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Vision IPTV launches white label TV and video app

Vision IPTV has announced the extension of its services to online and offline broadcasters with the launch of its white label video app and player solution, enabling broadcasters to deliver content to iPhone and iPad users quickly and cost effectively. Vision IPTV can create a dedicated and branded video app for iPhone and iPad allowing […]

July 14, 2011

GO deploys Entone for IPTV & OTT services

Entone, a provider of Hybrid TV solutions, has confirmed that its Kamai Hybrid OTT Receiver has been chosen by GO for its nationwide IPTV and OTT deployment. GO is Malta’s first quadruple play operator that offers a truly integrated telecommunications solution – from fixed line telephony, mobile telephony, broadband Internet services, and digital television, to […]

July 13, 2011

Zenterio STB portfolio in a BeeSmart environment

Zenterio is proud to announce that it has successfully passed the BeeSmart certification for the STC‐ZI3040 set top box, equipped with the market leading Zenterio ZiDS software stack. This is an important milestone as it opens up the possibilities of using the full range of the Zenterio STB portfolio in a BeeSmart environment. Zenterio is […]

July 13, 2011

Ukraine IPTV to reach 104,000 subs by 2016

IPTV in the Ukraine is expected to provide a CAGR of 42 per cent between 2011-2016, reaching 104,000 subscribers, or 2 per cent of all pay-TV subscribers, according to a report by Pyramid Research. Pyramid Research’s projections are driven by the assumption that NKRZ will finally grant the long-awaited IPTV licenses in the latter part […]

July 12, 2011

ITU app challenge calls for IPTV creativity

ITU’s latest global Application Challenge encourages developers around the world to create innovative IPTV apps running over ITU standards. Applicants are encouraged to think creatively about the IPTV platform and the opportunities it offers. The best app submitted by an individual or SME will be awarded $10,000, courtesy or sponsors Sumitomo Electric Networks and Dentsu. […]

July 8, 2011

Sony chief: Google TV will return

Gildas Perriet, Managing Director Sony UK and Ireland, says Google TV will reappear in some form in the future. Sony was one of the original set suppliers following its launch at the end of 2010, prior to the service being put on hold at the end of the year, ostensibly to refine its software. “Google […]

July 6, 2011By Colin Mann

France IPTV subs up 20% in Q1

A report released by Arcep, France’s telecom regulator, has revealed that service providers overall added 2.1 million new IPTV subscriptions in France as of the end of March, reaching a total of 11.4 million subscribers. French consumers are largely purchasing IPTV as part of a broadband bundle. Almost 60 per cent of France’s ADSL connections […]

July 6, 2011

EVO launching IPTV in Bulgaria

EVO, a regional Internet Service Provider in Bulgaria, has started offering higher bandwidth and new, high-quality data services such as IPTV, to its customers. The service provider is upgrading its network to increase capacity and provide improved services. Under a three-year contract, Nokia Siemens Networks is supplying its Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) technology for […]

July 5, 2011

Netflix preps Latin America, Caribbean launch

Internet movie subscription service Netflix is to expand to 43 countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean later this year, offering unlimited TV shows and movies streaming instantly over the Internet to TVs and computers for one monthly subscription price. Netflix has been streaming to US members since 2007, adding the service in Canada in […]

July 5, 2011

Alcatel-Lucent selected for Broadband China project

China Telecom has selected Alcatel-Lucent to provide a range of technology solutions for its project to deliver fibre optic broadband services to many unserved or underserved areas of the country. The project, labelled ‘Broadband China, Fibre Cities’, will involve the deployment of a mix of passive optical networking (PON) technologies connecting homes, office buildings and […]

July 5, 2011