Orange Slovakia adds channels to FiberTV portfolio
Telecompaper (subscription)
Orange Slovakia expanded its IPTV service with five paid channels from Chello Central Europe, reports Zive.sk. The provider adds the channel Spektrum HD, ... 

Sim TV: “Pay-TV piracy in Brazil is not a problem, it is an opportunity”
IPTV News
Marcio Zukin, CTO of Brazilian over-the-top video service Sim TV, on plans to move into transactional and ad-supported offerings, the television services that Brazilians value most, and the opportunity created by pay-TV piracy. Marcio will be speaking ...

Movistar offers IPTV package for EUR 10 per month
Telecompaper (subscription)
Movistar has launched an IPTV service promotion. Customers can subscribers to Movistar's Imagenio Familiar IPTV package for EUR 10 per month, compared to the standard price of EUR 30 per month. The discounted price will be offered until 31 August.

Ericsson plans to develop next-gen IPTV platform following Mediaroom acquisition
DigitalTVEurope.net
Ericsson plans to combine elements of the Microsoft Mediaroom technology with its own IPTV middleware to create a new IPTV platform, according to Simon Frost, head of media marketing and communications at Ericsson. Speaking to DTVE at last week's ...

Ericsson sees plenty of mileage for Mediaroom in IPTV
Broadcast Engineering (blog)
Confirmation of Ericsson's acquisition of Microsoft's Mediaroom IPTV platform came as a relief to those of us who had more or less preannounced its happening, but should have come as no surprise at all. Mediaroom had been in a state of limbo after ...

Volia presents Smart HD IPTV services in Western Ukraine
Telecompaper (subscription)
Ukrainian cable operator Volia has introduced its new IPTV services under the Volia Smart HD brand in 11 cities in Western Ukraine. The new service follows the integration of the regional ISP Odeko, acquired by Volia in August 2012. The network of the ...

Quickflix to stream Game of Thrones hours after US broadcast