ALSO NOTED: UK IPTV could be £1B industry; AT&T ties $1B Calif. investment to IPTV franchising; and much more...

> Research firm GfK NOP says that IPTV in the U.K. could become a £1 billion industry if providers get it right. Article

> AT&T ties its California investment of $1 billion to IPTV franchising. Article

> India's Mahanagar Telephone Nigam will deploy Optibase's digital video head-end to provide triple play services in Delhi and Mumbai. Release

> DSP Systems' Director of Service Provider Strategy Michael Stich and TI's Business Development Manager, Streaming Media Group Charlie Gonsalves explain how IPTV roll outs put a premium on codec flexibility. Article

> ECI Telecom's broadband solution is being deployed in a commercial VDSL2 network in Europe for IPTV services, including multi-channel High Definition TV. Release

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