In just 3 weeks time – operators, carriers, MSO’s and service providers will gather together at the Hilton Dublin, Ireland, UK to learn how to overcome the latest challenges in the new Triple Play environment.

Join operators, broadcasters and industry experts from across the globe on the 4th & 5th July 2006 as they deliver a compelling mix of real-world case studies from the most successful and innovative players across the value-chain and cover key issues including:

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Henrico County residents are a major step closer to having more choice for their cable television services, thanks to the Board of Supervisors' vote last night (June 13) authorizing Verizon to offer its fiber-optic-powered FiOS TV here.

Raw Audio is australia’s first online TV station, playing the best of Australian music through http://www.rawaudio.net.

Launched in January 2006, it now covers live gigs, music videos and special events and festivals, covering a number of genres within the Australian music scene.

This year, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) introduced Eurovision Song Contest-TV (ESC-TV) to deliver live streaming over the Internet from the European Song Contest.

Yoga has announced the availability of free, one-hour yoga classes in high-definition video over the Internet (iHD) via Instant Media's (I'M) free software. I'M's patent-pending caching technology enables the highest quality, full-screen viewing experience on the market today, making the breathtaking setting of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, in which Yoga Today is filmed, all the more inspiring to Yoga novices and experts alike. In each episode of Yoga Today, world-class instructors Adi Amar, Neesha Zollinger and Sarah Kline will take viewers through sessions that focus on strength building, flexibility and stamina, as well as meditation-in-motion. Yoga Today will deliver new shows seven days a week, 365 days per year, keeping workouts fresh and energizing. This new, free, yoga-on-demand format provides excellent training for everyone from students to stay-at-home parents to traveling business executives.

The New York Yankees and New Jersey Nets have joined the Verizon FiOS TV lineup as Verizon and the YES Network announce a multi-year agreement to provide the sports network to FiOS TV customers in New York.

Telkonet, Inc., the leader in providing in-building broadband access over existing electrical wiring, announced today that they have begun deployment to beta customers and testing of its Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service in New York City. IPTV is a method of distributing television content over IP that enables a more user-defined, on-demand and interactive experience. The NuVisions IPTV service delivers traditional cable TV programming and enables subscribers to surf the Internet, receive on-demand content, and perform a host of Internet-based functions via their TV sets.

Narrowstep Inc., the TV on the Internet Company, announced that its proprietary technology, telvOS (Television Operating System) was chosen to power the Country Channel, the first broadband TV station designed for outdoor enthusiasts and for people with a passion for living in the countryside. The channel is dedicated to country-life communities, and went live on a 24/7 basis, on June 9th 2006.

A wide selection of programming from the respected Al Arabiya television news channel is now available through the new Tvext Desktop TV service from Broadband Television Network Corp.

Code Networks is proud to announce the launch of CODE.TV, the first television network for affluent 25-49 year olds, a free on-demand broadband channel available exclusively at http://www.code.tv/. CODE.TV will launch on June 12, 2006, featuring local culture and lifestyle programming for New York City and the Hamptons, with Los Angeles and other city-specific channels to follow. CODE.TV gives viewers the latest insider information from chic, hip, expert hosts who take them inside the action and entertainment of each city's hottest and most exclusive new destinations.

Comtrend's CT-703 Triple-play Hybrid IPTV Set-top Box has been awarded the Best Choice of 2006 Taipei Computex award. Computex Taipei is the largest IT show in Asia and the 2nd largest in the world.

New Zealand technology and telecommunications solutions company, Argent Networks announced that it was launching a new application for IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) billing and mediation as part of its leading ArgentEclipse Convergent Billing and CRM solution.

Club Internet, in alliance with Microsoft Corp., announced details of its exclusive digital television service due to launch this month. This new triple-play offering will be the first in France to be based on the Microsoft® TV software platform. The announcement signifies the continuing development of Club Internet, a historically important provider of Internet services in France, which will now also lead the delivery of next-generation digital television services.

In a keynote address at the "2006 Broadband World Forum Asia" in Hong Kong, PCCW launched its 3G mobile TV service, based on the innovative Cell Multimedia Broadcast (CMB) technology provided by Huawei Technologies. PCCW has thus become the world's first provider of real-time TV broadcast over a 3G network, using CMB technology.

Rugby fans in 73 countries around the world can now watch every match of the Tri Nations, Super 14 and inbound Test matches live on the internet, after the South African, New Zealand and Australian Rugby Unions (SANZAR) struck a five-year deal with Mediazone, a leading global online broadcaster.

An additional 77 countries will be able to access the matches on an 18-hour delay.