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IPTV services to explode leased line market?
If there’s one thing you can definitely say about the future in IPTV, it’s that as demand for IPTV services rises, so will the demand on bandwidth carriers.
Video content is so much more bandwidth intensive than normal internet services such as calling up webpages, and we’ve already seen warnings pitched to the UK telecom’s industry […]
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 2, 2007
40 million worldwide IPTV subscribers predicted by 2010
New forecasts from leading analyst firm Canalys indicate that there will be 39.6 million worldwide IPTV subscribers by the end of 2010. This will be a tenfold increase, growing from fewer than four million subscribers in 2006.
North America will show rapid growth, with 12.1 million subscribers expected by 2010, representing 31% of all subscribers. The […]
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 […]
September 25, 2007
Orange reveals plan for quadplay bundles
Mobile phone company, Orange, is planning to expand into the digital TV market and offer the service as a quadplay bundle.
The company has just launched a new home phone service, Home Max, which bundles broadband, line rental and calls in one package. A new customer support centre has been established in Belfast to support […]
September 13, 2007
Research into IPTV video viewing habits
Understanding how viewers consume online video content has become a central issue for operators, marketers and mainstream studios. A report on online video produced by the Pew Internet & American Life Project has discovered that 57% of adult Web surfers have used the Internet to watch or download video, and 19% do so on a […]
September 12, 2007
Orange TV identity unveiled
Mobile phone provider, Orange, has unveiled the on-air identity for its Orange, TV service, due for launch this year. The service will be provided via a set-top box plugged into a television and broadband connection.
The design includes a series of animated characters, created by Red Bee Media, including a roadie, a ‘TV lover’ and […]
September 10, 2007
Orange to launch IPTV in UK
Mobile phone carrier and ISP, Orange, a division of France Telecom, is planning to launch an IPTV service in the UK by the end of the year, in order to strengthen its UK broadband business.
Orange will offer multi-play packages of broadband, fixed-line and mobile telephony and pay-TV services, becoming the second nationwide provider of IPTV […]
August 29, 2007
Tiscali and JumpTV announce major UK IPTV deal
Tiscali and JumpTV have announced a deal that will see the broadband provider soon deliver IPTV from across the world to the UK.
JumpTV will provide video player software on the Tiscali UK portal, in the entertainment section.
Tiscali broadband customers will then be able to access IPTV from 70 countries, including Jamaica and Bangladesh.
It marks […]
August 20, 2007
$26bn global IPTV revenue by 2011
The US-based research firm, iSuppli, has published the results of research into the efforts being made by telecom providers to offset fixed-line losses and to better compete with cable companies. iSuppli estimates that these efforts will cause the market for IPTV services to grow by a factor of 34 in the five years between 2006 […]