Alcatel-Lucent announced that it has signed a frame agreement with du, the UAE's second telecom operator, for its upcoming Internet protocol television (IPTV) deployment based on the Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV and multimedia platform. In addition, Alcatel-Lucent will act as the end-to-end network integrator of a complete IPTV solution comprised of network infrastructure, Microsoft Mediaroom, services […]

Disney announced they have signed a deal to launch Disney Channel On Demand, a Video On Demand offer on Fastweb IPTV. The agreement represents a further step in its strategy of seeking to leverage on new digital platforms to extend its reach and availability to viewers. Fastweb IPTV subscribers are given the opportunity to enjoy […]

Although growth of IPTV subscriptions in Europe are expected to grow five-fold by 2011 – to more than 25 million – a new study from Parks Associates finds that operators are ARPU-challenged and facing strong competition. “IPTV in Europe: Digital TV in a Hyper-competitive Market” – A study finds that telcos are facing growing competition […]

US telco AT&T has declared it will need to spend more money deploying its IPTV service U-verse to reach less than the estimated number of households it predicted by the end of next year. The company said it is increasing the total capital-expenditure estimate for the period including 2007 and 2008 to $4.5 billion-$5 billion. […]

LA-based interactive television company PTV Corporation is launching its wholly owned interactive television channel on the Sky DTH platform in the UK and Ireland. The company’s channel is styled as the world's first multi-play dynamic pricing television commerce platform. Its proprietary programming is a fast-paced, competitive, trading floor atmosphere that provides live, real-time auctions combined […]

Microsoft has entered into a $500 million (E345m) with Reliance to launch IPTV and allied services in India. The IPTV service will be launched in Mumbai and Delhi by March 2008, to be followed gradually by other metros. CEO Microsoft Steve Ballmer said: “Reliance is about to change the way consumers experience television. TV is […]

Forecasts from analyst firm Canalys indicate the IPTV market will see rapid growth over the next three years, driven by telecom operators' desire to boost ARPU (average revenue per user) and counter the growing threat from competing triple-play providers. Worldwide IPTV subscriber levels will increase more than tenfold by the end of the decade, growing […]

EchoStar and its subsidiary EchoStar FSS have unveiled ViP-TV, an IP-based service that will transport more than 300 channels of secure broadcast programming delivered via satellite to telco, private and rural cable operators, municipalities and master planned community video providers.EchoStar described ViP-TV as its turnkey solution for wholesale multichannel content transport and distribution. The offering […]

Orca Interactive, provider of IPTV middleware and applications, has confirmed that UNE-EPM Telecommunications, provider of Internet, telephony and television services in Colombia, has selected Orca's advanced RiGHTv middleware to enable the first IPTV service rollout in Colombia. The IPTV deployment will be carried out by Union Electrica Orca's partner and system integrator in the project, […]

From Branislav Pekic Rome With the goal of capturing the 3-4 million Italians that are not satisfied with terrestrial television but do not want to pay for a triple-play package, as of next week, Italian telecom and broadband operator FastWeb will launch a TV-only package for only E20 a month. FastWeb's IPTV offer will include […]