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September 23, 2008

In this Issue
AT&T CTO Banks On Better HD Compression	Verizon Promos Free Espanol FiOS TV Package In Five States

Top Story

• AT&T CTO Banks On Better HD Compression
  New York—AT&T chief technology officer John Donovan stayed the course on the telco’s video-over-copper strategy, telling attendees at an investment conference here that more efficient MPEG-4 compression will allow it to boost the number of high-definition channels it can pipe into customers’ homes. more » » » 

MARKETING

• Verizon Promos Free Espanol FiOS TV Package In Five States
  Verizon’s latest customer-acquisition program for FiOS TV is en Espanol: The company for a limited time is offering new video subscribers in five states one year free of a 25-channel Spanish-language programming package. more » » » 

BRIEFS

• New Suite Of HD Nets Will Premiere on Verizon’s FiOS
  Six start-up HD networks—with original programming about cars, comedy, pets, travel, food and entertainment—will debut later this year with launches on Verizon’s FiOS video service, according to officials. more » » » 
• A Taste of IPTV Future
  New York— AT&T tried to flash its playful side last week, showing off several Internet Protocol TV concept applications at a media briefing here. The telco’s executives had trotted out many of the demos before, including one that used an Apple iPhone as a remote control for U-verse TV. more » » » 
• ESPN Takes Fantasies To FiOS TV
  ESPN has launched an interactive TV fantasy sports application that is initially available only to Verizon Communications’ FiOS TV subscribers in a few markets. more » » » 
• Verizon Adds 56 HD Channels In Philly Area
  Verizon Communications nearly tripled its high-definition lineup in the Philadelphia area, adding 56 HD channels to offer a total of 86 to FiOS TV customers in Comcast's backyard. more » » » 

NDS announced it is supplying Telecom Italia’s IPTV service with conditional access technology to protect both broadcast TV and video-on-demand services.

Minerva Networks launched its IPTV middleware, iTVManager, in Clarksville, Tenn., for the municipal government's CDE Lightband service.

Amino Communications announced that its AmiNET125 STB has been certified by Minerva Networks, a provider of IPTV middleware.

Verizon launched FiOS TV in Millbury, Mass.

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