• Foxtel concessions to protect internet TV

  The competition watchdog has given the green light to Foxtel's $2 billion takeover of Austar, but slapped strict controls on the suitor to help protect emerging internet TV services.

• IP entertainment system connects Pilbara workers

  When you work in the remote Pilbara region of Western Australia, it’s easy to feel isolated. Which is why resources and energy companies that operate in the area go to great lengths to ensure employees are connected – and entertained.

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  More Australians switch on IPTV: Study

  More than 300,000 Australian households have changed channels to subscription IPTV which could pose challenges for operators such as Foxtel, according to a new study by analyst firm, Telsyte.

• Optus offers FetchTV as 'MeTV'

  Optus has partnered with FetchTV to offer the latter's IPTV product, with Optus mobile phone and fixed-line customers now able to purchase 'MeTV with fetch' services from $9.95 a month.

• Telstra switches on IPTV content for ADSL customers

  Telstra will offer Foxtel for its T-box PVR over ADSL. Previously the telco only offered the service to cable customers.

• Video: FetchTV's user interface demoed

  iiNet chief technology officer, Greg Bader, recently showed off the user interface for the upcoming FetchTV Internet protocol television (IPTV) device, which the ISP will be offering outside of regular monthly data quotas.

Whitepapers about IPTV

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  Technical Brief: High Scalability, Future-Proof IPTV Delivery in Telco Networks

  Recently, there has been an increasing interest in deploying IPTV services among telecom operators who provide broadband access services to residential subscribers. This paper details the solution for delivering IPTV service in telco networks.