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A Boon for IPTV Operators? – GoogleTV’s Acquisition of Widevine

Post author By Ken Pyle, Managing Editor
Post date December 4, 2010
9 Comments on A Boon for IPTV Operators? – GoogleTV’s Acquisition of Widevine

Access to mainstream programming is one obvious reason Google purchased Widevine (announced on 12/3). With Widevine’s well-respected content protection system it should follow that the major TV brands will release their product in one form or another to a GoogleTV offering. With Widevine, Google could allow the content owners to set their own rules for […]

Tags google, GoogleTV, iptv, middleware, open source, widevine

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IPTV Takes Off at Internet Speed

Post author By Ken Pyle, Managing Editor
Post date November 18, 2010
2 Comments on IPTV Takes Off at Internet Speed

To date, the “I” in Internet Protocol Television has been about the protocol. If the 2010 TelcoTV Conference is an indication, IPTV may have caught up with the rapid pace of change associated with the Internet. Based on the demonstrations on the TelcoTV tradeshow floor, 2010 may be the year that IPTV finally goes from […]

Tags iptv, middleware, national broadband plan, telcotv

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