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March Madness Drives Internet Traffic Spike

TVover.net — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:57:29 GMT

Integra Telecom recorded an increase in business Internet traffic of nearly 15 percent on Thursday, March 18, compared to two weeks ago as March Madness spread across the nation during the first round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament.

Compared against Internet traffic from the past 12 months, Thursday’s traffic recorded by Integra Telecom represents the busiest day of the year. Thursday’s spike in Internet usage included visits to sports Web sites, social networking sites, as well as e-mail exchanges.

CONNECTIONS: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase with Keynotes from Sony and Samsung

TVover.net — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:57:47 GMT

Parks Associates announces the preliminary agenda for CONNECTIONS: The Digital Living Conference and Showcase, which will address the future of digital entertainment and connected CE with keynotes from Sony and Samsung. In addition to the focus on digital content and new service offerings for consumers, the three-day event will feature research presentations and speaker panels on support services, DRM, energy management and controls, advertising, and mobile applications and services.

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TVover.net — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:49:42 GMT

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Open IPTV Forum Members to Demonstrate Elements of the OIPF Release 1.1 Specifications

TVover.net — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:35:07 GMT

Continuing the OIPF trend of proactively promoting the relevance and practical benefits of its published standards-based end-to-end IPTV specifications, the OIPF booth (#233) at the IPTV World Forum in London will showcase technology solutions demonstrating elements of Release 1.1 of its specifications. The demonstrations at the event will be as follows:

An integrated demonstration from AwoX, Ericsson, Intertrust, Opera and Verimatrix will show end-to-end Content Protection with multi-device portability, Service Discovery and Selection and Content Download corresponding to the OIPF Release 1.1, Baseline Managed Profile, and using the Terminal Centric Approach for DRM and content sharing examples which utilize the DLNA Guidelines, Expanded Aug 2009. The demonstration will show how protection of content (copyright protected digital assets such as movies and music) can be achieved at any time and on any device in a converged content protection scenario.

SES ASTRA Further Extends Its Reach in Europe

TVover.net — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:26:10 GMT

SES ASTRA has again significantly increased its reach and grown the number of digital and High Definition TV households on the ASTRA satellite system. SES ASTRA is now broadcasting to 125 million TV homes across Europe and North Africa, three million more than the year before. For the first time, satellite reaches more households than cable in Europe, with 77 million satellite and 71 million cable households. Terrestrial infrastructures reach 86.5 million households; however, not even half of them (48 percent) are digital.

On Demand Group Signs Multiyear VoD Content Management Deal with French Telco

TVover.net — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:56:50 GMT

On Demand Group disclosed that its expansion strategy has led to the creation of a TV transactional video-on-demand service offering designed for French-speaking markets. Further, the Company stated that it has already secured its first multiyear contract to provide end-to-end content management for a leading multiplatform telco video service provider.

SNL Kagan Indicates IPTV’s Rapid Growth Could Fuel Global Multichannel TV Hypercompetition

TVover.net — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:19:28 GMT

According to SNL Kagan, IPTV is emerging as a strong market alternative in the increasingly competitive global multichannel space. IPTV, which accounted for only 0.01% of global multichannel households at year-end 2003, grew to include 4.9% of pay-TV subscribers in 2009. SNL Kagan projects the number of IPTV subscribers will grow to 59.7 million by 2013, translating to an 8.3% subscriber share. IPTV video service revenues are expected to reach $22.6 billion by 2013, accounting for 9.8% of total global pay-TV revenues. IPTV operations have weathered the global recession with subscribers growing 46.9% year-over-year between 2008 and 2009 while revenues grew 69%.

Technosummits' Media Content World Summit to Debate Telco VoD or Internet Video

TVover.net — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:28:50 GMT

Technosummits announced that “enabling the future of the digitally-connected home Telco VoD or OTT Video?” is the theme for the 3rd Annual Media Content World Summit 2010 to be held at The Courthouse Hotel London on Wednesday, 31st March 2010.

The Media Content World Summit is the premier event in the broadcast, media, entertainment and technology sector looking into some business opportunities presented by convergence and the coming together of the separate worlds of audio, video, data and voice communication services.

All-over-IP'2010: Global Vendors Focus on Russia's Market Opportunities

TVover.net — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:09:03 GMT

Each year All-over-IP Forum gets bigger, covers a larger number of product areas and attracts a wider audience of global vendors and carefully pre-qualified customers from all over Russia.

The Third All-over-IP Forum opens on November 18, 2010 at Sokolniki Expo in Moscow, Russia.

