MaxTV reaches 70K subs

MaxTV Macedonia

Deutsche Telekom’s Makedonski Telekom has exceeded the 70,000 point on its MaxTV service.

TalkTalk at 80,000 TV customers

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TalkTalk says its YouView powered TV service reached 80,000 customers as of December 31, 2012 and the company is running installations at the rate of 10,000 per week.

Samsung to connect to Belgacom TV

Samsung-TeliaSonera collaboration

Belgacom TV is likely to be the second IPTV provider to directly connect with its customers using the Samsung Smart TV solution.

KPN TV market share grows to 23%

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Dutch incumbent KPN said that its total TV customer base had reached 1,766,000 at the end of December, 2012, equalling a market share of 23%.

Orange launches new Livebox Play range

Orange livebox play

Nearly 100,000 pre-orders for the new Orange Livebox Play were placed in just over two weeks.

60,000 customers have BT YouView box

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Some 60,000 BT Vision customers now have the new YouView box connected.

Smart TV adds to Estonia IPTV growth

TeliaSonera

Telia’s IPTV service in Estonia added another 4,000 subscribers in Q4 2012, growing by 14,000 during the year.

Thema brings three channels to KPN

Paris-based Thema has announced an agreement with KPN to bring three channels to the operator’s IPTV platform.

Tough times for Ukrainian IPTV

IPTV is proving slow to take off in Ukraine, with the number of homes receiving services legally estimated to be no higher than 150,000.

Ericsson to run Telefónica video platform

Ericsson HQ

Telefónica Digital has chosen Ericsson to run the integration and implementation of its next-generation video platform in a multi-year, multi-country deal.