SinglePipe Communications and Great Lakes Data Systems have announced integration of flow-through billing and provisioning for commercial and residential VoIP services. SinglePipe is one of the first telephony services providers to integrate with GLDS's Service Provisioning Gateway for Voice (SPG) interfaces. The new integrated solution has been successfully deployed for CMA Communications in Dallas. Integration […]
Netflix the world's largest online movie rental service, and Roku, an innovator in digital media streaming technology announced the introduction of The Netflix Player by Roku, a device that enables Netflix subscribers to instantly stream a growing library of movies and TV episodes from Netflix directly to the TV. Priced at just $99.99, the player […]
From David Del Valle in Madrid Sogecable, owner of Digital + and Canal +, and telco Yacom, controlled by Orange, is launching Yacom +, a joint triple play offer with broadband Internet access, phone calls and satellite pay-TV. The service, similar to Trio Plus launched last November by Sogecable and Telefonica, will be available in […]
Tandberg Television, part of the Ericsson Group, has revealed that its MPEG-4 AVC video encoding and distribution systems have been chosen by Grupo Televisa to deliver programming across Mexico via satellite using DVB-S2 8PSK modulation. Migrating from MPEG-2, Televisa will become the first broadcaster in North America to move to an all MPEG-4 AVC distribution […]
The latest Synergy report finds that IPTV equipment sales continue to be driven by upgrades to Carrier networks, especially at the Edge, handling the surge in subscriber and traffic growth. Synergy anticipates Worldwide IPTV subscribers to increase substantially over the next two years and approach close to 40 million IPTV subscribers by 2010. Synergy research […]
ICTV, which provides ActiveVideo solutions that infuse TV with web content and interactivity, is changing its name to ActiveVideo Networks to better communicate the company's services.
The BBC, NHK of Japan and RAI of Italy are to collaborate on a unique demonstration in Amsterdam in September with international links of Super Hi-Vision, the system which combines 7680 x 4320 pixel images with 22.2 channel immersive audio. The demonstration is being actively supported by Siemens, the BBC's technology partner, Cable&Wireless which will […]
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) will launch an IPTV service very soon in which triple play facilities would be provided to consumers including almost 150 TV channels , according to a high official of PTCL .
Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB) has announced its latest advanced, HD cable set-top box (STB) for the US digital television market the ADB-4820C. The product has been specifically designed to operate with new flat panel television sets and has an innovative space saving design which mounts to the back of a TV. The ADB-4820C is the […]
SES will be adding QVC HD to its line up of available channels. QVC is the first home retail shopping channel to offer high-definition programming through SES Americom's HD-Prime platform