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BT Vision subs edge up

BT has increased the number of subscribers to its IPTV service BT Vision by 18,000 in the last three months of 2009, according to the UK telco's latest quarterly results. Since its launch in 2006, it has won just 451,000 customers. Sky TV has 9.7 million UK customers. The average number of views per month […]

February 12, 2010

Aksh Optifibre to invest in IPTV

Indian IPTV provider Aksh Optifibre Limited said it is planning to invest Rs 150 crore in the IPTV business over the next three years. “We have already invested Rs 150 crore (E23m) in this business so far. In the next three years we will invest another Rs 150 crore to ramp up our business,” said […]

February 3, 2010

Exterity enhances Race to Dubai with IPTV system

Exterity, the IPTV specialist, has revealed that its IPTV solution has been adopted by The European Tour to distribute High Definition content at the majority of events on The 2010 Race to Dubai golfing event on The European Tour international schedule. The bespoke, real-time production system combines live information from broadcasters, pre-recorded material and highlights […]

January 27, 2010

DT makes the million

Deutsche Telekom reached its target of one million IPTV subscribers for its T-Home Entertain by the end of 2009. It is now aiming to add another 500,000 customers. DT said that by expanding its HD channel line-up and HD on-demand, it aims to become Germany's leading HD platform. In February public channels ARD, ZDF and […]

January 21, 2010

Carphone TV will wait for Canvas

Carphone Warehouse is delaying its IPTV proposition until there is more progress on Project Canvas, saying it would be “foolhardy” to invest in its own TV proposition against incumbent offerings big TV operators. The comments were made during a trading update today, when CEO Charles Dunstone said earnings are expected to be at the top […]

January 20, 2010

Orange must rethink IPTV strategy

A decision by France’s Competition Council on carriage of exclusive content could have repercussions on the entire IPTV industry, according to Strategy Analytics. The report suggests that Orange will need to fundamentally alter its marketing strategy to stay competitive. Orange has pursued an aggressive content strategy in recent years, spending over E200 million to acquire […]

January 19, 2010

Wist IPTV service

Polish regional operator Wist, operating in the Rzeszow region, has confirmed the launch of its IPTV service. The system operates using the operator’s ADSL2+ network. The operator also started providing VOD and PVR services. The new platform was designed and implemented by Polish firm Vector.

January 18, 2010

du broadens IPTV appeal

du, UAE'stelco, has launched its premier VOD service as part of its du TV and du TV+ (premier IPTV service). The service is a fully managed video-on-demand offering with On Demand Group, the three-screen video enabler for top content and operations brands. On Demand Group will develop and maintain an on-demand library of thousands of […]

January 14, 2010

Dish Network partners with NeuLion

Dish Network and NeuLion, an end-to-end IPTV service provider of live and on-demand programming delivered via broadband, have announced a multi-year partnership to distribute certain Dish Network international channels using NeuLion’s IPTV service. The partnership with NeuLion enhances Dish Network’s international programming offering by providing consumers without access to satellite TV the ability to enjoy […]

January 8, 2010

Microsoft Mediaroom 2.0

Microsoft has unveailed Microsoft Mediaroom 2.0 at CES 2010, the next version of the world's most deployed IPTV platform. Mediaroom 2.0 is scheduled to be available for operators to start testing beginning next month. Mediaroom 2.0 can be deployed by operators as their entertainment cloud powering the delivery of a complete television service, including cloud […]

January 8, 2010