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UTStarcom agrees second IPTV solution contract in India
UTStarcom, Inc., a global leader in IP-based, end-to-end networking solutions and services, has agreed a contract to supply its industry-leading RollingStream end-to-end IPTV solution to Bharti Airtel, one of India’s leading integrated telecommunications service providers with more than 46 million customers.
UTStarcom’s RollingStream solution will enable Bharti Airtel to offer a completely new service to its […]
September 14, 2007
Increased IPTV competition in South Africa
For more than a decade, MultiChoice, which operates mostly in the upper income market, has been the sole pay-TV player in South Africa. It has grown its subscriber base by 10% over the past year, boosting the total number of viewers to 1.4 million.
The Independent Communications Authority has now awarded licences to four more operators […]
September 14, 2007
IPTV Middle East And Africa event in November
To meet demand for broadcast technology in the region, as part of the IPTV World Series, an IPTV Middle East and Africa event will be held from Monday, 5 November 2007 to Tuesday, 6 November 2007 at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai. The conference will feature over 15 platform operators, content providers and system […]
September 13, 2007
Latens to secure du’s IPTV service
Latens, a Northern Ireland based supplier of dynamic, software-based Conditional Access for the secure delivery of content to IP devices and television set-top-boxes, has secured a contract with telco, du, of the United Arab Emirates.
Latens is to protect the Motorola IPTV set-top boxes deployed by du, with its Conditional Access technology, which will be rolled […]
September 13, 2007
Research into IPTV video viewing habits
Understanding how viewers consume online video content has become a central issue for operators, marketers and mainstream studios. A report on online video produced by the Pew Internet & American Life Project has discovered that 57% of adult Web surfers have used the Internet to watch or download video, and 19% do so on a […]
September 12, 2007
Alcatel-Lucent powers SingTel’s mio IPTV service
Alcatel-Lucent, a Paris-based leader in fixed, mobile and converged broadband networking, IP technologies, applications and services, has announced its involvement in SingTel’s pay TV service, mio TV, which was launched on 20 July 2007. mio TV is expected to revolutionise the way Singapore watches TV. SingTel is Asia’s leading communications group with operations and investments […]
September 12, 2007
IPTV deployment tops DSL Forum agenda
Discussions on IPTV dominated the DSL Forum discussion in August, leading the way for an extensive focus on IPTV mass deployment issues at the next meeting.
Key areas of discussion include a working plan to expedite IPTV standards and best practices, covering areas such as transport improvements set around VDSL2, policy control frameworks and network performance […]
September 12, 2007
Microsoft talks to BBC about Xbox link
According the The Times’ world event blog, Microsoft and the BBC are in discussions prior to the launch of Microsoft’s digital television and video service in Europe.
Microsoft plans to offer films, TV shows and high-definition programmes over its Xbox 360 video-games machine. The software company already offers video content in America via the console and […]
September 12, 2007
Orange TV identity unveiled
Mobile phone provider, Orange, has unveiled the on-air identity for its Orange, TV service, due for launch this year. The service will be provided via a set-top box plugged into a television and broadband connection.
The design includes a series of animated characters, created by Red Bee Media, including a roadie, a ‘TV lover’ and […]
September 11, 2007
Tiscali IPTV signs Setanta sports deal
Tiscali has finally signed an agreement with Irish broadcaster Setanta, to offer three Setanta Sports subscription channels on its newly launched Tiscali Internet TV service. The agreement marks the end of several months of negotiations between the two companies.
Tiscali TV customers will be able to watch live Premier League football, the US PGA […]