IPTV News

Swisscom offers VDSL customers Zattoo in improved quality

June 4, 2008 - Swiss telco Swisscom has formed an agreement with Internet TV firm Zattoo to offer the latter's service in improved quality to its VDSL subscribers.

Belgacom TV wins Jupiler League rights to 2011

June 4, 2008 - Belgian telco Belgacom has won the broadcasting rights to the Belgian first division football championship games (Jupiler League) for the next three seasons for its "Belgacom TV" IPTV service.

Latens partners with ZyXEL

June 4, 2008 - Content security firm Latens has partnered with ZyXEL, a Taiwanese provider of broadband access solutions, to offer low-cost and content-secure IP/hybrid set-top box solutions.

SeaChange introduces entry-level solutions for small cable and IPTV operators

June 4, 2008 - SeaChange International, a US provider of hardware and software solutions for video on demand, has launched entry-level solutions aimed at small cable and IPTV operators which will allow them to swiftly introduce video on demand services and establish advertising revenues.

Two Way Media to develop games for BT Vision

June 4, 2008 - Turner Broadcasting has appointed UK interactive production company Two Way Media to develop 16 games over the next two years for BT's "BT Vision" IPTV platform, based around Turner children's shows on Cartoon Network and Boomerang.

KT to introduce interactive shopping service for MegaTV

June 3, 2008 - Korean telco KT is to introduce an interactive shopping service for its "MegaTV" IPTV service in the third quarter of this year

Update - Aksh Optifibre to deliver IPTV services over BSNL network

June 3, 2008 - Following today's story on a deal struck between Indian ISP Aksh Optifibre and local telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to deliver IPTV services via the latter's broadband network, more details have emerged on the agreement.

Dreampark commits to SVG for middleware

June 3, 2008 - Swedish firm Dreampark has committed to the new Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) standard for use in its Dreamgallery IPTV middleware.

Aksh Optifibre to deliver IPTV services over BSNL network

June 3, 2008 - Indian ISP Aksh Optifibre has issued a short notice to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) stating that it has signed an agreement with Indian telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) to deliver IPTV services over the state-owned carrier's broadband network.

Alcatel-Lucent wins €21.6mn contract to deploy optical network for Türk Telekom

June 3, 2008 - Alcatel-Lucent has won a contract worth €21.6mn from Türk Telekom to deploy an optical network using an intelligent control plane for the telco, enabling automatic traffic provisioning to deliver enhanced network protection, operation and maintenance.

"New" Conexant to appear within 45 days

June 2, 2008 - US semiconductor firm Conexant plans to execute a previously-approved reverse stock split on June 27 of this year and sell off its Broadband Media Processing product lines to NXP Semiconductors within 45 days from today.

Tiscali TV launches new search tool

June 2, 2008 - Tiscali UK has launched a new search tool for subscribers of its "Tiscali TV" IPTV service, allowing users to locate on-demand content, catch up and broadcast programming from within its content library.

Telenor selects Ixia platform to measure performance of IP-based services

June 2, 2008 - Norwegian telco Telenor has deployed Ixia's IxRave IP service verification platform to measure the end-to-end performance of IP-based services delivered to its business customers across Scandinavia.

YES ponders restart of IPTV & VOD trials

June 2, 2008 - Israeli satellite broadcaster YES is considering restarting trials of IPTV and video on demand services with its parent company Bezeq, according to reports.

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