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TEO ups IPTV subscribers to 25,000 in Q1

April 18, 2008 – Lithuanian telco TEO has announced that it reached 25,000 subscribers for its IPTV service at the end of the first quarter of this year, up from 17,500 at the end of last year.

France Telecom says potential TeliaSonera takeover represents “strategic opportunity”

April 18, 2008 – France Telecom has said that the recently floated possibility of a takeover of Swedish incumbent telco TeliaSonera represents a “strategic opportunity”, following stock market fears that the deal could be risky and erode shareholder value.

Comstar Direct posts 47% subscriber growth for Stream TV in 2007

April 18, 2008 – Russian ISP Comstar Direct has reported that the number of subscribers for its “Stream TV” IPTV service rose by 47% last year to reach 122,300.

Universal Pictures and BT launch PictureBox subscription on demand service

April 18, 2008 – Universal Pictures and BT have entered into an agreement to launch the PictureBox subscription on demand service on BT Vision in the UK.

Neuf Cegetel takeover gets go-ahead

April 17, 2008 – French mobile operator SFR has received the go-ahead from the country’s antitrust authorities to purchase a 28.45% stake in alternative local telco Neuf Cegetel from Louis Dreyfus group, giving SFR majority control with a 68.13% stake.

ATEME and Anystream partner on H.264 workflow

April 17, 2008 – French compression solutions provider ATEME and US firm Anystream have announced a partnership that will enable customers to combine the Anystream Media Lifecycle platform with ATEME’s Kyrion File Encoder for the creation and distribution of H.264 content.

Chunghwa Telecom selects AnaCise monitoring solution

April 17, 2008 – Taiwanese firm AnaCise Testnology has announced that it has been selected by local telco Chunghwa Telecom to provide a video monitoring solution for the telco’s Multimedia-on-Demand (MOD) service.

Argentine government seeks new legislation to open TV market, “mother of all battles” expected

April 17, 2008 – The Argentine government of Cristina Kirchner is “willing to advance with a new [broadcasting] law” to open up the market to other players, according to the new auditor of the Federal Radio Broadcast Committee (Comfer), Gabriel Mariotto, speaking in an interview with local daily La Nación.

Chunghwa Telecom selects Harris to deliver fully integrated broadcast system

April 17, 2008 – Harris has announced that Taiwanese telco Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has selected a fully integrated Harris broadcast solution to support its Multimedia-on-Demand (MOD) TV service.

SES AMERICOM signs up 12 new local telcos for IP-PRIME service

April 17, 2008 – SES AMERICOM has announced during the NAB show in Las Vegas that it has signed up 12 new local telecoms operators in the US for the supply of high-definition programming via its IP-PRIME service.

Pace shareholders approve acquisition of Philips set-top box business

April 16, 2008 – The shareholders of UK set-top box firm Pace Micro Technology have approved the acquisition of the set-top box and connectivity solutions business of Royal Philips Electronics as part of a “reverse takeover” during a general meeting held today.

ZyXEL selects Dreampark middleware for new IP set-top box

April 16, 2008 – Swedish middleware firm Dreampark has announced that Taiwanese firm ZyXEL Communications has selected Dreampark’s Dreamgallery middleware for integration into the ZyXEL STB-1003 IP set-top box.

BRIDGE Technologies integrates VideoBRIDGE IP-PROBES into Dataminer management system

April 16, 2008 – Norwegian firm BRIDGE Technologies has announced the full integration of its VideoBRIDGE range of IP and broadcast probes into Skyline Communications’ Dataminer management system.

Millinet selects Intellon solutions for in-home distribution of KT’s MegaTV service

April 16, 2008 – Korean firm Millinet, a developer of home networking solutions, has selected HomePlug-compatible integrated circuits (ICs) from US firm Intellon to enable in-home distribution of Korean telco KT’s “MegaTV” IPTV service.

Telefonia Bonairiano selects Kasenna middleware & servers for IPTV service

April 16, 2008 – Kasenna has announced that Telefonia Bonairiano (Telbo), the Dutch Caribbean’s telecoms company, has selected Kasenna LivingRoom middleware and Mediabase servers for its new IPTV service, called “mitv”.

SFR selects Witbe monitoring for triple-play services

April 16, 2008 – SFR, a French subsidiary of Vodafone Group, has selected a monitoring solution from French firm Witbe for its triple-play service, following a market tender for a complete end-to-end quality management solution ranging from labs to support team.

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