IPTV subscribers worldwide forecast to reach 38.4mn by 2012

December 11, 2007 – A new report from Informa Telecoms & Media forecasts that there will be “significant” growth in numbers of IPTV subscribers worldwide by 2012, increasing seven-fold from the end-2006 figure to reach 38.2mn.

SureWest Communications to acquire Everest Broadband

December 7, 2007 - SureWest Communications, a US independent telco that recently launched its own IPTV service, has announced that it has taken over Everest Broadband, a provider of data, video and data services to the greater Kansas City area, for $173mn.

DS2 adds native TR-069 remote management support to AITANATM powerline communications chipset solution

December 7, 2007 – DS2, a Spanish provider of powerline chipsets, has announced the availability of an integrated TR-069 solution embedded in its DSS9101 powerline communications System on a Chip (SoC), part of the AITANATM chipset.

Motive partners with AT&T Knowledge Ventures to market end-to-end service assurance for IPTV

December 7, 2007 – Motive, a US provider of service management software for broadband and mobile data services, has announced a partnership with AT&T Knowledge Ventures to market a service assurance solution for IPTV deployments.

PCCW boosts IPTV deployment with Juniper Networks broadband services routers

December 7, 2007 – Juniper Networks has announced that Hong Kong-based telco PCCW has increased the scale and performance of its broadband network with E320 Broadband Services Routers, leveraging its existing installed base of Juniper E-series routers.

More details emerge on Wind’s IPTV deployment

December 7, 2007 – More details have emerged on the deployment of Italian telco Wind’s IPTV service, with Alcatel-Lucent announcing that the service is based on its network solutions and the Microsoft Mediaroom platform.

Verizon adds HD Video on Demand to FiOS TV

December 6, 2007 – US operator Verizon has added on-demand high-definition titles to its FiOS TV service in many of the markets where the service is available.

ZTE to build AVS-IPTV commercial network for China Netcom

December 6, 2007 – Chinese firm ZTE has won what it claims to be the world’s first AVS-IPTV commercial network development in a competition held by China Netcom Group Corporation (CNC).

Panama’s CTV Telecom selects AmiNET125 STB for IPTV service

December 6, 2007 – Amino has announced that Panama’s CTV Telecom has selected its AmiNET125 set-top box (STB) for the telco’s IPTV service.

Italian telco Wind launches IPTV service

December 6, 2007 – Italian telco Wind Telecomunicazioni has launched its IPTV service, called Infostrada TV, according to reports.

Adobe announces H.264 support for Flash Player 9

December 6, 2007 – Adobe Systems has announced the immediate availability of Flash Player 9 Update 3, previously codenamed Moviestar, which features H.264 video support.

BT Vision launches targeted advertisement trial with movie downloads

December 5, 2007 – BT Vision, the IPTV service offered by UK incumbent telco BT, has announced the trial launch of a new service that offers customers free film rentals via its BT Vision Download Store in return for watching targeted advertisements.

IPTV World Forum Asia – curtains up: Part Two

The third annual IPTV World Forum Asia will be held on 5-7 December 2007 in the Suntec Centre, Singapore.  It will focus on the region’s fast-growing IPTV markets, including the emerging giants of China and India, as well as capitalise on the recent flurry of activity in Singapore itself.

SK Telecom acquires 38% stake in Hanaro Telecom

December 5, 2007 – Korean mobile operator SK Telecom has acquired a 38.89% stake in Korean telco Hanaro Telecom, which operates the successful “hana TV” IPTV service in the country.

Shenick launches servicEye IPTV monitoring system

December 5, 2007 – Shenick Network Systems has announced the general availability of its servicEye IPTV monitoring system, designed to help IPTV service providers address quality issues, reduce customer churn and scale IPTV services delivery.