Telecom Italia in talks to offer all Sky Italia channels on IPTV service?

October 2, 2007 – Telecom Italia is reportedly in talks with News Corporation to broadcast all of Sky Italia’s channels on its IPTV service Alice Home TV, according to local newspaper Il Corriere della Sera.

BSNL to provide IPTV services in Andhra Pradesh from November

October 2, 2007 – State-owned Indian telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has revealed plans to launch an IPTV service in the state of Andrah Pradesh in November this year, according to reports in the local press.

Private announces agreements with nine new IPTV operators in Europe

October 2, 2007 – Private Media Group has announced that during the third quarter of 2007 it signed agreements with nine new IPTV operators in Europe to provide adult digital content.

Streaming21 opens IPTV R&D centre in Singapore

October 1, 2007 – Streaming21, a provider of broadcast-quality streaming solutions with headquarters in California, has announced the launch of a new research and development centre for IPTV, mobile TV and digital home solutions in Singapore.

IPTV surge boosts pay-TV market in Spain

October 1, 2007 – The burgeoning IPTV market in Spain is boosting growth of the overall pay-TV market in the country, according to a new report from the organisation Red.es, part of Spain’s Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce.

Brasil Telecom launches commercial IPTV service

October 1, 2007 – Brasil Telecom (BrT) has launched the first commercial IPTV service in Brazil, according to reports in the local press.

Verimatrix’s VCAS content security deployed for T-2 IPTV service in Slovenia

October 1, 2007 – Verimatrix has announced that its Video Content Authority System (VCAS) has been deployed by system integrator Smart Com to protect the IPTV service of Slovenian alternative IPTV operator T-2.

Siemens BS deploys Anevia solutions for BBC IPTV services

September 27, 2007 – Siemens Business Services and IPTV technology provider Anevia have announced the deployment of their IPTV solutions in BBC head offices around the UK.

Talking Point: IP-based Television at the crossroads

In about 2002-2003 the availability of high speed broadband networking via ADSL combined with optimised MPEG-2 encoding and the reduction in costs brought about by the move to the single-chip solutions for Set-Top-Boxes (STBs) as pioneered by firms such as Amino with the AmiNET103 and AmiNET110 devices made for a step-change in the history of IP-based television service delivery. The first cross-roads had been reached; it became possible to deliver the required bandwidth at good quality and an affordable cost for the first time. IPTV moved from the lab to the customer; from science project to deployable business venture.

Consolidated Communications takes multi-year extension for CloverLeaf Digital’s DotDaily service

September 27, 2007 –  CloverLeaf Digital LLC, a US provider of interactive TV applications and services, has announced that Consolidated Communications, the fourteenth largest independent local telco in the US, has signed up for a multi-year extension for the former’s DotDaily localised walled garden interactive TV service.

Broadcasters ‘missing online revenue opportunities’, says Vividas research

September 27, 2007 – Vividas, a UK-based developer of video streaming solutions, has presented new research suggesting that broadcasters are missing online revenue opportunities, and are uncertain on how to monetise digital content.

Interview with Jeffrey Soong, CEO of BNS Ltd

Jeffrey Soong has over 20 years of experience in the fields of entertainment, technology and international finance.  Hong Kong-based BNS Ltd supplies IPTV and IP-based content and technology solutions to operators across Asia, and its operator clients include Hanaro Telecom, Telekom Malaysia, PCCW, True and many others.

Draft paper on IPTV services in India ready in a month, says TRAI

September 27, 2007 – Indian regulatory body Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said yesterday that a draft paper on the provision of IPTV services in the country will be ready within a month.

IPTV operators ‘need to seize Internet video as an opportunity’, says MRG report

September 26, 2007 – IPTV operators need to ‘seize Internet video as an opportunity’, according to a new report by US research firm MRG.

Broadband video market in US has grown ‘significantly’, says new research from Parks Associates

September 26, 2007 – The number of paying users of online video sites in the US has grown ‘significantly’ between 2006 and 2007, according to new research from Parks Associates.