Private Media Group is set to launch its content with additional European IPTV operators in Poland, the Netherlands, Italy, Greece and Portugal before the end of the year. The platform operators in these countries include leading telecoms which all offer Triple-Play featuring IPTV based Video-On-Demand. Berth Milton, CEO of Private Media Group commented: “With launches […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid Telefónica is launching a trial on its FTTH (fibre to the home) network in Madrid and Barcelona to test Internet broadband access at 30 Megabytes in a combined triple play offer that also includes its IPTV service, Imagenio. The triple play service, at a price of E9 until next […]
UDcast, provider of Mobile TV infrastructure solutions and satellite based enterprise equipment, has been selected by Harris to supply DVB-H headends for Harris’ range of Atlas DVB-H Mobile TV transmitters. UDcast will provide its DVB-H IP Encapsulators, Network Managers and monitoring equipment. Harris transmitters will also be fully interoperable with UDcast’s iSpicer to enable regionalisation […]
Thomson is to provide DVB-H broadcast technology to Sistema Mass Media (SMM), a branch of Russia's AFK Sistema which is set to launch a mobile multimedia service. For this service, initially available in Moscow and in 16 other Russian cities with populations over one million, Thomson has provided the technology to distribute the content by […]
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 […]
Growth for IPTV Subs is projected from 13.5 million in 2007 to 72.6 million in 2011, roughly a 40 per cent compounded annual growth rate. With an emphasis on profitability, improved operations and sustained growth, large European carriers are planning for future converged services still over 18 months away. According to Len Feldman, Director of […]
User interface software provider ANT has announced it's been selected by Scientific Atlanta to be the provider of its core television service applications. ANT is now the reference supplier of a comprehensive range of highly customisable television applications Scientific Atlanta will supply to their IPTV customers worldwide. It joins ANT's list of customers including some […]
Optibase, provider of advanced digital video solutions and Leadcom Integrated Solutions, an international provider of innovative telecommunication solutions, announce a strategic alliance to roll out integrated TV over IP services. The first project will be delivered to a leading Telco operator in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Leadcom selected Optibase’s pre-integrated, advanced IPTV platform in order […]
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 […]