The State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has begun formulating industry standards for 3D TV broadcasting. Seven or eight domestic TV stations have plans to launch stereoscopic channels or programmes, according reports. The China Electronics Standardisation Institute, an affiliate of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, is said to be compiling a […]

The OIPF (Open IPTV Forum) has announced the successful completion of its second Interoperability Event which culminated in demonstrations of end-to-end IPTV delivery across interoperable equipment and services from OIPF members. The OIPF specifications segregate the IPTV delivery chain into three key areas: terminal, gateway and head-end. The terminal function was represented in the interoperability […]

After winning control over IPTV content and broadcasting in the turf wars over network convergence, China’s State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) will step up preparations for a national cable network company according to reports. The national-level cable company, to be launched with RMB 80 billion in capital, will be the operating body […]

China’s evolving plans for media convergence now appear to grant control of IPTV to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. The apparent move by the State Council, China’s cabinet, could clarify a previously grey area in a potentially lucrative media arena in the world’s largest Internet market. On the opening day of the […]

French telco Neuf Cegetel has enhanced its IPTV service with several new additions, including a new VOD service and linear channels. The VOD service, called Pass Cinéma, provides customers with a choice of up to 50 films each month for an initial subscription of E4.99 and E9.99 per month thereafter. Titles available include content from […]

iiNet will launch a new IPTV service in Australia this month. “The actual product should be available for purchase before the end of the month,” chief executive Michael Malone confirmed. He did not mention particulars of pricing plans except that the public could expect details in the coming days. iiNet has teamed up with FetchTV, […]

South Korean telco LG Telecom has confirmed its intent to open its IPTV platform to content from any provider in the country, and has signed a cooperation agreement with Gyeonggido Digital Contents Agency to establish an open IPTV platform. LG Telecom is expected to enable content companies in Gyeonggi Province to directly distribute their self-created […]

The number of IPTV subscribers in Europe is set to increase by 92 per cent within the next five years from 15.4 million in 2009 to 29.6 million in 2015, boosted by widespread deployment of next-generation access networks, according to a report from research firm Analysys Mason. The report adds that having taken the best […]

From Sotires Eleftheriou in Paris Two years after launching its broadband service, which now has 428,000 subscribers, Bouygues Telecom is to carry out a major software upgrade before the end of the summer to its modem and set-top-box combination called Bbox. Bbox costs E29.90 per month, providing up to 20 MB broadband, around 100 IPTV […]

From David Del Valle in Madrid Telefonica’s IPTV service, now under the brand of Movistar Imagenio, is gaining momentum with the addition of 30,000 new subs in the first quarter of the year. With a market share of 18 per cent in the pay-TV business, Movistar Imagenio now has 733,000 subscribers in Spain, up 21.2 […]