Star and GekTV will launch three Mandarin language Star channels on the US-based GekTV IPTV platform on 15 March 2008. The three channels are Star Chinese Channel – an entertainment channel in Taiwan, Channel V Taiwan – a music channel and Star Chinese Movies – dedicated to Hong Kong films. Star, a wholly owned subsidiary […]

SecureMedia, player in content protection software for secure video and multimedia delivery over IP networks, has confirmed that Vodafone Iceland has implemented and deployed the Encryptonite ONE System, protecting its next generation end-to-end IPTV offering. Vodafone Iceland offers mobile, fixed-line, FTTH and ADSL/ Internet services to individuals and companies throughout the country. Adding to this […]

From David Del Valle in Madrid Telefonica’s IPTV service Imagenio has been made available to a potential reach of more than 5 million homes in more than 565 cities throughout Spain with more than 10,000 inhabitants, according to the company. The service has surpassed the 500,000 subscriber mark and has plans to reach 1 million […]

Software services firm Goldstone has launched Internet protocol IPTV services in Thailand in partnership with Synap Media. The company has also signed IPTV distribution agreements for France, Belgium, Spain, Morocco and Malaysia. It offers IPTV services in India with state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. “The focus for the IPTV services in Thailand would be on […]

SecureMedia, provider of software for secure video and multimedia delivery over IP networks, has confirmed that that Panamanian telecommunications operator, CTV Telecom, has incorporated the Encryptonite ONE System to protect its IPTV offering, the first deployment in Central America. CTV has installed an advanced, optical fibre-based IPTV digital platform featuring triple play and more, first […]

Symmetricom has released a study conducted by Multimedia Research Group (MRG) that assessed telecommunications service providers' requirements for IPTV test, measurement and monitoring solutions. Results of the study confirm that video quality is critical to the growth and success of IPTV, significantly affecting customer support calls and customer churn. Importantly, the study also revealed that […]

From David Del Valle in Madrid Changing channel through gestures and without a remote control will be possible very soon on the Telefonica-controlled IPTV platform, Imagenio, with more than 500,000 subscribers. Telefonica and the technology specialist Gesture Tek are joinly developing a system that can recognise user hand signs via the set-top-box (STB). The system […]

The global IPTV industry is rapidly expanding with the rising penetration of broadband in households all over the world, says “Global IPTV: Market Analysis and Forecast to 2011”, a comprehensive market research report by RNCOS, a market research company. The report has found that the global IPTV market is currently dominated by Europe but it […]

Researcher Datamonitor expects the global broadcast market to experience significant revenue growth from $284.1 billion in 2007 to $326.2 billion by 2010. However, it is expected that growth will only be secured through revenue diversification from value-add and bundled services including Internet service provision, HD content, on-demand solutions, interactive applications and multi-platform distribution.Consumers are faced […]

Inuk Networks claims 40,000 students are now receiving digital television through the company's Freewire TV IPTV service. The current size of the Freewire TV customer-base means the company more than doubles the total number of UK viewers who receive linear television using IPTV as the delivery mechanism. Freewire TV is supplied free at the point […]