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Swisscom adds four HD channels to Bluewin TV service
February 27, 2008 – Swiss telco Swisscom has revealed that it will add four high-definition channels to its “Bluewin TV” IPTV service by the end of this month, as well as launch a new basic version of the service.
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Disney Channel launches its first subscription VoD service in Greater China with PCCW
February 26, 2008 – The Disney Channel has announced the launch of its first subscription video on demand (SVOD) service in Greater China, carried on the “now TV” IPTV service of Hong Kong telco PCCW.
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Asoka inaugurates European headquarters to support IPTV growth
February 26, 2008 – Asoka USA, a provider of HomePlug powerline network solutions, has announced the opening of its European headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, to meet rising demand for IPTV networking equipment.
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Video quality is main reason for IPTV churn, MRG study discovers
February 26, 2008 - A survey conducted by Multimedia Research Group, Inc. (MRG) - and commissioned by IP video quality assurance vendor Symmetricom, Inc - suggests video quality is critical to the growth and success of IPTV, significantly affecting customer support calls and customer churn. The survey was limited in scope (IPTV executives from 12 North American Tier One and Tier Two telcos) but, if representative of the IPTV sector as a whole, it suggests a lack of proactive quality control, since most (90%) of the respondents were notified about service quality problems from subscriber calls.
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Soft At Home joint venture to hasten interconnection of CE devices
February 25, 2008 – French firms Orange, Thomson and Sagem Communications have announced the formation of the joint venture Soft At Home, intended to create a standard for the interconnection of equipment within a multimedia subsystem and challenging domain inhabited by Microsoft’s Mediaroom.
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Vodafone Iceland selects SecureMedia to secure new IPTV offering
February 25, 2008 – SecureMedia’s Encryptonite ONE System has been chosen by Vodafone Iceland to secure content on the telco’s new IPTV service.
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WizTiVi adapts Dailymotion for Neuf Cegetel’s IPTV service
February 25, 2008 – WizTiVi, a subsidiary of the PROSERVIA group, has announced that it has adapted the popular video-sharing website Dailymotion for “Neuf HD TV”, the IPTV service provided by French telco Neuf Cegetel.
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Digital STB sales surpass 100mn in 2007
February 25, 2008 – Sales of digital set-top boxes worldwide broke through the 100mn barrier for the first time last year, according to new research from research firm Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices.
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Tektronix introduces new compressed video transport stream monitor
February 25, 2008 – Tektronix, a US provider of test-measurement and monitoring equipment, has introduced its new MTM400A MPEG Transport Stream Monitor, designed to enable broadcasters and operators to detect signal degradation and featuring a new user interface.
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SecureMedia chosen to secure content on Panamanian IPTV service
February 22, 2008 – Panama’s CTV Telecom has selected SecureMedia’s Encryptonite ONE System to secure content on its new IPTV service.
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Deutsche Telekom launches IPTV innovation competition
February 21, 2008 – Deutsche Telekom has launched an IPTV innovation competition, aimed at small- and mid-sized companies, start-ups and individuals and carrying a prize of €1mn.
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ANT joins Open IPTV Forum
February 21, 2008 – ANT Software, a UK developer of software solutions and services for delivering digital media content to consumer devices, has announced that it has become the latest member of the Open IPTV Forum.
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ipTV News launches jobs board
February, 2008 – Junction Publishing has announced to the digital media industry that it has launched a new jobs board on the ipTV News website, covering the latest global opportunities from this fast-growing market. Whether you are looking to enter the digital media industry for the first time or are a seasoned expert looking for a new challenge, it is designed to help candidates find their ideal job.
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Harmonic’s Rhozet Carbon Coder to support Panasonic AVC-Intra HD technology
February 20, 2008 – Harmonic has announced that its Rhozet Carbon Coder video transcoding solution will soon support Panasonic’s AVC-Intra high-definition compression technology.
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Interview with Jonathan Sykes, Managing Director of Content Strategy for Tiscali TV
 Tiscali TV offers up to 80 broadcast channels, including Freeview and subscription channels such as Sky One, Sky Movies and Sky Sports, as well as a large library of on-demand content. The service recently achieved nationwide availability, with over 10mn households now capable of receiving Tiscali TV.
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DVEO introduces low latency HD encoder/decoder for IPTV and video conferencing
February 19, 2008 – US firm DVEO, the broadcast division of CMI, has announced the launch of its new “InstaView HD” low latency H.264 high-definition or standard-definition encoder/decoder for IPTV and videoconferencing.
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