And for the last time, the rest of the best of IPTV news from around the Web.
> Child development TV network Baby First debuted on AT&T U-verse. Press release
> Intel may ditch its plans for a Web-based pay TV service by the end of 2013 if it can't find a strategic backer to distribute the service. Story
> Foxtel selected Digitalsmiths provide metadata management technology to support of subscription television across broadcast and IPTV platforms. Press release
> IPTV service revenue is expected to grow from $29 billion in 2012 to $56.8 billion in 2016 in Nigeria, according to Research&Research. Story
> Dutch service provider KPN has fixed the technical problems plaguing its IPTV service after a day of disruptions to image quality and services access. Story
> IPTV and OTT media platform services provider nangu.TV has shuffled its Prague-based senior management. Story
> Telekom Austria plans to roll out the Sky Austria's pay-TV offering on its IPTV platform A1 TV by the end of this year. Story
Cable TV News
> CenturyLink detailed the hardware it is using to challenge cable incumbent Cox Communications with the launch this month of a 1-Gig Internet service in Omaha, Neb. Article
Telecom News
> Consumers who have an Internet subscription are more likely to purchase a broadband service, according to a new Leichtman Research Group report. Article
And finally … in a look at what the future holds, Antenna Hungária has launched a HbbTV services platform on its DTTV network using technology from Finnish interactive TV company Sofia Digital. Story