Broadbus Technologies, Inc., the leading provider of technology solutions for Television on Demand (TOD), and NDS, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, today announced that NDS has selected the Broadbus B-1 Video Server as the first on-demand video platform for the NDS Synamedia Metro IPTV middleware. Synamedia Metro is an integrated IPTV middleware solution that enables telecommunications providers and broadband operators to quickly and easily offer the power of IPTV to their subscribers. The NDS solution will incorporate the Broadbus B-1 Video Server, a 100% solid-state, carrier-class solution for the delivery of IPTV and on-demand video services.

Some people will be lucky enough to watch the FIFA World Cup 2006 online and live. Here's what we've dug up...

BBC Sport

The BBC will stream all of its FIFA World Cup 2006 football matches live on the Internet via the BBC Sport website. The service is only available to UK broadband users and viewers can expect to see the same coverage as terrestrial viewing. This will be the largest event the BBC has attempted to broadcast on the Internet before.

ESPN360

ESPN360 will be broadcasting all 52 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2006 online. Online viewers will see the same World Cup feed as television audiences, including sponsor messages and commercials. The games are scheduled from June 9th through July 9th and are televised from Germany. ESPN360 is free but only available through certain high speed Internet service providers such as Adelphia Communications Corp., Bend Broadband, Charter Communications Inc., Grande Communications, Mediacom Communications, Mid-Hudson Cablevision, Susquehanna Communications, US Cable, and Verizon Communications Inc., among others. Check to see if your ISP provider is an affiliate.

Globo

Brazil's TV Globo has obtained territory rights to deliver live streaming video coverage of the world's most watched sporting event, the 2006 World Cup soccer tournament in Germany. Beginning June 9, all 64 matches will be streamed live through the GloboEsporte.com web portal. GloboEsporte.com has deployed Quova Media for its digital rights management. Quova Media will ensure that GloboEsporte.com's World Cup coverage will be accessible to online viewers only in Brazil. Subscribers can expect to pay a one-time fee between 7.90 reals (US$3.43; 2,69€) to 14.90 reals (US$6.40; 5,02€) for the entire tournament, depending on the user's connection speed.

Update

We've been informed of two other sites that will be showing video action of the World Cup. Thanks for the tips!

Rogers Yahoo!

Rogers Yahoo! customers in Canada will be happy to know that they too can tune into the 2006 FIFA World Cup action online. The Rogers Yahoo! Video Player will provide users with non-stop quality highlights from the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The site claims to have "near-live" video highlights when the games begin. On a side note, Rogers Wireless will also be offering video and text highlights via phone.

Sohu.com

Sohu.com and SMGBB.cn have joined together to provide the FIFA World Cup 2006 online video content in China. SMGBB.cn has been granted first ever exclusive authorization from FIFA to provide broadband Internet TV content of the World Cup 2006 event in mainland China and has selected Sohu.com as its exclusive portal partner. Sohu.com will work closely with SMGBB.cn to deliver World Cup broadband Internet video and photos to Chinese Internet users and football fans.

If you know other companies broadcasting the World cup online, please let us know.

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Verizon is bringing one of the most significant advancements in telecommunications technology in the past 100 years to more of its customers in western Pennsylvania.

The company is expanding its all-digital, fiber-optic network upgrade that will deliver crystal-clear voice service and the company's FiOS (FYE'-ose) services - much higher broadband Internet speeds and a full suite of video services in the future - to residence and small-business customers. Verizon has begun implementing its plan to upgrade its fiber-network in Braddock Hills, Carnegie, Churchill, East Liberty, Edgewood, Forest Hills, Franklin Township, Heidelberg, Imperial, Penn Hills, Pennsbury, Plum Boro, Rossyln Farms, Swissvale, Verona and Wilkinsburg.

The anticipated growth of digital television (DTV) and high-definition television (HDTV) is expected to positively influence the development of a range of support industries. These include those of flat panel displays, broadcasting, telecommunications, chipset design and production, set-top box manufacturing, and software or middleware development. The flat panel display industry, in particular, has recorded huge revenue growth since the launch of DTV and HDTV services. Moreover, emerging display technologies such as organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) and field emission displays (FED) are being seen as a challenge to the market dominance of liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and with the recent advances in manufacturing techniques, the future for both OLED and FED look promising.

Broadband and Triple Play Services is back for a 5th successful year. Welcoming over 180 delegates last year, from 19 countries, the Broadband and Triple Play conference gives huge scope for networking with key players in the Triple Play landscape….entirely free of charge!*

KyLinTV has once again secured the latest and greatest TV dramas from Asia for broadcast to KyLinTV subscribers. This month, viewers will find two of the most-talked about dramas from Asia, "The Story of Wan Xin" and "The Sad Love Story" featured in the KyLinTV June Blockbusters spotlight.

The California Assembly late Wednesday overwhelmingly approved Bill 2987, which would overhaul the state's outdated cable franchising process and pave the way for new competitors such as Verizon to offer consumers a choice in video programming, better technology and lower prices. The bill, authored by Speaker Fabian Núñez and Assemblymember Lloyd Levine, had earlier been passed by the Assembly's Utilities and Commerce Committee and Appropriations Committee. The following statement can be attributed to Verizon West Region President Tim McCallion:

Following the successful rollout of Verizon FiOS TV, Verizon is adding an interactive weather and traffic feature to complement its popular fiber-optic television service. Called FiOS TV Widgets, the service is available at no additional cost to customers with a set-top box, and is the first of several product enhancements that will let subscribers control and share entertainment and information throughout the home.

Amino, leading IPTV set-top box (STB) supplier, is set to bring affordable High Definition (HD) TV services with today's launch of the world's first single-chip HD AVC/H.264 IPTV STB specifically designed for the global hospitality industry. Hospitality service providers have always had the desire to adopt HD, but this used to require expensive "PC-based" STBs. The AmiNET130H will substantially lower the costs and accelerate the mass rollout of HD across the industry. The innovative AmiNET130H is modelled on the highly successful AmiNET110H design, widely deployed in hotels worldwide. The AmiNET130H will allow hotels to maximise individual guest value through the provision of premium HD content and increase overall system ROI. The AmiNET130H will begin shipping in volume in Q3 2006.