Amino Communications, an independent IPTV specialist, has won a bid to provide STBs to support a major IPTV rollout by the Costa Rican Electricity Institute. The network operator plans to launch services in the first half of 2010, targeting up to 100,000 homes across the country. Amino will work closely with systems integrator ITS on […]
Qualcomm, developer of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, has announced FLO-EV, the next evolution of the FLO air interface for new deployments of mobile TV and other advanced broadcast mobile media services. Intended primarily for international markets, FLO-EV builds on the success of FLO technology to enable a rich suite of mobile content and […]
Ericsson has confirmed it is to exchange and enhance Telekom Austria’s current IPTV platform in order to deliver blended content services to multiple devices which will eliminate barriers between TV set and PCs and introduce a new generation user interface. As well as prime integration and consultancy services, Ericsson will provide a complete solution to […]
Envivio has released Envivio On Demand, a new set of solutions that enable operators to turn their subscribers’ recorded content into premium on demand assets
Ericsson has released details of the Ericsson IPTV Remote, a device for controlling the TV and other media devices throughout the connected home. The device is a single interface for controlling Internet video, the TV, both live and on-demand, the PC and the mobile phone in the home. It also provides a second screen for […]
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 […]
IAn IMS Research's report says that demand for connected CE devices is being driven by increased bandwidth, the evolution of content delivery methods and the convergence of media and communications industries. Adoption of over-the-top content will become an extension of both pay-TV and stand-alone device subscription packages, but OTT on the TV will not become […]
FourthWall Media (formerly BIAP) and Rovi have signed an agreement to offer an Enhanced Television (ETV) solution to many of Rovi’s Interactive Program Guide customers throughout North and South America. In 2010 Rovi will begin to offer an integrated ETV Platform, including FourthWall Media’s EBIF User Agent, ETV Server, and TV Widgets as part of […]
Italy’s government is forging ahead with plans to extend television-broadcasting regulations to websites that host videos. The draft decree, expected to take effect early this month, would force sites to operate more like traditional TV broadcasters within Italian borders. It seeks to “establish a principle,” Paolo Romani, Italy’s deputy minister of communications, said in an […]
YouTube last month went into the digital movie rental business with five independent films tied to the Sundance Film Festival. The company said the five films, which were available for 10 days, received a combined 2,684 views. At $3.99 per rental, YouTube netted $10,709.16. But Google-owned YouTube said it was happy with the test. “It […]