MatrixStream Technologies launches an IPTV platform over next generation wireless 4G networks such as LTE or WIMAX. In the past, the lack of multicast support on a 4G network was a major barrier for 4G providers to deploy video services. By using the latest MatrixStream patent pending MatrixCast technology, any TV viewer on the 4G network now can view live high definition TV and video on demand in 3D and in full HD 1080p with surround sound without any buffering or jerkiness usually associated with videos viewed through the Internet.

ANT announces that its ANT Galio Platform now supports BBC iPlayer. Its availability on a device agnostic TV software platform is an important milestone for set-top box and connected TV manufacturers, as the TV industry strives to deliver more PC style catch-up video services.

By supporting web based video services on any traditional mainstream TV device, the ANT Galio Platform delivers a seamless user experience which enables consumers to access on-demand content as an integral part of their main TV experience without the need to move to a PC. The ANT Galio Platform provides device manufacturers targeting the large mainstream UK TV market with a platform that they can trust to deliver an exceptional consumer experience.

Opera Software and NetRange MMH reveal an easier way for device manufacturers to give consumers a wide variety of content on their connected TVs and set-top boxes. Opera and NetRange MMH have announced a partnership to deliver the Opera Devices SDK and a pre-qualified suite of web-based TV content to be deployed on TV platforms supporting HbbTV and other pan-European initiatives.

This partnership allows Opera and MMH to package a system to OEMs and partners who seek an expansive portfolio of content, with the shortest time-to-market for new connected TVs.

BCE has agreed to acquire 100% of CTV, the Canadian leader in specialty television, digital media, conventional TV and radio broadcasting. The transaction gives Bell full ownership of Canada's best media assets to enhance the growth of Bell's TV, wireless and online services for years to come.

Bell currently owns a 15% equity position in CTV and will acquire the remaining 85% for $1.3 billion in equity value from The Woodbridge Company Limited, the Toronto-based holding company of the Thomson family; Ontario Teachers Pension Plan; and Torstar Corporation. Including the value of Bell's present stake, the transaction has an equity value of $1.5 billion. Together with $1.7 billion in proportionate debt, the total transaction value is $3.2 billion. The purchase price represents a multiple of 10x proportionate EBITDA, comparable with similar recent media-industry transactions. In a separate transaction, Woodbridge will acquire ownership of the Globe and Mail, in which Bell will continue to retain a 15% equity position.

Motorola announces the first commercial deployment of its VIP1002E/F Series IPTV set-top with TTNET in Turkey. As one of the first set-tops to support the launch of TTNET’s IPTV service, the cost-effective VIP1002E/F will offer TTNET’s customers next-generation services such as pausing live TV, a feature normally found on higher specification digital video recorder set-tops.

Running the latest version of Motorola’s KreaTV application platform, the Motorola VIP1002 Series redefines the IP video experience. It allows operators to quickly generate new revenue while providing viewers with a high quality viewing experience across a broad range of IPTV services.

ATEME announces that Telekom Malaysia Berhad has chosen ATEME to deploy its new IPTV Video head-end services aptly called “HyppTV’. In March 2010, TM announced its IPTV rollout, which bundled as part of its triple-play offering via its high-speed broadband service, UniFi. Currently, TM’s IPTV service includes Live channels, Video-on-Demand and other interactive services, with more expansion underway.

The ATEME Kyrion AM2101 solution is the third generation High Definition MPEG-4/H.264 encoder targeting a broad range of DTV applications, featuring the Ultra Efficiency Mode enabling perfect HD below 5Mbps for IPTV services.

At IBC Netgem announces that it has now passed the 3 million Set Top Box and Middleware client milestone. Netgem Analyst firm Screen Digest has also ranked Netgem as Europe’s number one IPTV set top box vendor and number three globally in terms of the number of STBs deployed during 2009.

Confirming its lead for the current year, Netgem recently released positive first half financial results which reported profits rising by 34% and saw international sales multiply by a factor of nine compared to the same period last year.

Harmonic announces that its ProStream 1000 stream processor with ACE transcoding technology has completed compliance testing for the Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV platform. Testing was administered by Microsoft Corp. as part of the Microsoft Mediaroom Interoperability and Qualification Lab program, which is intended to enable the ongoing interoperability and compliance of headend equipment used in deployments of Microsoft Mediaroom. Harmonic powers the video headend infrastructure for a majority of Microsoft Mediaroom customers worldwide.

