Swisscom reaches 70,000 customers for Bluewin TV

March 6, 2008 – Swisscom has revealed in its annual results that it reached 70,000 customers for its Bluewin TV service at the end of last year, up from 60,000 at the end of the previous quarter.

Tiscali launches new PVR

March 6, 2008 – Tiscali has introduced a new PVR for its “Tiscali TV” IPTV service in the UK, featuring a 160 GB hard drive.

HYUNDAI Digital Technology selects ANT Galio Client for next generation of set-top boxes

March 6, 2008 – ANT, a provider of software solutions and services to digital TV industry, has announced that its ANT Galio Client has been chosen by HYUNDAI Digital Technology for the firm’s next generation of set-top boxes targeted at operators worldwide.

Electra Entertainment launches middleware for the delivery of interactive services

March 6, 2008 – Electra Entertainment has announced the launch of its new middleware which enables the delivery of interactive services such as games, betting and advertising by DTT and satellite broadcasters.

IneoQuest announces Cricket video network probe now supports European QAM standards

March 6, 2008 – US firm IneoQuest has announced that its Cricket video network probe now supports European QAM standards, enabling European operators to monitor and troubleshoot video quality.

Widevine forms partnership with Origin Digital to deliver secure content delivery platform

March 6, 2008 – Widevine Technologies has partnered with Origin Digital, a global video applications service provider, to deliver the necessary encoding, content protection and content management to securely distribute ad-supported and other monetised media services from any source to any destination.

Akamai to deliver opening keynote of TV Over Net conference

March 5, 2008 – US firm Akamai has confirmed that its VP of Digital Media, Bill Wheaton, is to deliver the opening keynote presentation at the TV Over Net conference, hosted as part of this year’s IPTV World Forum being held in London next week.

ABI Research forecasts 90mn IPTV subscribers by 2013

March 5, 2008 – A new report from ABI Research projects that there will be over 90mn worldwide subscribers to IPTV services by the end of 2013, compared to 13.5mn at the end of last year.

du selects TANDBERG iPlex headend for expansion of IPTV service

March 5, 2008 – TANDBERG Television has announced that its iPlex UltraCompression IPTV video processing and transcoding system has been selected by Dubai-based telco du to expand its IPTV service

Pirelli Broadband Solutions unveils new STB with integrated wireless connectivity

March 5, 2008 – Pirelli Broadband Solutions, the broadband access division within the Pirelli Group, has unveiled its new DVR2xx-5N high-definition IPTV set-top box, featuring integrated 5 GHz wireless connectivity via internal antennas.

IPTV World Forum conference catalogue now live

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Phase one of IPTV system testing completed at Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative

March 3, 2008 – Canadian firm Even Technologies has announced that its US subsidiary Infinite Video Corporation has successfully completed phase one of the IPTV system testing for Twin Lakes Telephone Cooperative, a regional telco offering services in the US state of Tennessee.

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