For the first time this year, half of the expo booths and seminars available have been already sold out by March 2010

Report: Uptake of Hybrid Set-Top Box Continues to Experience Growth

TVover.net — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:00:40 GMT

IMS Research’s forthcoming 2010 study on The World Market for Set-top Boxes and iDTVs has revealed that hybrid set top boxes are becoming more prevalent than a year ago in the marketplace. The study reveals that continued growth is being driven by operators initiatives to increase ARPUs through additional services including push-VOD services, progressive download services and access to web content.

Digital Movie Traffic on the Akamai Network Increases Three Fold

TVover.net — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:02:12 GMT

Akamai announces that leading movie distribution companies rely on Akamai's global EdgePlatform to ensure high quality movie delivery experiences online. Akamai customers including EPIX, Netflix and Roxio CinemaNow are delivering HD quality movies on Akamai's uniquely distributed edge delivery network that is specifically tuned for optimal delivery of HD files online. Traffic across Akamai's network associated with the delivery of full-length feature films has seen triple digit growth since November 2009, which Akamai believes to represent not only an increase in consumer consumption, but more content being migrated onto its platform. Akamai's global network footprint and deep, category-specific experience delivering long-form, high definition video positions the company squarely to create tremendous value in this rapidly evolving market segment.

Report: Digital TV and Set-top Boxes Ready for Economic Rebound

TVover.net — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:53:25 GMT

MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute's new report "Outlook for the Worldwide Digital IP, Cable, and Satellite STB Industries in 2010 and Beyond," to their collection of Digital TV/HDTV Satellite market reports.

Harmonic to Showcase at Four Industry Events in March

TVover.net — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:50:07 GMT

Harmonic will showcase its high performance solutions for broadcast video delivery and converged multi-screen services at four industry tradeshows around the world in March. The company will kick off the series with Satellite 2010 taking place March 16-18 in National Harbor, Maryland, followed by a trio of exhibitions March 23-25: CCBN in Beijing, Convergence India in New Delhi, and IPTV World Forum in London.

Optibase Announces Sale of its Video Business to a Subsidiary of VITEC Multimedia

TVover.net — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:42:06 GMT

Optibase has entered into an asset purchase agreement with VITEC Multimedia pursuant to which Optibase will sell their entire video business to Vitec.

Consummation of the Transaction is subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions precedent standard for transactions of this nature, including, inter alia, receipt of all necessary approvals and permits and the Company’s shareholders’ approval. The Transaction is expected to close during the second quarter of 2010. However, there is no assurance that the parties will be able to satisfy the conditions precedent to the Transaction by the time set in the agreement or at all.

Amino to Showcase Hybrid/OTT Media Centre and New STB Line-up at IPTV World Forum 2010

TVover.net — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:46:34 GMT

Amino will showcase its new Amino Freedom hybrid/”Over the Top” media centre at the IPTV World Forum 2010 in London this month – alongside a range of new generation set-top box products for the pure IPTV market.

Recently selected by a major Western European operator to deliver its broadband TV service, the new DVB-T hybrid media centre - featuring the Intel® Atom processor CE4100 - has been specially designed to help meet growing consumer demand for TV-based "Over-The-Top" video entertainment.

Visitors to stand 41 will see demos of OTT content and applications running on the Amino Freedom, which has been shortlisted for an award at the show which runs from March 23-25 at London Olympia.

KIT digital Acquires Multicast Media

TVover.net — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:31:08 GMT

KIT digital has executed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Multicast Media Technologies of Atlanta, Georgia for net consideration of approximately $18.0 million, comprised of $4.9 million in cash and 1.3 million shares of KIT digital common stock, plus the assumption of approximately $4.6 million in long-term liabilities.

Multicast is a recognized North American market leader in live event broadcasting, Internet video management and targeted multimedia communications. In 2009, nearly 1,000 organizations used Multicast’s hosted solutions to broadcast 50,000 live events and serve more than 250 million video streams to a worldwide audience.

Australian SMEs Lost When it Comes to Digital Marketing

TVover.net — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:27:13 GMT

A recent survey conducted for The Internet Show Melbourne indicates Australian businesses are struggling to efficiently and profitably market their business online. Of the 4000 companies surveyed nearly 50% have over $50,000 to spend on internet solutions. 23% of those have budgets over $250,000 to spend on finding solutions to these problems but are unsure how or where to find them.

Microsoft Launches MSN Video Player In UK

TVover.net — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:51:45 GMT

Microsoft launched its MSN Video Player, a video-on-demand service that enables U.K. consumers to watch TV anytime, anywhere at no extra charge.

The product, which has been piloted since August, has an expanded library of content amounting to over 1,000 hours of the U.K.'s top TV shows such as Kingdom, Waterloo Road and Skins, the company said. Many of these are available in High Definition, or HD.

