Ukrainian telco IPNet has launched an IPTV service in the city of Kiev, providing subscribers with 120 linear channels. Channels initially available on the service include all of the country’s DTT channels, popular sports channels, the Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Viasat offerings, and a package of movie channels. The service can also be accessed […]
The OIPF (Open IPTV Forum) has confirmed the publication of Release 2 of its global end-to-end specifications for IPTV. This is a major step forward for end-to-end interoperability within the IPTV ecosystem. Release 2 includes an evolution of functionality across many areas of the Release 1 Specifications, with notable enhancements of major functional areas. […]
Among further details confirmed about Google TV is the news that it will be integrating mobile phone control for forthcoming, and not just using Android phones. Britney Bohnet, product marketing manager for Google said: “You’ll be able to use your Android phone or iPhone as remote control and will be able to control [Google […]
The revamped iPlayer service features a new design that makes it easier to find television programmes, personalisation tools, so that users can tailor-make their viewing experience, and social networking integration, to enable Facebook and Twitter. “A main theme here is personalisation,” said James Hewines, iPlayer product lead. “Simply put, that means a way to get […]
Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks subscribers will be able to watch live sports from three ESPN channels — ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU — online and on mobile Internet devices, marking a new front for ESPN on “TV Everywhere” style distribution. The TV Everywhere component is part of a larger agreement among TWC, […]
Apple has unveiled the new Apple TV which offers users the ability to choose from the a large online selection of HD movies to rent, including first run movies for $4.99, and a wide selection of HD TV show episodes from ABC, ABC Family, Fox, Disney Channel and BBC America from 99 cents. All […]
Amazon is in talks with various media organisations with a view to offering an unlimited subsciption-VOD streaming video. The proposed service would rival Netflix, who currently offer subscription-based services, and would see Amazon massively expand its digital download options. Currently Amazon’s VoD is on PPV basis. The company is reportedly in talks with Time Warner, […]
Vodafone is entering the Spanish IPTV market with the launch in the last quarter of this year of an offer in direct competition with Telefonica-controlled Movistar TV (formerly Imagenio), the leading IPTV player with 750,000 subscribers. Meanwhile, Vodafone Deutschland plans to launch an IPTV service at the IFA trade fair this weekend, according to the […]
The Set Top Box has been key to all new television developments in the last 20 years but has it had its day? Will functionality migrate to the Cloud leaving the STB as a ‘dumb’ thin client, or does a new future as the home gateway and hub of the smart home await?
Chelsea FC has launched a online TV portal for the 2010/11 season, with new and exclusive content from its Sky channel, Chelsea TV. The portal, produced and maintained for Chelsea by sports media specialist Perform, will include interviews, live press conferences and behind-the-scenes features on the football club. Content from Chelsea TV, previously only available […]