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Google sees TV’s future in online video distribution
Vincent Dureau, the head of television technology at Google, believes that the future of television lies in online video distribution.
Speaking at the IPTV World Forum event in London, Dureau argued that IPTV is already deployed on a very large scale on the Internet, in the form of online video delivered over broadband. He argues […]
March 17, 2008
VoIP-PAL.com integrates PayPal on web site
VoIP-PAL.com, Inc., a publicly traded, California-based broadband VoIP telecom company offering Softphone technology, IP telephony, local and long distance VoIP telephone, is to integrate PayPal into its web site. This will give more consumers the ability to purchase VoIP-PAL products online, by which the company expects to increase its revenue by a substantial amount.
VoIP-PAL.com […]
March 14, 2008
BBC fixes iPlayer vulnerability
The BBC has closed a vulnerability in its iPhone streaming service which allowed Linux, Windows and Mac users to download programmes from the iPlayer website, which were intended for streaming on an iPhone or iPod only.
The unauthorised downloads were made possible by manipulating user agent strings, which iPlayer developers used to authenticate that the […]
March 13, 2008
Spirent demos IPTV tools at World Forum
Spirent Communications Plc has announced the launch of two new products which could accelerate global IPTV adoption. The company is demonstrating the products at Junction Ltd’s IPTV World Forum in London, March 12 - 14.
The company has launched the Video Quality Analyzer (VQA), which allows network equipment manufacturers and service providers to assess more […]
March 12, 2008
Goldstone Technologies plans new IPTV services
Goldstone Technologies is planning to introduce IPTV services in 11 countries by the end of 2008. The company aims to fulfil the hunger for Indian regional content from migrants in these countries.
The global service provider is targeting south-east Asian and European countries for offering regional content. There is a huge demand for Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, […]
March 12, 2008
Orange UK adopts Witbe technology for VoD rollout
Communications company, Orange UK, is to deploy technology from Witbe to help with its nationwide rollout of video on demand (VoD) services.
Witbe develops and operates software solutions which help manage the performance of information systems.
Its technology will help Orange monitor the possible impact of last mile issues and parasitic signal interferences in the home […]
March 11, 2008
TEO adds Accedo gaming applications to IPTV service
Accedo Broadband has entered into an agreement to supply interactive gaming applications to TEO LT, the Lithuanian incumbent telco.
Accedo will provide TEO’s “Interactive GALA” IPTV service with a range of games including cards, casino, puzzles, strategy, board games and quizzes.
TEO is adding gaming to its IPTV service in order to enhance customer experience […]
March 10, 2008
Open IPTV Forum publishes first Architecture Spec
The Open IPTV Forum has published its first end-to-end Architecture specification, which is designed to allow any consumer end device, compliant to the spec, to access enriched and personalised IPTV services.
The architecture specification follows the first version of the Service and Platform Requirements document, for both Managed and Open Internet models, which the Forum released […]
March 7, 2008
Hauppauge launches rival to Apple TV
Hauppauge and DivX are collaborating on a device to rival Apple TV. The player will be based on the DivX Connected platform, and will allow consumers to deliver media from their PC and the internet to a TV, including high-definition videos.
The player will offer consumers streaming videos, photos and music stored on a local […]
March 7, 2008
Demonstration of plastic optical fibre at IPTV World Forum
Mitsubishi Rayon is collaborating with Irish firm Firecomms to provide a live demonstration of an IPTV home network using ultra-thin Plastic Optical Fibre (POF) at the IPTV World Forum, to be held in London from 12 to 14 March 2008.
The multi-room demonstration includes several new devices working together to transmit multiple streams of high-definition […]