More IPTV news from around the web:
@FierceIPTV RT C2Media via @NABShow: Is Apple TV the new cable channel? Story | Follow @FierceIPTV
> Verizon FiOS, Armstrong, Cablevision, Dish Network, Mediacom and Suddenlink will deliver USA Network on TV Everywhere--but not the network's parent company Comcast. Story
> The BBC won't be developing any more 3D programming--at least for the next three years--after conceding that the format wasn't attracting viewers. Story
> Microsoft's MSN TV will go dark on Sept. 30 after 17 uneventful years. Story
> After five years of planning, Cali, Colombia's municipal telco, has launched its EmcaliTV service. Story
> Added monetization from new pay TV content and IPTV services drove up Astro Malaysia Holdings' ARPU for its current financial year. Story
> As part of a summer promotion, Bulgarian operator Vivacom is giving new IPTV customers 50 percent lower prices and access to a HD package at no extra cost. Story
> Amino Communications said it plans to showcase "a range of enhancements across its IPTV product" line at Caribbean broadband technology event Canto 2013. Press release
> Czech Republic-based IPTV media platform provider Nangu.TV named Jakub Kabourek CEO. Story
> After being acquired by Samsung, Boxee shut down its cloud DVR service as of July 10, blocking customers from accessing their recordings. Story
Cable News
> Shazam said Monday that America Movil invested $40 million in the company, which has built apps that let users with mobile devices identify music and TV shows. Article
Telecom News
> Tech Valley Communications, a growing competitive fiber-based provider focused on the Upstate New York and Northern New England markets with connectivity to Canada, has received a new loan from GE Capital and Webster Bank, which served as a co-lender. Article
And finally … Saudi operator STC now connects over 200,000 customers in 600,000 locations connected to its 6,000-kilometer FTTH grid that delivers up to a gig of bandwidth for IPTV, VOD and other telecommunications activities. Story