Telcos are selling IPTV with traditional marketing messages about choice and control, but they want to differentiate themselves by giving users a personal ID and access to stored content from wherever they are

User-generated content and peer-to-peer video are on the roadmap

Deutsche Telekom puts its faith in Microsoft’s IPTV middleware; will launch with VC-1 and MPEG-4

After three-month field trials the German incumbent is satisfied Microsoft TV system will scale and puts emphasis on service-orientated, interactive and personalised TV. HDTV will be available from mid-year launch date

That don’t impress me much: more on-demand is all very well, but people want TV channels

North American IPTV started in small rural telcos but has grown up and left home for the cities

In the first of our market overviews, Steve Hawley takes an in-depth look at IPTV progress in the US and Canada - where some services have achieved penetration rates above 20 per cent in large local markets

BSkyB’s Easynet acquisition fits the pattern of satellite seeking VOD and moving into broadband

Telcos beware: some of the world’s satellite giants want to offer tripleplay. They already have the content - what they need are two-way broadband networks. As well as DSL, WiMAX is under consideration

BSkyB’s Easynet acquisition fits the pattern of satellite seeking VOD and moving into broadband

DTT, IPTV and MoTV: KPN illustrates how new platforms are opening up TV market