Google tells KC 'come and get it' if you want a gig of fiber
FierceIPTV 
Kansas City (both Kansas and Missouri) residents who want a gigabit of broadband speed delivered over a fiber pipe and a 100-plus-channel TV package for prices that can run as high as $120 a month can now get it thanks to Google Fiber, the long-awaited ...

Google ready to turn up fibre-based IPTV in KC
Rapid tv news 
After months of building out fibre infrastructure in Kansas City, Kan. and Kansas City, Mo, Google says that it is ready to turn up Google Fiber's broadband Internet and HDTV service, taking on IPTV rivals AT&T U-verse and Verizon FiOS. However, the ...

IPTV, apps to 'drive' viewing growth
Sydney Morning Herald 
And IPTV, other subscription entertainment services and new mobile media apps will drive growth in Australia's media and entertainment industry of 18 per cent over the next five years, it says. The annual PwC media report forecasts a compound annual ...

NanoTech Entertainment (NTEK) Expands Into Television
MarketWatch (press release) 
LAS VEGAS, PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- NANOTECH ENTERTAINMENT (pinksheets:NTEK) is pleased to announce it has entered into a strategic partnership to expand into the Television, Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), and Mobile ...

IPTV seen as important to Australian media and entertainment industry's future
FierceIPTV 
IPTV, along with other online television subscription services, are expected to be the drivers for Australia's media and entertainment industry as it grows 18 percent over the next five years, according to the annual PwC media report, says a story in The Sydney ...

The Growth of the Connected Television (video)
Radio & Television Business Report 
With that in mind, it's no wonder that Internet Protocol TV (IPTV), which allows viewers a direct connection to video that is watchable on the living room TV but streamed from the Web, is gaining traction. “Internet Protocol TV has grown dramatically over the ...

Study: 10.4 percent now have IPTVs
Media Life Magazine 
As of February, 10.4 percent of homes had an IPTV (internet protocol TV, or set that allows for a direct connection to video that is watchable on TV but streamed from the internet), according to a new study from Nielsen. That was more than double a year earlier ...

Global IPTV subs to triple by end-2017
IPTV News 
The number of subscribers to managed IPTV services worldwide is predicted to rocket from 51mn at the end of 2011 to 165mn by the end of 2017 – even more impressive when considering that there were just 7.5mn at the end of 2007. The report by UK firm ...