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Beating the blocks: How IPTV brings democracy to distribution

International experience shows that attempts by a state to control online media, and particularly access to international news sources, are unlikely to be successful. You may be able to jam a traditional broadcast signal but new media technology such as IPTV is difficult to block and can support freedom of speech and democracy.In 2011 the BBC Persian Service woke up to find that it was off air. This was no power failure or transmitter fault. Somebody was jamming their satellite signal. This is not the work of an amateur. Satellite jamming is an expensive and highly sophisticated technology.

Destination IPTV: Impressions from Russia

We all know people who say “I don’t watch TV anymore” – that number is growing and a generation of young people seems to be turning away from TV to watching video online. This is a problem everywhere in the world but in Russia it brings a very specific problem. If the broadcasters start to struggle, some may not survive.  If that happens, who will provide the content for IPTV?I was recently a guest at Sviaz-Expocomm 2012, Russia’s largest international exhibition for the telecommunications industry, and was not that surprised to see that IPTV was the main talking point. Perhaps I shouldn’

Future of Television: 3DTV or IPTV?

It is an exciting time to be working in TV. Whether you work in production, distribution, PR or engineering - the technology and medium of TV is undergoing a revolution. None of us have a crystal ball but even if we did - it will be hard to predict exactly where TV will end up in 10 years time. One thing is clear - TV seems to be moving in two apparently different directions.This divergence becomes particularly apparent when you look at the two biggest technology buzz words - 3DTV and IPTV. These two technologies both have the power to transform the way we watch TV but at the same time they

Celebro Media Networks report success in BBC’s first IPTV news service

Celebro Media Networks join BBC World Service in celebrating a month of successful operation of its first Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) international news service. The BBC Russian news bulletins offer a round-up of the day’s main stories - streamed live Monday to Friday at 16:00 and 20:00 Moscow time on Russia’s popular 24-hour live IPTV channel Dozhd TV - tvrain.ru. They are also available on bbcrussian.com.Celebro Media Networks have completed work on the major IPTV launch for BBC World Service and managed it through all stages of this project to deliver the BBC Russian IPTV service.

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