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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Market research firm Infonetics Research has published three video-related market share and forecast reports: Video Infrastructure and Subscribers, Set-Top Boxes and Subscribers, and Video Services and Subscribers. Hignlights of the report include: – Worldwide set-top box (STB) revenue dropped 6 per cent in 3Q09 from 2Q09, due to lower subscriber growth, a decrease in purchases […]
A study by management consultancy Arthur D. Little has warned that without a single, global IPTV standard, the industry could fail to deliver. According to the report “Open standards for IPTV Set-Top Boxes,” with a variety of Internet-ready consoles already in the home (gaming platforms, PCs, DVD players), the industry has yet to reach a […]
Romtelecom has launched an IPTV service named Dolce Interactiv three years after it introduced its satellite TV service Dolce. Initially available in Romania’s ten largest cities, Dolce Interactive is aimed at Romtelecom Clicknet Internet users with download speeds of at least 8 Mbps. Romtelecom says Dolce Interactiv will be gradually optimised and upgraded with new […]
Deutsche Telekom has launched a bundled fixed-line and mobile package combined a T-Home Entertain IPTV plan with an iPhone. Customers selecting the double package will get a E120 bonus, with an additional E120 available to customers transferring from a rival provider. The package consists of the Comfort Entertain plan at E44.95 per month, including IPTV […]
Australia’s proposed National Broadband Network will help boost the number of IPTV. A Frost & Sullivan report has predicted 235,000 IPTV subscribers for the country by 2014, while New Zealand is also predicted to have 141,000 IPTV subscribers by 2014 as a result of its own new broadband network. Work is expected to start on […]
Anevia, a specialist in video streaming solutions and service infrastructure, and BNS, Asia’s leading IPTV technology and content solutions provider, have combined their expertise to provide Asian hospitality, broadcast and telecom service providers with high performance TV and video solutions. The Anevia-BNS partnership has already generated interest among IPTV service providers, leading to deployments in […]
IPTV usage is up 150 per cent according to a survey carried out by goetzpartners. In September and October 2009, it conducted a representative survey among Germans aged between 14 to 69 years, asking, in addition to usage intensity, about requirements, ideas and willingness to pay for IPTV. There is a clear indicator that consumers […]