Digital TV News: Open IPTV Forum

Ericsson launches Connected Home Gateway software enabling multimedia services to the home
Feb 12, 2009 – Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has launched its Connected Home Gateway software, giving consumers the freedom to access and interact with their home multimedia devices, services and media, wherever they are.
News categories: Ericsson, Gateway, IPTV, Middleware, MWC24, Smart Home

Way now open for Widespread Use of IPTV - New Specifications Published
Jan 8, 2009 – The Open IPTV Forum has published the detailed system and protocol specifications - Release 1 IPTV Solution Specifications - which will enable the widespread deployment of IPTV services.
News categories: Open IPTV Forum, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

Ericsson signs agreement with Sonaecom for world's first trial of IMS-integrated IPTV middleware
Sep 12, 2008 – Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has announced that it has signed an agreement with Sonaecom (Lisbon:SNC) to provide and integrate its open, standards-based, end-to-end IPTV solution, including its new IMS-based IPTV middleware.
News categories: Ericsson, Sonaecom, Content Distribution, IBC2023, IPTV, Middleware, Portugal

Ericsson launches new IMS IPTV middleware integrated with leading TV technology providers
Sep 9, 2008 – Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has extended its TV offering with the world's first IMS integrated IPTV middleware. The company's open, standards based, end-to-end IPTV solution supports ease of integration and delivers vendor choice for operators.
News categories: Ericsson, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

IPTV is coming"¦ Interoperability taken a step further
Sep 9, 2008 – The Open IPTV Forum has announced that a number of detailed system and protocol specifications for Release 1 were finalized at its meeting in Berlin, Sep 8 - 11.
News categories: Open IPTV Forum, Digital TV, IBC2023, IPTV

Robustness is Key with Launch of ANT Galio 3.0
Sep 5, 2008 – ANT Software (LSE: ANTP) has announced the release of ANT Galio 3.0. The latest version will be launched at IBC 2008 and enable content providers to push a greater range of media to audiences backed by a more robust platform.
News categories: ANT Software, IBC2023, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box

IPTV is coming"¦ More companies join the push to deploy Interactive Personalised TV - New specifications imminent
Jul 1, 2008 – The first release of the Open IPTV Forum specifications that will allow IPTV to develop into a mass market service is close to completion.
News categories: Open IPTV Forum, IBC2023, IFABerlin, IPTV, Video Exchange

Amino selects ANT Galio Platform for next-generation Set-Top Box
Mar 13, 2008 – ANT (AIM:ANTP) has announced that Amino, the world leading IPTV Set-Top Box (STB) supplier, has selected ANT Galio Platform for its HD H.264 Personal Video Recorder (PVR) AmiNET530 STB.
News categories: ANT Software, Amino, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, UK, Video Exchange

The Open IPTV Forum, now consisting of 26 members, publishes its end-to-end Architecture specification
Mar 7, 2008 – The first version of the Service and Platform Requirements document, for both Managed and Open Internet models was released in the autumn of 2007. This document was followed recently by the first Architecture specification.
News categories: Open IPTV Forum, Digital TV, IPTV