> Verizon FiOS VOD customers can watch the best of Bollywood films as part of a deal between International Media Distribution and the MVPD. News release
> Bell Aliant has expanded its FTTH network to include Amherst, Nova Scotia, effectively bringing TV service to the 5,400 residents. Press release
> New Zealand's national broadcaster TVNZ is launching on-demand catch-up TV using technology supplied by cloud content services vendor Brightcove. Press release
> South Korean telco LG U+ has passed the 1 million IPTV subscriber mark. Story
> Colombia's state-owned utilities provider Emcali will start offering IPTV services in 2013. Story
> Russian IPTV provider Beeline TV has added 11 HD channels as part of a 16-channel expansion. Story
Online Video
> Just based on the popularity of services like YouTube and Netflix, the online video market should be worth $37 billion by 2017, researchers at Informa Telecoms & Media have said. Story
Cable TV
> DirecTV is attempting to woo subscribers shopping online Monday with a $25 monthly subscription video package that includes 140 cable networks and three free months of HBO, Showtime and Starz. Story
Telecom
> Competitive Australian broadband provider iiNet reported that it has more fiber-based broadband customers than the government-funded National Broadband Network (NBN) open access network. Story
And finally… China Telecom is suspicious enough to demand that IPTV set-top box bidders who submit bids below cost must provide a "sufficient explanation" of why or they'll be rejected. Story