IPTV subscriptions will reach 131.6 million globally by year-end 2015, a CAGR of 23 per cent, driven by the introduction of IPTV in emerging markets and the extension of coverage in developed markets to secondary and tertiary cities, according to a report by Pyramid Research. Other key findings include: – China will overtake France to […]
Netgem has made its Home Cloud software development kit (SDK) available to application developers, Internet service providers and operator partners. Netgem is further developing its partner ecosystem to enable third parties to take advantage of its IPTV 2.0 open architecture. This application framework is designed for the development of live and on-demand TV and multimedia […]
Viaccess is providing its scalable and flexible advanced content protection and rights management solution to NTV-PLUS as the satellite provider enters the IPTV market. NTV-PLUS, the first DTH provider and leader of pay TV market in Russia will deliver IPTV services aimed at Russian broadband operators. Partnering with Viaccess, NTV-PLUS will address both IPTV and […]
ZeeVee has announced a new version of Zinc: a white-labelled, programmable platform that enables third parties to create private-branded Internet TV services. The Zinc Platform offers a unique suite of cloud based apps which enables operators to build an Internet television platform that can find and manage content, program custom user experiences, and deliver it […]
Revenues from Over-the-top TV services are set for years of strong growth, according to the latest report by ITMedia Consulting. In its ‘Next Generation Television’ report, the Rome-based consultancy predicts a 110 per cent growth per year by 2014 throughout Western Europe, including Italy. At the end of 2011, revenues of the entire sector amounted […]
Colba.Net will launch an IPTV service this year in Montreal, aiming to undercut rivals with a double-play Internet and TV package. In October the regulator, the CRTC, approved Colba.Net’s application for a Class 1 broadcasting licence covering around 400,000 homes in the Montreal area. The newcomer’s IPTV service will include HD channels as well as […]
The delayed launch of open IPTV platform YouView will result in a product that has been worth waiting for, according to the operation’s CEO, Richard Halton. He told delegates at the DTG Summit that the platform had been proved ready and would undergo extensive trials by the end of 2011, prior to a full commercial […]
Multimedia Polska, Poland’s third largest cable operator has expanded its cable-TV offer with three channels from Polish satellite operator Polsat. Polsat Sport, Polsat News and Polsat channels are now available to Multimedia Polska analogue TV subscribers. Nine channels from Polsat were introduced for digital TV subscribers earlier this year. Meanwhile, the cableco has reported that […]
Vodafone Iceland has selected Amino next generation HD STB for the next phase of its IPTV service rollout. The company will deploy a number of Amino A140 SD/HD STBs as part of a service upgrade of its IPTV service which offers VOD, catch-up and broadcast of close to 100 TV channels to its 25,000+ customers. […]
RNCOS reports Asia Pacific is clearly at the forefront of the IPTV movement. Several factors make Asia an attractive ground for IPTV service. For example, many countries in the region have robust broadband access networks boasting connection speeds higher than the rest of the world. The required infrastructure for IPTV service is already present. Besides, […]