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CenturyLink Quietly Launches prism IPTV Product
8/3/10 at 10:28 AM by Bernie Arnason
While researching my post about CenturyLink’s move from DISH to DirecTV for DBS resale, I discovered prism TV – CenturyLink’s new product name for their IPTV service. I either missed the press release on this ...
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Alcatel-Lucent Moves Down Market With IPTV, Cinergy MetroNet is Launch Customer
7/22/10 at 10:39 AM by Bernie Arnason
Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) supplies IPTV infrastructure to some of the largest IPTV players in the world, including AT&T. They are now hoping to expand their reach with smaller service providers. They’ve announced the Integrated Solution for Microsoft Mediaroom which they claim is ...
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HickoryTech Upgrades IPTV Middleware, Continues TelcoTV Migration
7/7/10 at 5:11 PM by Bernie Arnason
HickoryTech, the Mankato, Minn based independent telco, has decided to upgrade their IPTV middleware, choosing to stay with Nokia Siemens Network (NSN) for their Home Entertainment 3.0 IPTV platform. Home Entertainment 3.0 evolved from ...
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Western Illinois Video Selects Conklin-Intracom for IPTV
1/18/10 at 11:11 AM by Telecompetitor
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CenComm, Inc; Diverse Communications, Inc; LaHarpe Video & Data Company, Inc; New Windsor Cable Television, Inc; Oneida Cablevision, Inc; Reynolds Cable, Inc; and Viola Communications, Inc; have all selected Conklin-Intracom’s fs|cdn® IPTV solution for the delivery of broadcast as well as on demand, standard definition and high definition MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 video services. The companies are all members of ...
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Minerva and Sigma Designs Collaborate on Set-Top-Box
11/5/09 at 11:56 AM by Telecompetitor
Integration between Minerva’s fourth generation client software and Sigma Designs’ IPTV set-top box stack eliminates need for third-party software components.
Alviso, CA — November 4, 2009 — Minerva Networks, the leading provider of open solutions for the delivery of television services to IP connected devices, today unveiled enhancements to its client software platform that drastically reduce the effort required to ...
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Surewest Mediaroom Move: Precursor to Middleware Battle?
7/29/09 at 12:50 AM by Bernie Arnason
SureWest announced a move to Microsoft’s Mediaroom middleware platform for their IPTV service. SureWest previously used Minerva middleware. They are also expanding their IPTV footprint in their Sacramento, California market by an additional 25,000 homes using ...
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Microsoft Encourages Migration to Mediaroom
9/12/08 at 9:38 AM by Telecompetitor  Microsoft introduced a new program to “help” video service providers who currently use another middleware platform to migrate to their Mediaroom middleware platform. In a company statement, Microsoft explains that “…the program provides guidelines and solutions for service providers considering upgrading their IPTV platform. The Microsoft Mediaroom Migration Program delivers a structured assessment process and analytical tools for migration, including business and technical ...
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It’s Getting Crowded in Here With Middleware Options
9/9/08 at 10:03 PM by Telecompetitor  According to several reports, Ericsson, through its TandbergTV subsidiary, will enter the IPTV middleware business at the upcoming IBC Conference. Ericsson will join Microsoft, Alcatel-Lucent, Thomson, and Nokia Siemens, among others, all of whom are chasing the global tier one and two carrier market for IPTV middleware. Seems a little crowded to me. Is there really enough business to go around for all ...
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Microsoft Unveils Mediaroom
6/18/07 at 10:45 AM by Telecompetitor Microsoft introduced its new branded IPTV middleware as Microsoft Mediaroom. The change also introduces a variety of new features, with an overriding theme of converging web based content with broadcast video content. The new features attempt to bridge the gap between traditional television content and the exploding availability of Internet distributed and user generated content. For example, Mediaroom allows personal media sharing of PC stored content ...
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