Further content deals have been signed with other providers including Endemol, the Dutch producer of reality-television program Big Brother, All3Media, Shed Media and the BBC's commercial arm, BBC Worldwide.

BrightRoll Maintains Position as Third Largest Online Video Property

TVover.net — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:43:57 GMT

BrightRoll has maintained its position as the third largest video property in the U.S., according to numbers released by comScore Networks.

According to comScore's January Video Metrix report, BrightRoll now reaches more than 47 million unique viewers each month and has a 27 percent viewer penetration rate. BrightRoll has been ranked among comScore's top 10 video properties in the United States since May 2009, became the third largest property in July 2009 and continues to be the dominant ad network to appear on this list.

AT&T U-verse TV App Brings Personalized College Basketball Brackets and Stats to Your TV Screen

TVover.net — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:53:06 GMT

AT&T U-verse TV customers will soon be able to track their personalized bracket and view tournament results right from their TV screens with the College Basketball from Yahoo! Sports app. AT&T will make the app available to all U-verse TV customers at no extra charge on Monday, March 15, before the start of this month's tournament.

The latest U-verse TV app lets you view tournament brackets, your completed bracket, game summaries and box scores for the college basketball tournament this March. U-verse TV customers can easily select their picks online and their bracket automatically shows up on their TV - all because of the integration between AT&T U-verse's all IPTV and Internet service.

KIT digital Closes $15 Million Equity Offering

TVover.net — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:49:37 GMT

KIT digital has closed the previously announced sale of 1,541,624 shares of common stock at $9.73 per share for gross proceeds to the company of $15.0 million.

KIT Media, the investment vehicle controlled by KIT digital chairman and CEO, Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, invested $1.75 milllion of the total $15 million raised.

Playcast Media Announces Game Publisher Partnerships for Cable and IPTV Games-On-Demand Service

TVover.net — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:18:10 GMT

Playcast Media announced at the Game Developers Conference partnerships with some of the video game industry’s top publishers including Atari, Capcom, Codemasters and THQ, as well as independent publishers/developers DDI, Strategy First and Zushi. Playcast Media delivers high-quality console-free video gaming directly through existing Cable and IPTV set-top boxes and is the first gaming-on-demand technology for Cable and IPTV in the world.

IneoQuest Expands Exclusive Line of Microsoft Mediaroom Quality Assurance Solutions

TVover.net — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:50:51 GMT

IneoQuest has expanded its family of products for monitoring, analyzing, troubleshooting and reporting performance of Microsoft Mediaroom deployments with the addition of IQDialogue Mediaroom Platform Manager. IneoQuest has also added the IQDialogue IPTV probe to its line of products for monitoring, remote testing and analyzing traditional IPTV infrastructure. As the most comprehensive suite of solutions, IneoQuest's product line assists providers with the ability to offer superior, cutting-edge features and services while helping to improve their quality of service and quality of experience for subscribers.

WD Introduces New My Passport AV Portable Media Drives

TVover.net — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:45:38 GMT

WD introduces its new My Passport AV portable media drives. Designed specifically for video storage and playback, the new My Passport AV portable media drives deliver a plug-and-play experience for digital media enthusiasts. Available now at select retailers and WD's online store, the My Passport AV portable media drive is offered with 320 GB of capacity.

HomePlug Powerline Alliance Join the List of Sponsors at the IPTV World Forum

TVover.net — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:22:16 GMT

Informa Telecoms & Media announces the HomePlug Powerline Alliance as the Official Exhibition Guide Sponsor for the forthcoming IPTV World Forum which is taking place at Olympia in London on 23-25 March 2010. The HomePlug Powerline Alliance join a stellar line-up of sponsors and exhibitors for what is set to be an incredibly information rich three-day event.

Verizon FiOS Moves Closer to Residents of Millis, Mass

TVover.net — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:35:52 GMT

Residents of Millis are a major step closer to having a real choice for their cable television services, thanks to a newly approved agreement authorizing Verizon to offer its FiOS TV service via the most advanced all-digital, fiber-optic network straight to customers' homes.

The Millis Board of Selectmen on Monday (March 8) granted a cable franchise to Verizon, authorizing video choice for thousands of households here.

The board's authorization brings to 106 the total number of Massachusetts communities where Verizon's FiOS TV is or will soon be available.

Cisco Introduces the Cisco CRS-3 Carrier Routing System

TVover.net — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:56:37 GMT

Cisco announces major advancement in Internet networking -- the Cisco CRS-3 Carrier Routing System -- designed to serve as the foundation of the next-generation Internet and set the pace for the astonishing growth of video transmission, mobile devices and new online services through this decade and beyond.

