KT IPTV subs jump; Verizon wields widget upgrades

> Korea Telecom ends 2009 with more than 1 million IPTV subscribers, and 89 percent rise from 2008.

> Verizon touts 2009 TV widget releases and upgrades.

> India's Aksh Optifibre readies major investment in IPTV over the next three years.

> thePlatform announces a new video management platform.

> Bouygues Telecom captures 300,000 subscribers with Bbox IPTV offering.

> VimpelCom goes East with Beeline TV expansion.

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