Vancouver, CANADA, March 24, 2015 – Inca Networks announced today that triple-play telecommunications provider, Rochester Telephone Company (RTC Communications Corp.), has deployed the Inca 4400 Modular Series video platform in its IPTV and CATV networks for ASI to IP conversion,…
Vancouver, CANADA, February 3, 2015 – Inca Networks announced today that triple-play telecommunications provider, MLGC, has implemented Inca’s IP video suite to bring superior digital TV services to rural North Dakota. MLGC has deployed Inca’s ASI to IP convertors, 8VSB…
With online video demand surging, the Motion Picture Experts Group (MPEG) has issued a new draft international standard of a new video-compression format that’s said to be twice as efficient as current standards. Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden July 16-20, nearly…
The hundreds of tier 2 and 3 cable and IPTV service providers that dot the video service provider landscape are of great interest to Avail-TVN and Comcast Media Center, a subsidiary of Comcast. Recent deals illustrate the growing turf battle…
A spokesman for Echostar confirmed today that Echostar will be shutting down ViP-TV, its wholesale IPTV MPEG-4 transport offering, within “the next couple of months.” “Looking at the business environment, we decided to terminate the service,” the spokesman told Telecompetitor….
Agreement With Zito Media Will Provide All-MPEG-4 Line-Up to 10 Cable Systems Across the United States SHERMAN OAKS, CA–(Marketwire – February 22, 2010) – Avail-TVN, the largest digital media services company in North America, today announced that Zito Media will…
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Oct 15, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ — DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq: DISH), the nation’s third largest pay-TV provider and the digital television leader, today announced it will begin transmitting the industry’s most advanced MPEG-4 delivery system…
DISH Networks has made much noise with HD recently, culminating with their launch of an all HD package, branded TurboHD. Now comes word that they are the “first” pay-TV provider to go all MPEG-4 with standard and high definition programming….
SES AMERICOM announced availability of IP Prime HD-4. HD-4 is an MPEG-4 powered HD overlay solution, initially targeting existing MPEG-2 IPTV service providers. MPEG-2 IPTV networks are severely challenged with HD because of its high bandwidth requirements. There is a…
NRTC and NTCA formally unveiled their SES AMERICOM powered IP Prime product today at the NTCA Fall Conference. IP Prime is a centralized end to end IPTV network, targeting small telcos with a managed IPTV network. North Central Telephone Cooperative…
The Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing (CTAM) released a report today that says 29% of cable TV customers own an HDTV set, compared with 15% a year ago. “HD sets are flying off the shelves and digital cable consumers…
HBO announced at the SCTE Cable-Tec Expo that all of their HDTV programming will be distributed in MPEG-4. HBO will distribute a total of 26 channels in HD MPEG-4 by sometime in 2008. This HBO decision has implications for all…
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