With more than 12 times the traffic capacity of the nearest competing system, the Cisco CRS-3 is designed to transform the broadband communication and entertainment industry by accelerating the delivery of compelling new experiences for consumers, new revenue opportunities for service providers, and new ways to collaborate in the workplace.

EC Suite and ClickStreamTV Announce New Video Delivery Platform Solution

TVover.net — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:45:20 GMT

EC Suite and ClickStreamTV announce the companies have partnered to offer a new solution that will help small and medium sized online businesses efficiently deliver enterprise-quality video content without requiring a heavy investment in resources or time.

Featuring no software to install, hardware to purchase, or required IT staff to implement, the new video delivery platform combines ClickStreamTV's intuitive, open-platform player with EC Suite's fully managed online recurring payment processing service for a simple and effective SaaS solution that businesses and organizations can use to monetize video content.

Reportlinker Adds IPTV over FTTx

TVover.net — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:53:35 GMT

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:

IPTV over FTTx

The relationship between IPTV and FTTx is at the heart of this report which explores operators' key strategies through a detailed examination of their offerings. An analysis of existing technologies, combined with national market conditions allows us to understand the motives behind innovative solutions and the respective issues inherent in the development of IPTV services and FTTx networks.

Conax to Offer Advanced Global TV Platform With TiVo Software

TVover.net — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:48:40 GMT

TiVo and Conax announce that they have partnered to offer a next generation DVB set-top box platform for deployment by television operators around the world. This relationship brings together two companies known for changing traditional approaches to pay television. TiVo is the gold standard for the delivery of advanced television services through an intuitive, stunning user interface, while Conax's multi-platform security technology forms the underpinning of television services delivered to operators covering over 100 million households in over 80 countries. Through this partnership, the companies will put the TiVo experience, including its revolutionary integration of IP-delivered video into an off-the-shelf package that can be quickly and easily deployed by operators using Conax-certified platforms in Scandinavia, mainland Europe and India, among other geographies. All of this can be done without having to endure a cumbersome, costly middleware deployment that could slow progress and hinder business objectives.

TTI Joins Echostar's VIP-TV Reseller Program to Deliver IPTV Solutions

TVover.net — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:10:21 GMT

Transparent Technologies Inc., has joined the ViP-TVT Reseller Program. As a reseller, TTI will market ViP-TV services to cable systems, telco operators, healthcare facilities, hospitality venues and enterprises seeking a cutting edge IPTV solution.

TTI of Lawrenceville, Ga., presents service providers across the nation fully integrated solutions that include advanced video and data offerings. As a Cisco Partner, TTI helps organizations implement Cisco's IPTV platform to uniquely define their customer experience. TTI's dynamic video solutions include: HFC, IPTV, Bandwidth Optimization & Reclamation, Interactive Services and Video Head-end Integration.

BroadcastAsia2010 Sends Clear Signals as Choice Industry Sourcing and Business Networking Platform

TVover.net — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:02:56 GMT

BroadcastAsia2010 is to be held at the Singapore Expo from 15 – 18 June 2010, will return to showcase the latest technologies, solutions and equipment for the entire value chain from content creation to delivery. Themed “Integrating Technologies, Experiencing Content”, BroadcastAsia2010 will feature new 3D and Digital Signage clusters as well as the latest digital and high definition equipment and integrated workflow solutions for the broadcasting, production and post-production industries. The event will also bring together industry leaders and niche players worldwide that are keen to network and explore new revenue models and strategic partnerships.

BeeSmart Lite IPTV Middleware Package for Quick and Safe IPTV Deployments

TVover.net — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:37:45 GMT

BeeSmart is proud to announce the release of BeeSmart Lite, a striking IPTV middleware software package, which is available online, intended for commercial use and absolutely free of charge.

BeeSmart Lite contains the most desired features needed for a sophisticated TV experience. The package is particularly useful for technically skilled operators and system integrators, who are seeking for easy accessible platform which can be successfully used in pilot projects and also in first stages of commercial projects. There are five hundred end-user licenses included in the package together with extensible documentation to help installing, configuring and running the system. There is also a safe migration path defined for users, who would later on like to switch from Lite to full version and gain extended features, more end-user licenses, support and regular upgrades.

Ketchikan Public Utilities Offers Customers a New IPTV Experience

TVover.net — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:28:18 GMT

Subscribers of Ketchikan Public Utilities are now enjoying a more interactive TV experience. KPU has recently implemented Nokia Siemens Networks’ Home Entertainment 3.0, a next-generation IPTV platform, which offers a host of interactivity and customization options, and enables the quick and easy integration of third-party applications.