The BBC says it has plugged a loophole that let viewers download shows from its iPlayer without any copy protection. The web-based iPhone edition of the TV catch-up service downloads shows in the handset's preferred, QuickTime-friendly H.264 video format, minus the Windows DRM layer. Some users spoofed the site by getting their desktop browser to […]

From Colin Mann at the IPTV World Forum in London Media, entertainment and communications technologist Thomson has launched new modules to its Smartvision video service platform designed to deliver video on demand over hybrid broadcast networks (Digital Terrestrial Television and IP or Satellite and IP). The platform now comprises a push video mechanism which allows […]

From Colin Mann at the IPTV World Forum in London Edgeware, supplier of server systems for on-demand TV, has revealed that triple-play service provider Inuk Networks has selected the Orbit 2x streaming platform to add video on-demand (VOD) functionality to its Freewire IPTV service in the UK, Ireland and Canada. Edgeware’s server solution enables Inuk […]

French pay TV group Canal Plus has launched its On Demand service. Subscribers to the group’s basic Canal Plus le Bouquet package will now have access to every show aired on Canal Plus and its thematic channels immediately after broadcast until one month after the original air date.

Tandberg Television has confirmed that its OpenStream Digital Services platform has been fully deployed by Multimedia Polska to power its entire on-demand (VOD) services. Multimedia Polska has over 600,000 customers and is one of the leading Polish providers of triple-play. The VOD service is a critical part of the Polish operator's deployment of a major, […]

BBC iPlayer has launched its seven-day catch up service on the iPhone and iPod Touch. Users can access the service, which launched in beta today, by connecting to the internet via a Wi-Fi connection. The iPlayer will not use the iPhone’s EDGE connectivity, which it deemed too slow to stream video.

Edgeware announced that TeliaSonera has deployed the Orbit 2x server system to deliver on-demand TV and video services to its rapidly growing IPTV subscriber base in Sweden. Edgeware says its distributed server architecture enabled TeliaSonera to cost-effectively integrate on-demand capabilities into its existing network, and to deliver new services to its 300,000 subscribers in record […]

From David Del Valle in Madrid The technology company InOut TV has launched Butaca TV, a kind of a VoD service that will allow Spanish viewers to hire up to 10 latest-released TV movies through DTT by sending a SMS message. Equipped with a PVR device and with access to DTT, viewers will be able […]

Harmonic has confirmed that Multimedia Polska, a leading cable and IPTV service provider in Poland with more than 600,000 subscribers, has deployed Harmonic’s on-demand solutions for its new video-on-demand (VOD) service launched in September 2007. Multimedia Polska is the first cable operator in Poland to roll out VOD, and the service, initially available in six […]

blinkx has inked a partnership deal with BBC iPlayer, the BBC's online on-demand service, to give blinkx viewers direct access to the latest BBC TV footage. Through the partnership, BBC iPlayer programmes will be searchable and accessible via blinkx.com with a preview offered to users prior to viewing on the BBC's iPlayer download or live […]