Gates Reveals Microsoft Partnership with Sky, Xbox Latest and Windows Vista Demo at CES

January 5th, 2006-In his 10th annual keynote address at the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Gates gave the first broad demonstration of Windows Vista, an insight into future developments planned for the Xbox, and revealed new business arrangements with Sky.

Amino and STMicroelectronics to offer IPTV Solution

5th January 2006-Amino has announced that its advanced software stack for IPTV set-top boxes is to be combined with STMicroelectronics's ST7100 family of semiconductors.

Motorola and CopperGate Come Together to Share IPTV Vision 

January 4th, 2006 - Today at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show), CopperGate Communications, a leading supplier of chipset solutions for multimedia home networking, announced that Motorola Ventures, the equity investment arm of Motorola made an investment in the company.

Cisco Systems and Scientific-Atlanta Deal Passes Crucial Legal Stage

January 3rd, 2006 -- Cisco Systems, Inc. and Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. today announced in connection with Cisco's pending acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Scientific-Atlanta, that the waiting period for US antitrust review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 was terminated on December 30, 2005.

Junction's IPTV World Forum 2006 Announces Show Capacity for 1000 Attendees

5th December 2006 - Junction's forthcoming IPTV World Forum 2006 will have the capacity for more than 1000 attendees for three days of conferencing, networking, exhibition and deployment demos. The event will be held on the 6th, 7th and 8th of March 2006 at London's Olympia.

The programme can be downloaded here.  iptvworld_lr.pdf (605.69 KB)

DAVE.TV Introduces IPTV to Vietnam

January 1st, 2005-- DAVE.TV, a global IPTV digital entertainment distribution network, today announced the sale of its first Country Platform License to OV.TECH and the establishment of DAVE.TV Vietnam at the Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas.

BellSouth Signs Agreement With SES AMERICOM For IPTV Trial

Jan. 4, 2006--SES AMERICOM, an SES GLOBAL company announced today that BellSouth has signed an agreement to trial IP-PRIME(TM), a centralized, satellite-centric video distribution solution that enables telcos to bundle and distribute hundreds of standard and HD television programming channels with voice and broadband services.

MatrixStream to showcase High Definition IPTV over Powerline at CES 2006

29th December 2005 -MatrixStream Technologies, Inc., will be demonstrating at CES the world’s first H.264 AVC (advance video codec) Video on Demand and IPTV Set Top Box (STB) and PC Player capable of the highest of high definition (HD) signal formats with 1080 vertical pixels by 1920 horizontal pixels.

TCOM Announces Its IPTV China Strategy

23rd December 2005 -- Telecom Communications, Inc.today announced its subsidiary, 3G Dynasty Inc. (3G)will provide China Netcom customers with exclusive, entertainment programming,created and distributed by LIVE ONLINE.

Shanghai Telecom selects Siemens as its partner for IPTV

Dec 21, 2005--Chinese wireline operator Shanghai Telecom Co., Ltd. and Shanghai Media Group (SMG) will be collaborating with Siemens Communications in connection with the commercial introduction of its Home Entertainment solution.

Net Insight Increases Market Reach in Asia Pacific

14th December, 2005 - Net Insight, a provider of video, voice and data networking equipment, today announced the signing of four new agreements with Asian Pacific resellers.

IPTV Set to Skyrocket: 53.7M Subscribers, $44B in Service Revenue by 2009

November 14th, 2005—IPTV service revenue, subscribers, and capital expenditures are increasing rapidly, says a new report by analyst firm Infonetics Research, IPTV Equipment and Services Market Outlook.

Thomson and Thales Announce Strategic Partnership and Potential Acquisition by Thomson of Thales Broadcast & Multimedia Business Unit

12th December, 2005 – Thomson and Thales today announced a strategic partnership as well as the potential acquisition by Thomson of Thales Broadcast & Multimedia.