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STB Killer by Verimatrix

Verimatrix is building a PC application that will enable IPTV customers to watch all of their TV channels from any broadband-connected PC in the home. The software application is code-named "Secure PC Player" and will, reportedly, help carriers convince content makers that their content can be just as safe on the PC as in a set-top box. One feature of Verimatrix's offering is a watermark method that leaves a digital fingerprint one each content stream entering the PC, so if the content shows up elsewhere the service provider could trace it back to an individual user.
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BNS & PTC to supply H.264 equipments to Vietnam

Broadband Network Systems Ltd, together with partner PTC Ltd, has secured a ground breaking deal to provide H.264 SD live encoders and decoders to Vietnam to enable the first broadcast quality video transportation in the country. The Envivio H.264 SD live encoders and decoders will be used for the commercial launch of broadcast quality video transport from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City by an undisclosed top Vietnamese telco.
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TiVo case study by Research & Markets

Research & Markets has announced the addition of Can TiVo Survive? A Case Study in the Perils of First-to-Market Innovations to their offering. The report examines a variety of DVR and digital media subjects, including (1) the unique evolution of TiVo as a company and technology purveyor; (2) the competitive environment in which TiVo now finds itself; (3) profiles of relevant competitors; and (4) the viability and likelihood of partnerships with Google, Yahoo, Apple, Sony, and online content purveyors such as MovieLink and CinemaNow.
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Go ahead for internet television in Netherlands

In May, the Netherlands’ largest carrier KPN (The Hague) launched Mine, its IP controlled TV service, available on domestic television sets via a broadband connection and set-top box. KPN’s customers can call up programs from the three public Dutch channels as long as ten days after they have been broadcast. They can also record up to 100 hours of programs on a recorder supplied via the operating network, and select broadcasts from 65 TV and 60 radio channels using an electronic program guide. KPN also plans to include special interactive programs in its IPTV service. For example, the country’s three largest football teams – Ajax, Feyenoord and PSV – will be providing their own TV channel.
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