The Canadian Football League and NeuLion announce an agreement to provide a new mobile streaming service for leading wireless devices for the 2010 CFL season.

The first-ever official CFL mobile app, called TELUS CFL Mobile, provides fans with an exciting new way to stay connected to the action on-the-go. Driven by TELUS, a leading Canadian telecommunications company, the app uses NeuLion's service to deliver live streaming content to CFL fans on the go.

Following a record 40% revenue growth, driven by increased demand for broadcast services on both satellite and online platforms, sister companies Playout247 and Vision IPTV announce a major investment programme in studio and broadcast technology supported by capacity increases.

Four existing studio facilities have been upgraded to HD, and a further two large new HD studios with full virtual set support and robotic cameras, are to be integrated into Playout247’s broadcast TV infrastructure to facilitate original content production.

Opera Software released Opera Devices SDK 2.8. Designed for television and other consumer electronics manufacturers, the new software development kit features support for HTML5 video and includes Opera’s newest and fastest JavaScript engine, Carakan.

Connected device manufacturers benefit from Opera’s versatility. Opera Devices SDK 2.8 makes it easy to embed a web browser and utilize the full power of the browser engine. Using the SDK, manufacturers can create immersive, yet adaptable, user interfaces and can offer a complete multiscreen web-application and widget experience.

DreamTV has refreshed their line-up of unique video content. The newly refreshed line-up includes films such as London Voodoo, Indiscretion and Through the Looking Glass. Other content includes TV shows like Seahunt (a popular 60’s show), Port City PD, and documentaries like Historical San Francisco and Chasing a Butterfly. DreamTV has over 1,000 hours of viewing entertainment on its channel including 50 new shows with this latest content refresh.

DreamTV’s content can be seen via over-the-top TV boxes like Roku, SkyAngel IPTV and ZillionTV. DreamTV provides a paid premium content subscription for a viewer’s enjoyment. The paid monthly subscription gives viewers unlimited access to all of the available films, documentaries, cooking shows from around the globe and other unique content on the DreamTV channels all for a monthly subscription price as low as $1.70 per month. DreamTV’s unique offering gives viewers alternative, fresh, on demand content not normally available thru traditional cable and satellite service providers.

Netflix and Nu Image/Millennium Films announce a long-term agreement through which first-run theatrical films distributed by the Nu Image/Millennium Group will be licensed to Netflix for streaming over the Internet to its subscribers during the "pay TV window." Historically, these films have been licensed to premium TV channels.

The deal underscores how Netflix is moving rapidly to expand both the variety and timeliness of movies and TV episodes available to be watched instantly by its members. The companies said they expect five to 10 theatrical films per year to flow to Netflix through the agreement, in general just a few months after their release on DVD.

Metrological Media Innovations and IneoQuest Technologies announce that Metrological has licensed IneoQuest's patented and patent-pending quality assurance, IQVeriStream, technology for monitoring adaptive bit rate video streams. The move will allow Metrological to include the IneoQuest quality assurance metrics for adaptive bit rate video delivery in its MediaConnect TV solution.

Adaptive bit rate methodologies are used to stream video to Apple iPhones and iPads, Microsoft Silverlight clients, and many other types of end devices, including next-generation hybrid broadcast-broadband set top box and digital TV designs. The IQVeriStream license granted to Metrological will allow Metrological customers to include the IQVeriStream metrics in their Digital TV and set top box designs and determine whether any problems are local to the client system or due to head-end encoding or network congestion issues. Service providers and head-end operators can then leverage IneoQuest's award-winning solutions for head-end and core networks to determine the root cause of such problems.

The deadline to submit your company’s entry for the 2010 TV Innovation Awards is fast approaching. Don’t miss this opportunity to showcase the latest in your product line to a highly targeted and senior level audience. There are 14 TV Innovation Award categories for 2010 which cover the entire spectrum of TV innovation. The TV Innovation Awards provide an excellent forum to announce and display innovative TV products and solutions ahead of CES.

The TV Innovation Awards are once again being held in conjunction with the TV 3.0 Conference and Expo titled, TV 3.0 – Innovations in TV and Content Delivery. The TV 3.0 Conference has been designed to provide a forum for senior executives, technical managers, and marketing personnel from leading companies involved in television technology to meet with other industry players to examine the these innovative new opportunities that television brings.