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BBC iPlayer to show Six Nations Rugby
The BBC has secured a deal to bring a major sporting event to iPlayer viewers. Full coverage of the Six Nations rugby union games will be available via iPlayer from this weekend.
The matches will be available via a broadband-connected computer for seven days after the live broadcast on BBC TV. They are also being […]
January 31, 2008
1,000 new IPTV users a week for Telekom Austria
Telekom Austria has released the latest details of its recently introduced IPTV service.
Its aonTV service is gaining 1,000 new customers a week, and there are now almost 100 channels available.
The company expects to be able to offer aonTV to approximately half of all households, including rural areas, in Austria by the end of this […]
January 30, 2008
Exterity prepares for IPTV growth in Scotland
Exterity Ltd, an Edinburgh-based manufacturer of network IPTV equipment, has appointed a Channel Sales Manager for Scotland, in response to growth in demand for its products in its home territory.
Exterity has had considerable success in global markets over the past seven years. Its products are used by over 500 customers in 17 countries, […]
January 29, 2008
One million US subscribers for Verizon
Verizon, the US telecom operator, now has more than one million subscribers to its fibre IPTV service FiOS TV. The company is now the tenth largest provider of television services in the US.
Launched in September 2005, FiOS TV offers hundreds of digital video and music channels, HD programming, and a library of more than 10,000 […]
January 29, 2008
Packet Vision completes targeted IPTV ad campaign
Packet Vision, the video-advertising company, has completed the world’s first IPTV advertising campaign targeted at a predefined audience.
The campaign was targeted at UK university students. It featured a Mediacom financial client and ran each day on Channel 4 between 16 and 31 October. During the 40 second ad spot, students saw an ad for […]
January 28, 2008
US IPTV industry milestones during the coming year
Key industry milestones that will drive the uptake of IPTV across the US during 2008 have been identified by WebsEdge, a provider of web-based channels for private and public organisations in America.
The three key elements surrounding the provision of IPTV to consumers, companies, and organisations throughout the United States are the capacity and speed […]
January 28, 2008
Borders book chain launches IPTV channel
UK book retailer, Borders, is launching its own internet TV channel - Borders Book Zone - this spring, in collaboration with Simply Media.
Borders Book Zone is part of a revamp of Border’s own website, www.borders.co.uk, and a re-branding of Simply Media’s own bookzone.tv website as ‘Borders Book Zone’.
Simply Media will produce weekly programming for […]
January 25, 2008
Top Up TV announces 250GB digital TV recorder
Top Up TV, a UK pay TV service which offers extra channels to Freeview DTT users, has announced a new Top Up TV+ digital TV recorder (DTR) with a 250GB hard drive, providing additional space to record programmes.
The new DTR provides 180 hours of standard-definition recording. It features a dual-tuner Freeview receiver and provides […]
January 24, 2008
MySpaceTV and BBC Worldwide in IPTV link up
MySpace has entered into a partnership with BBC Worldwide, which will allow MySpaceTV viewers to view, embed and virtually share short video clips of BBC content.
From 24 January, clips will be available from BBC programmes such as Doctor Who, Robin Hood and Top Gear.
MySpaceTV users from around the world will be able to […]
January 23, 2008
BBC Three announces online service
BBC Three has announced plans to simultaneously broadcast its programmes over the Internet from February 2008, combining TV and the Internet into a single, integrated offering.
According to the controller of BBC Three, Danny Cohen, the company aims to make BBC Three Britain’s most ambitious multi-platform network, where content can move seamlessly between TV, online […]