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Arqiva distributes content for IPTV Corp. in Europe
IPTV Corporation, an interactive TV company based in Los Angeles, has selected Arqiva as its Direct-To-Home (DTH) content distribution platform for the European market.
Arqiva secured the deal after acquiring two teleports and fibre networks in the United States. The company is now well-positioned to take content from US broadcasters and directly distribute it within […]
November 29, 2007
International conference in Malta will discuss IPTV
The seventh and final conference of the International Telecommunications Union’s Focus Group on IPTV will be held in Malta from December 11-18, 2007. The conference will devote a great deal of its time to working group sessions, leading up to a final conference report on December 18.
More than 200 delegates from top global telecommunication […]
November 28, 2007
BBC, ITV and C4 collaborate on IPTV
The BBC, ITV and Channel 5 are forming a joint venture, called Project Kangaroo, to provide an on-demand TV service.
The service will initially be launched online, with a view to rolling in out to other platforms later, including Freeview.
The companies have joined forces in an effort to capitalise in the growing market for […]
November 27, 2007
Delays to IPTV roll-outs
Orange has not yet revealed a date for the launch of its UK IPTV service, making it increasingly unlikely that the company will meet its target of launching the service this year.
The company has repeatedly announced that 2007 would see the completion of its quadruple play of mobile, home phone, broadband, and pay TV. […]
November 27, 2007
Consumers reluctant to buy online content
According to a new survey by business law firm Olswang, consumers will tolerate online advertising, as long as content is free.
Although 84 per cent of respondents to the survey said they found online advertising intrusive, they were willing to tolerate the ads in order to have access to free content.
Over 30 per cent […]
November 27, 2007
Online piracy banned in France
A new accord has been signed in France whereby online users who repeatedly download illegal online content are banned from using the Internet.
ISPs in France will pass information on heavy users of file-sharing networks to a new enforcement agency. The users will be formally warned to stop and, if they persist, their connection will be […]
November 26, 2007
Tiscali UK launches Real Estate TV
Media company Tiscali UK, which also provides broadband and telephone service, has launched Real Estate TV on its online portal.
Real Estate TV will broadcast free-to-view video content on Tiscali’s property channel. According to an ABC audit for October, Tiscali.co.uk received 7 million unique visitors each month, who viewed a total of 265 million pages.
The deal […]
November 23, 2007
Atos Origin wins award for IPTV payment solution
Atos Worldline, a subsidiary of Atos Origin, secured the 2007 Sesames Award for Best Banking/Finance/Retail Application, at the Cartes digital security and smart cards trade show in Paris.
Atos won the accolade for adapting its Secure Internet Payment Services (SIPS) solution to allow users to make secure bankcard payments via IPTV.
The solution is designed […]
November 22, 2007
SyncTV launches TV download service
US-based SyncTV has launched a beta version of an open-standards based, TV download service, which provides unlimited downloads of home-theatre quality TV shows.
The downloads can be played back on Windows PCs, Macs and Linux PCs. The company is developing the service so that it will also work on TVs and portable players.
SyncTV provides a […]
November 22, 2007
Worldwide availability of Warner TV branded channels
Warner Bros. is planning to launch a number of branded, video-on-demand, non-linear channels on a subscription- and advertiser-supported basis over a variety of delivery platforms around the world.
The new channels will be called Warner TV and will build upon the successful linear Warner Channel that has been operating for more than 10 years in Latin […]