Motorola Mobility has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Swedish IPTV software provider Dreampark. The acquisition is expected to close in the second quarter of 2011. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Dreampark’s software portfolio maximises operator flexibility and performance by taking advantage of the powers of open standards, such as HTML and scalable […]
Global IPTV subscription had a record 34.6 per cent growth in 2010 according to figures prepared by Point Topic for the Broadband Forum. 2010 was also a landmark year for broadband subscriptions – following the milestone half billion lines achieved in July 2010, subscriber figures continued to climb steadily and ended the year at 523,066,022 […]
Ahead of this year’s MIPTV in Cannes early April, online TV broadcast platform FilmOn.com is finalising several major deals aimed at consolidating the company’s position as a platform streaming both existing TV stations and brand new channels created specifically for the platform. The online entertainment portal, which offers a service dubbed ‘virtual live cable television’ […]
Verimatrix has announced the successful deployment of the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for IPTV solution on Etisalat’s advanced IP-based pay-TV service in the United Arab Emirates. As Etisalat upgrades its infrastructure to an advanced FTTH network that will reach millions of homes and businesses in the UAE by 2011, VCAS for IPTV will […]
Netgem has confirmed it will implement its software platform on the Intel Atom processor CE4100, leveraging the power of Intel’s Multi-Application Framework (MAF). Christophe Aulnette, CEO of Netgem said: “Our customers now expect their boxes to do much more than TV: multi-screen, open web browsing, gaming, videoconferencing, app stores… No single application framework can claim […]
Edgeware, the technology expertin distributed video delivery systems and Minerva Networks, a supplier of broadband Television management and delivery platforms, have announced an integrated fast channel change and packed retransmission solution for IPTV operators. The joint solution enables service providers to offer superior Quality of Experience (QoE) to their television subscribers. With Fast Channel Change […]
Long time Harmonic exec David Price is switching to rival Ericsson as vice president, business development. Price was Vice President, Business Development and Marketing Communication at Harmionic for 12 years. In his new role at Ericsson, he will concentrate on compression systems.
Accedo Broadband, provider of IPTV and Connected TV applications, and Ekioh, provider of browsers and SVG engines have confirmed the availability of casual games in 3D using Ekioh’s latest SVG software. Accedo’s Funspot game service is the most widely deployed IPTV game service in the world and contains more than 100 casual games in various […]
EchoStar Europe, developer of added-value, connected device solutions to the digital television industry, will showcase industry defining technology at IP&TV World Forum 2011 ), designed to add real value to digital and IPTV operators’ product propositions and service offerings. “We are right in the middle of a connected TV revolution”, commented Rhod Williams, General Manager […]
At IPTV World Forum, Conax, a global leader in content security solutions for pay-tv will preview “Securing TV Everywhere” and its strategy for content protection combining Internet and multi-device delivery. In a press briefing and IPTV World Forum session, media and conference participants are invited to join Conax for a preview. Conax Press Briefing, IPTV […]