.
News categories: Zoran, SanDisk, Digital TV, Hardware, Media Player, Semiconductor, Streaming, Tablet

Time Warner Cable: 150K OpenCable Boxes Deployed
Oct 17, 2007 – Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWX) has deployed 150,000 set-top boxes running the OpenCable Platform according to senior vice president of strategy and development Kevin Leddy.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, OpenCable Application Platform, Cable TV, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

BBC enters strategic relationship with Adobe to enhance BBC iPlayer and bbc.co.uk
Oct 16, 2007 – The BBC and Adobe® Systems have announced a strategic relationship around the delivery of web video.
News categories: BBC, Adobe, Media Player, Streaming, UK

Amino Shows the Way for HDTV Via DSL at Telco TV Conference
Oct 16, 2007 – Amino has announced its participation at the TelcoTV 2007 Conference & Expo. Amino will demonstrate its AmiNET series of IP Set-Top Boxes (STBs) including the AmiNET125, which enables service operators to offer advanced Internet TV services, and the HD capable AmiNET130 and AmiNET530.
News categories: Amino Communications, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

nTelos Launches the New Generation of Television
Oct 15, 2007 – Powered by Microsoft Mediaroom, nTelos Video provides an alternative to cable and satellite TV, offering video entertainment services with more than 200 all-digital channels and 18 high-definition channels at no extra charge.
News categories: Microsoft, nTelos, David Maccarelli, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, Fibre, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Alticast Middleware Utilized for Korea Telecom
Oct 13, 2007 – Alticast's IPTV middleware has been ported to hybrid IPTV-terrestrial set-top boxes from Samsung and that the combo has now been commercially launched by Korea's largest telecommunications operator, KT.
News categories: Alticast, Korea Telecom, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Middleware, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Bluestreak Technology raises USD $20 million in Series D financing
Oct 11, 2007 – Bluestreak Technology has announced that it has secured USD $20 million dollars in Series D financing. France's Iris Capital, a new investor, led the round, which also includes internal investors and a new investor Tomorrow Group from Korea.
News categories: Bluestreak Technology, Iris Capital, Tomorrow Group, Solidarity Fund QFL, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Mobile, Venture Capital