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IPTV can still succeed in India, if done right

News While it has failed to garner mass adoption, Internet Protocol TV can still see growth if there are lower price points and better last-mile connectivity, experts say.

Tuesday, June 09 2009 05:16 PM

Tags: TVs, Video, IP Television, TV, India, Broadband, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd., phone, industry, service provider

Singapore unveils IPTV training program

News New initiative is aimed at grooming talent for Singapore's Internet Protocol TV industry, and includes 12-month training stint with Alcatel-Lucent.

Wednesday, February 11 2009 06:32 PM

Tags: Network standards/protocols, TVs, Internet, IP Television, Alcatel, Training, Workforce, Singapore, Gartner Inc., Workforce Development Agency

Web 2.0 an innovative boost to IPTV?

News Web 2.0 content and services bring benefits to Internet protocol television, but there are challenges in implementation, says an industry player.

Friday, June 20 2008 07:22 PM

Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, Web 2.0, TVs, CommunicAsia 2008, IP Television, Facebook, CTO, TANDBERG Television, Web 2.0, vice president

TV sales continue to decline

News Revenues are down 12 percent, while shipments decrease 6 percent. Samsung remains No. 1 in TV sales.

Wednesday, May 20 2009 11:09 AM

Tags: TVs, TV, DisplaySearch, Sharp Corp., Sales, Panasonic, revenue, industry, LG Electronics Inc., Sony Corp.

Analyst: Sony may outsource half of flat TVs

News Macquarie Securities analyst estimates consumer electronics giant could outsource 50 percent of its LCD TVs--a big step away from Sony's traditional obsession with manufacturing products it sells.

Monday, June 22 2009 10:45 AM

Tags: TVs, Outsourcing, Outsourcing, TV, Semiconductor, Contract Manufacturer, Slovakia, Japan, flat panel, outsource

Apple to reinvent Apple TV...for the rest of us

News Apple is trying to persuade programmers to make their TV shows available as part of a subscription via iTunes.

Wednesday, November 04 2009 09:52 AM

Tags: Video, TVs, Apple Inc., Satellite, TV, Apple iTunes, Apple TV, billing, Apple iPhone, PC

Apple TV gets a price drop

News Apple has shaved the price of its 160GB Apple TV model to US$229 and eliminated the 40GB version.

Tuesday, September 15 2009 11:44 AM

Tags: IPTV, TVs, Apple Inc., TV, Video, Microsoft Xbox 360, 1080p, Apple TV, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch

Sony 'cautiously optimistic' about holiday retail sales

News Mike Fasulo, executive vice president of company's electronics division, says gadget maker is hopeful about better sales this year than last.

Thursday, August 20 2009 09:28 AM

Tags: Home entertainment, Game players, DVD, TVs, MP3 players, Blu-ray, Electronics, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., Sony Playstation, Glasgow

India poised to see triple-play growth

News Having seen exponential mobile growth, country now expects to see broadband and video take off in big way, say delegates at recent convergence event.

Tuesday, March 24 2009 12:23 PM

Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, TVs, IP Television, Security, Mobile, TV, India, Telecommunications, Wireless, Ekinops

Philippines: Mobile TV still in limbo

News Local carrier Smart Communications has not earned any revenue from its mobile TV service because the government has yet to issue policy guidelines on the technology.

Tuesday, June 17 2008 08:20 PM

Tags: CommunicAsia 2008, Mobile platforms/communications, Regulations, TVs, Mobile, Mobile TV, TV, Philippines, phone, cable television

Asia sees strong broadband, IPTV growth

News Broadband and Internet Protocol TV are clocking strong growth in Asia in spite of economic downturn, with China leading the way, according to Broadband Forum.

Tuesday, June 16 2009 06:21 PM

Tags: Video, TVs, CommunicAsia 2009, IP Television, Growth, Asia, Vietnam, Asia-Pacific, Broadband, South Korea

Ericsson: Philippines to have IPTV in two years

News Strong market interests and falling bandwidth costs are paving the way for Internet Protocol TV services to be finally made available in the Philippines.

Thursday, August 07 2008 11:18 AM

Tags: TVs, Web sites, Web 2.0, IP Television, Philippines, Japan, multimedia, revenue, Internet, set-top box

APAC IPTV subscribers to hit 8.7M in 2012

News Revenues from Internet protocol TV services in the Asia-Pacific region will reach US$3.5 billion, accounting for over 70 percent to global revenues, says new report.

Tuesday, September 30 2008 08:24 PM

Tags: TVs, Web sites, IP Television, Philippines, Gartner Inc., device manufacturer, social networking, Facebook, research director, network