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Bell launches Fibe TV

  Bell has confirmed the launch of Bell Fibe TV, its advanced IPTV service, in several Toronto and Montréal neighbourhoods. Delivered using the latest fibre optic technology on Canada’s most advanced network, Fibe TV offers HD and SD VOD services and a cutting-edge interface with advanced search capabilities. Fibe TV is powered by Microsoft Mediaroom […]

September 14, 2010

BT connects content with Cisco

UK telco unit BT Wholesale has chosen Cisco’s Content Delivery System as the ‘backbone’ for its open online video delivery network – Content Connect – which is designed to improve the experience of watching and listening to digital content on the web. BT aims to use the technology to establish broadband as a TV platform […]

September 11, 2010From Colin Mann in Amsterdam

IPNet launches IPTV

  Ukrainian telco IPNet has launched an IPTV service in the city of Kiev, providing subscribers with 120 linear channels. Channels initially available on the service include all of the country’s DTT channels, popular sports channels, the Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Viasat offerings, and a package of movie channels.  The service can also be accessed […]

September 9, 2010

Vodafone on IPTV charge

Vodafone is entering the Spanish IPTV market with the launch in the last quarter of this year of an offer in direct competition with Telefonica-controlled Movistar TV (formerly Imagenio), the leading IPTV player with 750,000 subscribers. Meanwhile, Vodafone Deutschland plans to launch an IPTV service at the IFA trade fair this weekend, according to the […]

September 1, 2010

BT Sky Sports offer fails to score

BT mustered a ‘reasonably pleased’ to describe sign-ups for its Sky Sport service. Unconfirmed reports put the number at only 60,000 despite the heavy marketing. Their campaign has been met by an even heavier one from Sky emphasising the value of taking all four Sky Sports channels. Strangely, Gavin Patterson, head of BT retail, claimed […]

August 16, 2010

SARFT, MIIT develop 3D TV standards

The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has begun formulating industry standards for 3D TV broadcasting. Seven or eight domestic TV stations have plans to launch stereoscopic channels or programmes, according reports. The China Electronics Standardisation Institute, an affiliate of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, is said to be compiling a […]

June 22, 2010

OIPF demos end-to-end IPTV delivery

The OIPF (Open IPTV Forum) has announced the successful completion of its second Interoperability Event which culminated in demonstrations of end-to-end IPTV delivery across interoperable equipment and services from OIPF members. The OIPF specifications segregate the IPTV delivery chain into three key areas: terminal, gateway and head-end. The terminal function was represented in the interoperability […]

June 21, 2010

SARFT prepares for IPTV

After winning control over IPTV content and broadcasting in the turf wars over network convergence, China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) will step up preparations for a national cable network company according to reports. The national-level cable company, to be launched with RMB 80 billion in capital, will be the operating body […]

June 18, 2010

SARFT takes control of IPTV in China

China’s evolving plans for media convergence now appear to grant control of IPTV to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. The apparent move by the State Council, China’s cabinet, could clarify a previously grey area in a potentially lucrative media arena in the world’s largest Internet market. On the opening day of the […]

June 11, 2010

Neuf Cegetel boosts IPTV service

French telco Neuf Cegetel has enhanced its IPTV service with several new additions, including a new VOD service and linear channels. The VOD service, called Pass Cinéma, provides customers with a choice of up to 50 films each month for an initial subscription of E4.99 and E9.99 per month thereafter. Titles available include content from […]

June 10, 2010