Article: IPTV gets four U.S. players and much hope.(From Broadcast to Broadband)

When Echostar, operator of the U.S.-based satellite TV service Dish Network, announced last October that it would be launching ViP-TV, its own version of an IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) platform, the company was entering a nascent, yet already crowded IPTV market. ViP-TV will have to compete against incumbent IPTV platforms such as IP Prime from New Jersey-based satellite operator SES-Americom, Virginia's Avail Media, assorted smaller players and new services from large telephone companies like Verizon's FiOS and AT&T's U-verse.

A brief explanation of IPTV platforms helps to bring it all into focus. An IPTV platform essentially allows for the distribution ...

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