IPTV News

Microsoft launches MSN Video Player in UK

2010-03-11T09:52:55+00:00

Microsoft has launched its new MSN Video Player in the UK, a video-on-demand service accessible over the open Internet that enables UK consumers to watch content from a variety of providers including the BBC, ITV and Channel 4

Telekom Malaysia to launch high-speed broadband later this month

2010-03-11T09:50:47+00:00

Telekom Malaysia has confirmed that it plans to launch its new High Speed Broadband (HSBB) retail services on March 24th, with Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak to be the guest of honour at the launch ceremony in Kuala Lumpur

Consumers want OTT video to "complement pay-TV services"

2010-03-10T11:42:25+00:00

Consumers want over-the-top (OTT) video services to complement traditional pay-TV services, according to a new report from In-Stat, which finds that 26% of US consumers are already viewing Internet TV and video more than once a week

Pioneer Telephone Cooperative selects Minerva middleware

2010-03-10T11:16:12+00:00

US telco Pioneer Telephone Cooperative has selected Minerva Networks' IPTV middleware platform as part of its migration from a legacy third-party system

Cisco introduces next-gen carrier routing system

2010-03-10T10:25:52+00:00

Cisco launched a major new product yesterday with the introduction of its new carrier routing system, designed to serve as the foundation of the next-generation Internet and support the swift growth of video transmission, mobile devices and new online services through this decade "and beyond"

"A major topic for 2010 is the HD offensive"

2010-03-09T16:45:31+00:00

We speak to Dieter Engel, Senior Vice President of Product Development (Media Services) at Deutsche Telekom

Study identifies 249 FTTH/B projects in Europe

2010-03-09T15:25:55+00:00

A study by IDATE and commissioned by the FTTH Council Europe has found that there were 249 Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH)/Fibre-to-the-Building (FTTB) projects in Europe as of the end of 2009, of which 136 were new initiatives launched since June 2005

IPTV "remains in a nascent state" in Arab world

2010-03-09T14:19:26+00:00

IPTV is in its initial stage of penetration in the Arab world and is still developing, with eight service providers in seven countries offering commercial services as of January 2010, up from four service providers in three countries in August 2007, according to a new report from Arab Advisors Group

IPTV World Forum 2010 preview

2010-03-09T11:31:42+00:00

This year's IPTV World Forum is just two weeks away, with London's Olympia set to once again host the world's leading industry event for hybrid, IP and connected TV services - and the exhibition is free to attend

Bundled services to drive pay-TV growth in Central America

2010-03-09T11:04:15+00:00

Central American pay-TV services will accumulate revenues of US$ 7bn between 2009 and 2014, and account for 4.84mn subscribers by the end of the period, according to a new report from Signals Telecom Consulting