KIT digital has signed a letter of intent to establish KIT China in partnership with Morse Chen, founder and former CEO of Greater China's first premium content IP video portal, Webs-TV (now called Yam.com). KIT digital plans to officially launch KIT China in the beginning of the first quarter of 2011.

KIT China is expected to become the vehicle through which KIT digital will manage its business in the Greater China area (China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau), including service of existing clients in the region, deployment of new clients, customer-driven customization of its industry-leading VX-one software solutions, and the establishment of local channel and re-selling partnerships. Over time, KIT China would also serve as a remote development and delivery center for the company's Prague-based research and development team.

On Demand Group has completed a deal to deliver theatrical 3D content over UAE’s integrated telecom service provider du’s Video on Demand service. On-demand streaming of “StreetDance 3D”, the U.K.’s top grossing dance movie with takings of £11.6m, which started 25th December is a 3D first for the Middle East and marks the further expansion of On Demand Group’s extensive content handling capabilities.

Opera Software announces it is now able to offer a BBC iPlayer compatible version of its browser to the consumer electronics industry, for use on connected televisions, Blu-ray players and set-top boxes. The broadcaster allows users in the United Kingdom free access to favorite television and radio programs from the past week.

The Opera Devices SDK has been pre-ported to popular chipsets from a variety of silicon vendors and currently ships on millions of connected TV devices such as televisions, Blu-ray players and set-top boxes. By integrating the Opera Devices SDK in modern connected TV devices, manufacturers can make use of an out-of-the-box solution, to bring premium web-based TV services to the market. Adopting a web-standards-based approach for content development allows broadcasters to work in fast-paced research and development cycles, while maintaining relationships with device manufacturers seeking deployment of these services in a cost-effective manner.

continues to create the future of TV by bringing to consumers more advanced mobile-entertainment capabilities on more devices. customers who also have Apple's iPad can now download and use Verizon's free FiOS Mobile application, which lets customers manage their DVRs and browse FiOS video-on-demand offers remotely, plus turn their iPad into a remote control for their HD set-top boxes.

Verizon started offering customers the ability to use their mobile device as a remote control earlier this year. The feature is available on more than 40 mobile devices running Android software v.2.1 or above or that support Wi-Fi. It is also available on the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch.

KIT digital announces an agreement with Getty Images. The partnership will enable Getty Images to leverage KIT digital's VX-one platform to localize, edit, package and distribute its entertainment video content to users across the globe over multiple screens, including browser-based, mobile and tablet devices, as well as IP-enabled TVs.

Getty Images offers the most comprehensive coverage of the biggest events and personalities that serves the most influential newspapers, magazines, advertising campaigns, films, television programs, books and websites globally. Its team of world-renowned entertainment photographers and videographers capture all of the most iconic moments at award shows, premieres, film festivals, concerts, fashion shows, and parties. Getty Images offers an extensive entertainment video collection including a fully digitized archive dating to 1985.

SingTel recently announced the signing of a collaboration agreement to share operational and commercial best practices in fibre optic and IPTV based pay TV services and to develop innovative applications for ultra high speed fixed and wireless networks.

As leaders in their respective local and international markets, the telco and multimedia synergies between PT and SingTel are clear. As part of this agreement, both companies will tap into each other’s proven expertise and partnership deals, in areas such as IPTV and FTTH, as well as the mobile and business markets.

Infonetics Research released excerpts from its updated Residential Voice, Data, and Video Services in North America market share and forecast report.

"Considering that revenue from video services will rival that of voice services by 2014, one of the more interesting trends going on in the residential services market is the number of video subscribers that are jumping from cable to satellite and telco IPTV. In 2010, residential cable video subscriber numbers are flat, while satellite video subscribers have been increasing slowly but surely over the last few years, and telco IPTV subscribers are up 40% from last year. Video services are proving to be a hard fought battle. While cable operators have a legacy in North America, they have been unbending in their pricing policies, and as a result are losing record number of subscribers to less expensive alternatives," notes Diane Myers, Infonetics Research's directing analyst for VoIP and IMS.

Sigma Designs announces that its SMP8652 Secure Media Processor is being used inside Verismo's Broadband TV set top box. Sigma's SMP8652 gives Verismo's customers the most complete solution available for migrating their customers to the IP-connected home.

With Sigma's SMP8652, Verismo has a complete, end-to-end solution that allows the integration of linear channels, combined with best in class over the top Internet videos, Video-on-Demand, and live channels from around the world, along with the ability to play back personal media right off the box. The solution also provides social networking functionality with sites like Facebook and Twitter, and photo viewing from popular Internet sites like Picasa.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Research in Focus: IPTV" report to their offering.

Pyramid Research is proud to introduce the first product in its Research in Focus series - an in-depth analysis of the IPTV market. As an active Pyramid Research subscriber with an interest in IPTV, you are able to take advantage of our special introductory offer for the series' premier report, available for a limited time.

The final session of CONNECTIONS Summit at CES, "Video Everywhere: Key Strategies," will examine market implications of TV Everywhere, VOD, and connected TVs, along with the risks of cord cutting, featuring speakers from Rovi, Korea Telecom, DivX, ActiveVideo Networks, and Sigma Designs.

International research firm Parks Associates will host CONNECTIONS Summit at CES on January 6, the first day of 2011 International CES, in the South Hall Convention Center, Rooms S206-207. The event is open to press, and a networking reception with Summit attendees and Parks Associates analysts will follow at 6:00 p.m.

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Bharti Airtel announces the expansion of its Triple Play proposition to Bangalore. The announcement follows a successful run of ipTV operations in Delhi NCR region. With Triple Play, Airtel offers customers the opportunity of simultaneously enjoying voice, broadband and television (ipTV) all on a single line.

Airtel ipTV will come to customers through a strong backbone of Carrier Ethernet Network with last mile delivery on copper using ADSL2+ technology, which will enable superior digital video and audio quality.

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RGB Networks announces that its Video Multiprocessing Gateway has been certified by Microsoft as meeting the stringent requirements of its award-winning Mediaroom IPTV software platform. Microsoft Mediaroom is the world's most widely deployed IPTV platform and is in use by more than 25 leading service providers worldwide to deliver advanced IP-based video services to millions of subscribers.

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