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Video Furnace announces STB for IP video
Video Furnace, an IP video solutions company, recently introduced a low-cost digital set-top box (STB) for delivering video to network-connected television sets. The solution is targeted at enterprises, public sector and other organisations.
The STB works in conjunction with the Video Furnace IP video distribution system to convert TVs into IP-connected devices. This allows live, […]
January 22, 2008
100% growth in 2007 for Anevia
French telecom equipment vendor, Anevia, has reported a record year in 2007, with more than 100 new customers and 100% growth. Anevia’s technology is used at over 300 IPTV commercial deployments throughout 50 countries.
New customers include Telecom Italia France, the BBC, Tele2 of Sweden, Sierre Energie of Switzerland and City Inn in the UK. The […]
January 22, 2008
Microsoft embarks on IPTV joint venture in South Korea
Microsoft has signed agreements with two South Korean firms for a joint venture into the country’s emerging Internet TV market. Despite being one of the world’s most wired societies, South Korea has been relatively slow in the market because of disagreements between the broadcasting and communications industries.
South Korea’s second-largest portal, Daum Communications Corp, and local […]
January 21, 2008
Brazil’s telecoms regulator to speak at IPTV World Forum
Ambassador Ronaldo Mota Sardenya, President of Anatel, Brazil, is to speak at the IPTV World Forum Latin America, 29 - 30 January, Intercontinental Hotel, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Anatel is Brazil’s telecoms regulator.
The event is organised by Junction Ltd, a Bristol-based specialist in events for the digital technology market.
The event comes at […]
January 19, 2008
Latest European TV viewing habits from Infocom
TV Markets Quarterly Monitoring from InfoCom, the independent market analyst, reveals that most of the television viewers in Western Europe preferred receiving television service over terrestrial platform in the second quarter of 2007.
Infocom’s research showed that, in Greece, Italy, Spain, France, the UK, Portugal and Finland, terrestrial or free-to-air TV viewers represented between 51% and […]
January 18, 2008
Fame TV partners with Vodafone Live Mobile TV
Fame TV, which broadcasts user-created video, photos and music on Sky 187, has entered into a partnership with Vodafone Live Mobile TV. The channel has started to stream its programming live online at www.fametv.com and Vodafone users can tune in at any time.
The move follows demand for an online service from people without Sky […]
January 18, 2008
Meeting to establish global standards for IPTV industry
More than 1,200 IPTV-oriented companies have met in Seoul, Korea to work on the next phase of efforts to establish global standards for the IPTV industry.
The International Telecommunications Union (ITU) anticipates that a consensus on standards will increase simplification and integration for IPTV manufacturers, service providers and customers.
Focus groups have been formed for the discussion […]
January 17, 2008
On-demand TV viewing doubles
According to Tiscali’s TV Trends Report 2008, on-demand video is twice as popular in the UK as it was a year ago, with over one third of UK viewers now watching it regularly.
Tiscali found that 86 per cent of people watching on-demand TV are watching at least as much as they were a year […]
January 16, 2008
Slow market for IPTV operators in China
The total number of IPTV viewers in China is estimated to have reached only 846,000 at the end of 2007. This is well below the earlier predictions of 1.3 million made by service operators.
Analysts’ research indicates that the main reason for the slowdown in IPTV deployment is that the industry as a whole failed to […]
January 16, 2008
US Roo Group plans global expansion
US Internet television company Roo Group is increasing its efforts for global expansion. The company wants to become a specialist in delivering internet-based broadcasting through various set-top boxes and other devices.
In 2008, Roo plans to become a leaner and focused company, committed to more disciplined business practices, aggressive sales and content acquisition, and the execution […]