Digital TV News: TELUS

Operators Name Cisco Top Dog in IP Set-Top Boxes
Jul 31, 2012 – Infonetics has released excerpts from a recent survey which captures service providers' requirements for hybrid IP set-top boxes to deliver video services. The top 3 critical IP STB applications identified were VOD, EPG and whole-home DVR.
News categories: Infonetics, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box

TELUS launches Optik TV for Xbox 360 and Optik on the go for mobile clients
Feb 7, 2012 – Canada's TELUS has announced two new ways customers can enjoy Optik TV - Optik TV for Xbox 360 and Optik on the go for mobile clients. With the addition of an Xbox 360 Kinect, users can employ voice commands and hand gestures to control their TV.
News categories: TELUS, Canada, Digital TV, Gaming, IPTV, Smartphone, Tablet

The Future of TV Begins Now on Xbox 360
Dec 5, 2011 – Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has announced the launch of an all-new Xbox 360 experience including the first group of new, custom applications from world leading TV and entertainment content providers on Xbox LIVE.
News categories: Xbox, Australia, Austria, Canada, Digital TV, Finland, France, Gaming, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Streaming, Sweden, UK, USA

Xbox 360 Teams Up With Entertainment Leaders to Transform TV
Oct 5, 2011 – Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) has announced plans to roll out the next generation of TV entertainment on Xbox LIVE. Nearly 40 TV and entertainment providers will begin rolling out entertainment services to consoles, in more than 20 countries.
News categories: Xbox, Australia, Canada, Digital TV, France, Gaming, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Streaming, UK, USA

Sigma Designs Ships 20 Million HomePNA Chipsets
Nov 30, 2010 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has announced that it has shipped more than 20 million HomePNA® chipsets worldwide.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart Home

TELUS customers first in North America to use their Xbox 360 as digital television box
Aug 4, 2010 – TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) and Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) are bringing a North American premiere to Canadian homes, enabling the Xbox 360 to directly access TELUS' Optik TV service.
News categories: TELUS, Microsoft, Darren Entwistle, Greg Barber, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, Gaming, IPTV, Middleware

TELUS TV subscriber base surpasses 200,000 customers
May 4, 2010 – TELUS Corporation (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) has reported first quarter 2010 results. TELUS TV net additions were 29,000, an increase of 45% over the same period last year. In April, the TELUS TV subscriber base surpassed 200,000 customers.
News categories: TELUS, Canada, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

TELUS launches Microsoft Mediaroom in Edmonton, Vancouver and Calgary
Feb 2, 2010 – TELUS (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) has announced the availability of a new TELUS TV service, powered by Microsoft Mediaroom and available exclusively from TELUS in Canada, which offers a better television viewing experience for TELUS TV customers.
News categories: Microsoft, TELUS, Andreas Mueller-Schubert, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware

IPTV and cable video equipment up 15% in 2Q09
Sep 17, 2009 – Market research firm Infonetics Research released its second quarter (2Q09) IPTV, Cable, and Satellite Video Equipment, Services, and Subscribers report.
News categories: Infonetics Research, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers