Telekom puts in first bid for Bundesliga rights – report
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Telekom's bid for all the rights for live distribution via satellite, cable, IPTV and mobile is said to be very high. The company is competing with pay-TV ...

VideoWeb, Zattoo combine HbbTV and IPTV offer
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... manufacturer and online TV portal operator VideoWeb and web TV service Zattoo now allow access to their HbbTV applications via the IPTV platform.

IN MY VIEW: What happens when CATV meets IPTV?
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So I did a Google on IPTV (Internet Protocol)—that means, in a broad sense, the coding and decoding of analog signals so that they may be viewed on a conventional TV set. Sounds easy enough, does it not? Well, perhaps the big manufacturers haven't ...

Acentic offers Smart IPTV to Future Inns Cardiff Bay
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Germany-based supplier of digital interactive TV systems Acentic is providing its Smart IPTV system combined with Horizon high-speed internet connectivity to Canadian hotel brand's first UK hotel; Future Inns Cardiff Bay. Acentic's IPTV will offer ...

Orange Fancies Itself As GetGlue, Miso Social TV Rival
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In France, Orange has both a popular IPTV service and a mobile network to which it could have allied TVCheck but hasn't. Neither will the app be bundled with Orange UK handsets, Nahmani said. The idea is to ensure all comers can use it.

VASC: "IPTV operators still have to do a lot of work with the last mile"
IPTV News
We speak to Nguyen Nguyet Phuong, Project Director at VASC, a subsidiary of Vietnam's Post and Telecommunications Group, about the challenges facing TV operators in developing nations, and the potential of IPTV services in Vietnam.

Romanian Romtelecom launches video-on-demand service HBO Go for its Dolce ...
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Romanian telecom company Romtelecom has introduced the video-on-demand HBO Go service today ( April 2 ) on its satellite and IPTV platforms. As a result, all Dolce Romtelecom and Dolce Interactiv customers who subscribe to the 'Maxpak' package will ...

Digital TV to overhaul analogue in Eastern Europe this year
IPTV News
The total number of paying IPTV subscribers in the region is forecast to rise from 3.832mn in 2011 to 5.518mn in 2012, and go on to reach 11.209mn by 2017. IPTV services are predicted to generate revenues of US$ 1.275bn by 2017, compared to US$ 362mn ...