BE_IPTV UPDATE_ Penton Media April 28, 2009 If you want to view this on the web go to: http://enews.penton.com/enews/broadcastengineering_/v/113 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT (http://broadcastengineering.com/webcast/best/) ---------------------------------------- TOP STORY --Verizon, AT&T report TV service subscriber gains Despite a weakening U.S. economy in the first quarter, both companies each added nearly 300,000 net new subscribers to their respective pay TV services. To view the full article go to: http://broadcastengineering.com/iptv/verizon-att-report-service-subscriber-gains-0428 ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Free Application Note - IPTV Cross Layer Measurements The deployment of IPTV services continues to present technical implementation challenges. 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