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Indian government considering tax relaxation on IPTV hardware
The Indian government will consider tax relaxation on the hardware for IPTV in the 11th Five Year Plan as part of its efforts to achieve complete coverage of digital television by 2012.
To advance the provision of a wider choice to consumers, representatives of the IPTV India Forum have been informed that the government’s Planning […]
October 5, 2007
Agreements with nine new European IPTV operators for Private Media Group
Private Media Group, a US-based adult entertainment provider, has announced that during the third quarter of 2007 it signed agreements with nine new IPTV operators in Europe to provide adult digital content.
The platform operators are based in the Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Greece, Portugal and Denmark, and mainly include leading telecoms which all offer Triple-Play featuring […]
October 4, 2007
Discovery Networks debuts Chop Shop online
As part of its strategy to integrate branded content across different platforms, Discovery Networks UK is to debut its car modification show, Chop Shop: London Garage, on its online video service.
The show will be available online four days prior to its TV premiere on the Discovery Channel, at 22.00 on October 8.
The 13-part series […]
October 4, 2007
Time Warner Cable Business Class launches IPTV service
Time Warner Cable Business Class has launched an IPTV service for its business customers. Called BusinessLink.tv, the service delivers broadcast news and information channels directly to the computers of customers in select New York and New Jersey markets.
The BusinessLink.tv service delivers video programming to clients via cable modem across the customer’s enterprise LAN over IP […]
October 3, 2007
O2 fourplay launch imminent
The Mail on Sunday has reported the imminent launch of O2’s bundled package, called ‘fourplay’, comprising TV, broadband, voice and mobile services.
The quad play service will compete against similar offerings from Virgin Media and Orange.
In July, the launch of O2’s broadband service was put back to October, after several previous delays.
The company has […]
October 2, 2007
Streaming21 launches IPTV R&D centre in Singapore
Streaming21, a US-based provider of broadcast-quality streaming solutions, has announced the launch of a new research and development centre for IPTV, mobile TV and digital home solutions in Singapore.
The establishment of the new R&D centre has been welcomed by the Singapore Economic Development Board. The board considers that Streaming21’s presence reinforces the steps which Singapore […]
October 2, 2007
Media group demands details of Kent IPTV service
Media company, the Kent Messenger Group, has asked the Information Commissioner to order Kent County Council to disclose details about its newly launched IPTV service, Kent TV.
The £1.4m Kent TV service is run by Bob Geldof’s digital media company, Ten Alps Communications. The service claims to be independent.
A request from Kent Media Group’s […]
October 1, 2007
Growth in IPTV market in Spain
According to a new report published by researchers at Spain’s Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce, the IPTV market in Spain is expanding, and boosting growth of the overall pay-TV market in the country.
Pay-TV has attracted 275,000 new subscribers in Spain over the last year. The total number of subscribers is now 3.5 million, […]
October 1, 2007
UK and US slow to adopt IPTV
The UK and US, both of which are usually quick to adopt new services and technology, are lagging behind in the uptake of IPTV according to industry analyst, Gartner.
France, Hong Kong and Spain have been quick to adopt IPTV over fixed-line internet services, but the US is in ninth place and the UK […]
October 1, 2007
IPTV World Series Awards Announced
The IPTV World Forum 2008 is to play host to the 2nd annual IPTV World Series Awards on March 12th, at the Olympia, London.
The award categories cover a range of core technology areas, from platform management to network and customer services.
Judged by a panel of independent experts from across the IPTV sector, the awards are […]