Digital TV News: NTCA

FOXTEL 3D to launch November 1st, 2010
Sep 20, 2010 – FOXTEL has announced additions to its suite of channels including four new HD channels and Australia's first dedicated 3D channel - launching November 1, 2010.
News categories: FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, Metaverse, Satellite

Microsoft Platform Powers Silverlight and IIS Media Experiences Across Multiple Screens
Apr 8, 2010 – Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) has announced that it is working with Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) to deliver reference designs that will provide the Silverlight platform to STBs, connected TVs, Blu-ray Disc players and other CE devices.
News categories: Microsoft, Blu-ray, Content Protection, Digital TV, Media Player, Middleware, NABShow, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

Canby Telcom Launches HD Offering Powered by IP-PRIME HD-4 Service in Central Oregon
Sep 30, 2008 – SES AMERICOM (Paris, Luxembourg: SESG) and Canby Telcom have announced that Canby's IPTV customers can now access 36 channels of High Definition (HD) programming, including more than two dozen channels delivered to Canby via IP-PRIME®.
News categories: SES AMERICOM, Canby Telcom, NRTC, Content Distribution, IPTV, USA

Telco TV Emerges As True Multi-play Competitor
Jan 8, 2008 – IMS Research forecasts that by 2012, over 52 million pay-TV subscribers worldwide will have adopted IPTV service with IP STB shipments growing nearly 30% annually during this time period.
News categories: IMS Research, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Subscribers

ACCESS and EXPWAY Team Up to Deliver Mobile TV Solution for Mass DVB-H Deployment
Nov 13, 2007 – ACCESS and EXPWAY have announced that the two companies have signed a license agreement enabling ACCESS to integrate its NetFront™ Browser DTV Profile with EXPWAY's FastESG™ service guide.
News categories: ACCESS, EXPWAY, Digital TV, Middleware, Mobile

More Rural Telcos Sign on to IP-PRIME
Oct 24, 2007 – Bob Phillips, president and chief executive officer of the National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) has announced that more rural telcos are adopting the innovative and cost-effective, end-to-end IPTV service, IP-PRIME®.
News categories: IP-PRIME, National Telecommunications Cooperative Association, National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, USA

NRTC and NTCA Launch IP-PRIME
Sep 17, 2007 – The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) and the National Telecommunications Cooperative Association (NTCA) have announced the launch of the Internet Protocol television (IPTV) solution for the rural telco industry.
News categories: NRTC, NTCA, SES AMERICOM, IP-PRIME, North Central Telephone, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA