Satellite TV Market News

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Envivio iLiveTV solution for iPhone


Envivio has launched iLiveTV – a complete mobile video encoding and distribution solution for evaluating, developing and deploying live and on demand TV video services for the iPhone. Taking advantage of the new iPhone OS 3.0 mobile video format, iLiveTV delivers everything mobile operators and content owners need to deliver TV to iPhone users. iLiveTV includes the Envivio 4Caster C4 world-class video encoding platform, content delivery server software and a web-based Cover Flow iPhone navigation portal.

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Taylor Telephone to launch IPTV using Conklin-Intracom solution


US telco Taylor Telephone Cooperative has revealed it will launch IPTV services to subscribers on its recently-completed fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network using Conklin-Intracom's fs|cdn IPTV middleware solution.

The telco, which serves 14 cities and nine counties across a 2,000 square-mile area, will offer standard-definition and high-definition linear channels using a mix of MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 encoded content, as well include DVR and pause live TV capabilities in its new service.

A launch date for the service was not available at the time of publishing

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Setanta not processing new subscriptions


Setanta Sports is not accepting new subscriptions at this time.

The beleaguered pay TV sports broadcaster's subscription website reports that it is "down for routine maintenance". Messages left on its phone line tell prospective customers that the subscription option is "temporarily out of order" and that they should "try again later".

The development comes as Setanta is reported to be close to administration after defaulting on a £3m payment to the SPL.