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July 8, 2008

In this Issue
AT&T Terminates Reseller Deal With Dish	Verizon Adds 15 HDs To FiOS TV In Indiana

TOP STORY

• AT&T Terminates Reseller Deal With Dish
  AT&T will stop reselling Dish Network satellite TV services on Dec. 31 under the terms of the two companies’ 2003 agreement, but the telco said it’s still “evaluating” its options on whether it would offer DirecTV or Dish service in 2009 and beyond. more » » » 

HDTV

• Verizon Adds 15 HDs To FiOS TV In Indiana
  Verizon Communications has added 15 high-definition channels and seven standard-definition networks to its FiOS TV lineup in Fort Wayne, Ind., bringing its HD count to 41 in the market. more » » » 

BRIEF

• IPTV Firm Espial Acquires Rival Vendor Kasenna
  Espial Group, a developer of IPTV middleware and applications, announced Tuesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire rival IPTV vendor Kasenna, in a deal worth $6.5 million. more » » » 
• AT&T Files For Statewide Video Franchise In Tennessee
  AT&T as expected filed an application Tuesday in Tennessee for a statewide certificate of franchise authority to offer video services under a recently passed franchise-reform law. The telco said it plans to invest $400 million in network upgrades to roll out U-verse TV in the Volunteer State. more » » » 
• Verizon To Offer MSNBC In NY For Olympics
  Verizon Communications is prevented from carrying MSNBC in markets where Cablevision Systems is the incumbent provider, but before that restriction is lifted the telco plans to offer the network during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games to FiOS TV customers in the New York area. more » » » 
• U-verse Comes To Tulsa
  AT&T has launched U-verse TV, Internet and voice services in the Tulsa, Okla., area, where the telco will take on incumbent cable provider Cox Communications. more » » » 

UTStarcom sold its Personal Communications Division to an entity controlled by AIG Investments for $240 million. With the divestiture, UTStarcom will focus on its core IPTV and data networking offerings; Peter Blackmore was named the company's CEO.

Verizon was granted video franchises by the Long Island, N.Y., towns of Rockville Centre and Northport.

In Massachusetts, Verizon received a cable franchise from the town of Stoughton and the telco began marketing FiOS TV in Plymouth.

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