ALSO NOTED: Verizon inks deal with NFL; NASA chooses Optibase's IPTV system; and much more...

> Verizon to offer live NFL network programming over FiOS TV. Release

> IPTV growth drives Fastweb's national network upgrade with Cisco's NGN product suite. Release

> IMAKE's OpenVision 4.2 includes a release of its targeted advertising solution, Ad Exchange. Release

> NASA chooses Optibase's IPTV system. Release

> Redback inks a deal with Guangdong Telecom to upgrade the operator's network. Article

And Finally... Brit's still slow on the uptake of VoIP and IPTV, falling behind other industrialized countries. Release