[B&C/MCN] Telco-IP Video Update - June 10, 2008 B&CMCN
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June 10, 2008
Top Story
Verizon To Add 25 Or More HD Channels This Summer

Verizon Communications will turn up the heat on cable and satellite competitors this summer, adding more than 60 channels to the FiOS TV lineup, including more than 25 high-definition channels.

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SERVICE BUNDLES
AT&T Launches U-verse Voice In Oklahoma City

AT&T announced the availability of U-verse Voice, the telco's IP-based digital voice service, in parts of Oklahoma City.

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Turner's Got Game on BT Vision's IPTV Service

Turner Broadcasting later this year will launch branded interactive games on BT Vision's IPTV platform featuring cartoon characters from its Cartoon Network and Boomerang channels.

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FiOS TV Gets Babylonian

Verizon Communications was granted a video franchise from the town board of Babylon, N.Y., which will let the telco pitch FiOS TV to nine communities in the heart of Cablevision Systems’ territory.

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One-Liners

• Verizon will phase out the analog channels on FiOS TV in the Philadelphia region, which includes southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware, starting June 23.

• The town of North Andover, Mass., approved an agreement authorizing Verizon to offer its FiOS TV, making it the 72nd Massachusetts community where the service is or will soon be available.

• Verizon won a cable franchise from the city of Damascus, Ore., bringing to 19 the total number of communities in the state that have approved video franchises for the telco.

• Swedish IPTV middleware provider Dreampark said it is fully committed to supporting the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) standard for optimizing performance of IPTV services.

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