Colba.Net will launch an IPTV service this year in Montreal, aiming to undercut rivals with a double-play Internet and TV package. In October the regulator, the CRTC, approved Colba.Net’s application for a Class 1 broadcasting licence covering around 400,000 homes in the Montreal area. The newcomer’s IPTV service will include HD channels as well as […]
The delayed launch of open IPTV platform YouView will result in a product that has been worth waiting for, according to the operation’s CEO, Richard Halton. He told delegates at the DTG Summit that the platform had been proved ready and would undergo extensive trials by the end of 2011, prior to a full commercial […]
Multimedia Polska, Poland’s third largest cable operator has expanded its cable-TV offer with three channels from Polish satellite operator Polsat. Polsat Sport, Polsat News and Polsat channels are now available to Multimedia Polska analogue TV subscribers. Nine channels from Polsat were introduced for digital TV subscribers earlier this year. Meanwhile, the cableco has reported that […]
Vodafone Iceland has selected Amino next generation HD STB for the next phase of its IPTV service rollout. The company will deploy a number of Amino A140 SD/HD STBs as part of a service upgrade of its IPTV service which offers VOD, catch-up and broadcast of close to 100 TV channels to its 25,000+ customers. […]
RNCOS reports Asia Pacific is clearly at the forefront of the IPTV movement. Several factors make Asia an attractive ground for IPTV service. For example, many countries in the region have robust broadband access networks boasting connection speeds higher than the rest of the world. The required infrastructure for IPTV service is already present. Besides, […]
Mark Thompson, the BBC’s Director General, believes there is a strong case for broadcasters, mobile phone operators, government and regulators to come together and develop a roadmap for the introduction of mobile TV in the UK. He told delegates at the FT Digital Media and Broadcasting Conference that this would be “complementary to the availability […]
Simon Woodward, CEO of digital TV software provider ANT, has implied that delays in agreeing product specifications that deliver the benefit of merged linear and Internet TV has affected the company’s revenues. Woodward’s comments came as ANT reported a seven per cent drop in full year revenue to £4.35million (€5.14m) last year from £4.70 million […]
Internet-based television service FilmOn is looking to launch in the US, Europe and the Middle East in autumn 2011, according to the operation’s founder and CEO Alki David. The service is currently the subject of a federal lawsuit filed by the major US networks which claims that FilmOn has been streaming the signals of numerous […]
The project to create a national IPTV platform in China is going “smoothly,” according to Zhang Haitao, deputy chief of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), at a press conference held in Beijing. All 12 pilot cities, chosen by the SARFT to build local IPTV platforms, had finished the construction and linked […]
Belgacomhas reported Q4 earnings before EBITDA and special items rose 6 per cent to €495 million, beating expectations. Belgium’s largest telco added 223,000 subscribers to its IPTV service ‘Belgacom TV’ to reach a total of 975,000 customers by the end of 2010. The company sold a total of 311,000 multi-play packs last year, bringing the […]