New Jersey Becomes the Battle Ground for Crucial US Regulation Debate

On November 28th, the Telecommunications and Utilities Committee of the New Jersey State Assembly held a hearing on the question of restructuring the state’s regulations governing cable television service.

Interview; An evolution in User Interfaces for IPTV service providers?

Service providers are already using multiple interfaces to target certain segments within their audience, and the migration of the technology focused grid based EPG to allow customisation, create intelligent viewing and a future migration path to new services may well prove vital in reducing customer churn, and developing a more personalised TV viewing experience. Stephen Reeder, from Ant offers his views on how these changes will effect the industry.

Merlin Kister of Intel Shares his Views on IPTV and the Wider Networked Home Market  

Tandberg TV: Next Generation Drivers for IPTV Content Delivery

Eric Cooney, President and CEO of TANDBERG Television, will take part in a super panel at IPTV Asia entitled ‘The Content Delivery Revolution’. Alongside senior players from the content and telco worlds, Cooney will discuss how IPTV operators can meet the competitive needs for delivering TV services such as TV on-demand and HDTV to an increasingly sophisticated and ‘digital savvy’ consumer.

IPTV Services Marketing Example: Turn Up the Entertainment With Homechoice

Video Networks Ltd. were one of the earliest IPTV providers in the UK market. Their Homechoice service offering consists of 80 channels featuring broadcast and on-demand entertainment, a BAFTA award winning interactive music channel, over 1,000 movies available on demand, kids channels, news and more.

Interview with Paul Berriman, Head of Strategic Market Development, PCCW, Hong Kong

PCCW is one of Asia's leading integrated communications companies. The now Broadband TV service was launched on the 26th of September, 2003. Within the first 12 months there were 360,000 customers in service. At the peak of activity, PCCW were installing over 2,000 customers per day. There are now over 420,000 customers in service.

Managing away the hindrances of IPTV

by Ben Geller, Industry Marketing Manager, Motive, Inc.

There is little doubt that the next wave in TV broadcasting and services lies with internet protocol – and this presents a wonderful opportunity for service providers.

IPTV: Maximising the Entertainment Experience

By Nick Fielibert, Scientific-Atlanta’s Vice President, Chief Technology Officer and Chief Architect for Europe and Asia.

The digital revolution marches on and the battle to be supreme service provider is being fought hard. Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), as part of triple play, is set to transform our homes with multi-channel interactive TV, telephone and high-speed Internet integrated into one system. In the competitive market for entertainment video delivery, IPTV has given a new lease on life to telecoms operators.

Wireline Carriers Face an Era of Major Change in their Business

As the wireline industry starts to look at the new reality of bundling entertainment such as video and gaming as well as voice, there is the necessity for a back office offering that’s pre-integrated with the components that are being offered by the carriers. Eran Wagner, VP of New Business Development shares his views on these issues.

Preventing Digital Piracy

IPTV providers are aware that one of the keys to success in the industry is how well they forge good relationships with content providers. Central to building these relationships will be a good understanding of the importance of Digital Rights Management (DRM). In this interview, Steve Oetegenn, Executive VP Global Sales & Marketing at Verimatrix shares his insights into prevention of digital piracy.