The total number of IPTV subscribers grew by 117 per cent in 2007 to reach 12.34 million, up from 5.71 million at the end of 2006, according to research by Informa. The biggest world region remains Western Europe, which passed 6.9 million IPTV subscribers in 2007 to account for 57 per cent of the global total. The bulk of subscriptions were in France, where incumbent France Telecom and alternative operators Free, Neuf and Telecom Italia's Alice, had attracted more than 5 million IPTV customers by bundling the service free with broadband. (Advanced-Television)
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March 13, 2008
Babelgum invests $15 million in shorts
Internet TV network Babelgum has earmarked Euro 10 million ($15.4 million) fund that will invest in new, original and exclusive content. Babelgum is “transforming into a digital media studio,” spokesperson Andrea Giannotti said of the company, which uses peer-to-peer technology to deliver professionally produced content, instead of the user-generated clips of sites such as YouTube. (Variety)
March 10, 2008
Tiscali expands IPTV service
Tiscali has launched a new PVR (personal video recorder) for its ‘Tiscali TV’ IPTV service in the UK. The Tiscali+ has a 160 GB hard drive and three TV tuners, allowing users to record two channels while watching a third. The PVR supports high-definition content and is compatible with the BBC’s iPlayer, and Channel 4’s 4oD, on demand services.
February 21, 2008
BBC backs interactive streaming technology
The BBC is backing a E14m (£10.6m) research project to shape the future of internet TV. The four-year pan-European project, dubbed P2P-Next, aims to create a platform that would enable audiences to interact with live streaming content via a PC or set-top box. The technology could be built into future on-demand TV services and plans are underway to test the system for major broadcasting events. (New Media Age)
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