January 31, 2007

IPTV Opening Up To Ads

by Kathryn Lang

IPTV subscriptions continue to be on the rise. As the numbers increase, so should the interest of advertisers. The new technology offers many benefits that are untouched in traditional markets.
Advertisers have more opportunities to target a niche audience by using IPTV. It will be easy for them to target a certain audience […]



January 30, 2007

IPTV Getting a Boost From AT&T

by Kathryn Lang

Deployment of IPTV service through AT&T has been more successful than anyone expected – especially AT&T. As a result of the positive response it has received, the company intends to increase its deployment times during 2007.
AT&T started into the IPTV market relatively slow. Its services were first available only in eleven markets – […]



January 27, 2007

IPTV Give Everyone a Shot at the News

by Kathryn Lang

IPTV is now newsworthy.
Now every Tom, Dick, and Harry (or Jane), will be able to distribute their own brand of news. How many of us haven’t sat watching cable’s version of the evening news and thinking “I could do so much better.”
With the new IPTV news hub – http://iptv-anchor.com – anyone can use images […]



January 25, 2007

IPTV Being Eyed By MobileOne

by Kathryn Lang

MobileOne (MI) is eyeing Singapore’s IPTV market for when the National Broadband Network (NBN) is completed. The
The contract for construction of the NBN has not yet been awarded, but the Infocomm Development Authority – who regulates the industry – expects the project to be completed in just five short years.
MI is looking for […]



January 22, 2007

IPTV Triple Play From Al-Falak

by Kathryn Lang

Al-Falak, the leading IP and Communications provider in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, has introduced the first IPTV Triple Play. This is the combination of voice, video, and data streaming all on one network.
The new service will open a world of entertainment to home users in the Gulf region. The innovative IPTV […]



January 22, 2007

Microsoft Merging IPTV and XBox

by Kathryn Lang

It is time for there to be entertainment for the whole family all housed in one box. That is the vision that is being shared with the world by Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. To meet his vision, Microsoft is combining the IPTV technology with the Xbox 360 gaming system. The unique digital […]



January 20, 2007

Korea Discussing How to Regulate IPTV

by Kathryn Lang

The Korean television market is ripe for change and IPTV (Internet protocol Television) could be just the service needed to provide that change. If everyone could come to an agreement on the legal boundaries that must be set in order to govern the service, then IPTV could finally be launched in the region.
So far, […]



January 17, 2007

Skype Founders Launch Joost

by Kathryn Lang

Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström, the founders of Skype and Kazaa, have named their new online-video start-up ‘Joost’.
Joost will provide studios, cable stations and anyone wanting to distribute high-quality video over the Internet, with a fast, efficient and cost-effective method of distribution. It will use the peer-to-peer technology employed by Skype and Kazaa - […]



January 17, 2007

SingTel Makes IPTV License Agreement

by Kathryn Lang

SingTel, Asia’s leading communications group, is about to take a stand in the pay-TV market with its recently acquired IPTV nationwide license for Singapore.
In the past, SingTel was not able to offer consumers a complete communications package. Now it will have the TV, data, and voice all in a one-stop shopping package that consumers […]



January 12, 2007

New Suite Makes Integration Easier

by Kathryn Lang

Kasenna Incorporated announced today that it would be expanding its IPTV services. PortalTV 2.0 is a suite of integrated products that has a user interface and a Web services architecture designed to integrate the Internet and television.
PortalTV 2.0 is being offered by Kasenna India, the Indian branch of Kasenna Incorporated. Kasenna has been […]



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