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Microsoft TV chief steps down

April 19, 2006 As Lichtman returns to Israel, company turns to Xbox Partnerships executive to lead its IPTV unit. TAGS: Microsoft TV, IP television, Israel, Microsoft Xbox, TV, Microsoft Corp., video

Verizon wants its Microsoft TV

January 29, 2005 The nation's largest phone company plans to use Microsoft's software to power its fiber-optic television service. TAGS: Microsoft TV, fiber-optics, fiber, Digital Home, Verizon Communications, Time Warner Inc., video service, BellSouth Corp., SBC Communications Inc., TV, cable company, Comcast Corp., agreement, broadband, Microsoft Corp., video

Microsoft TV dealt blow Down Under

June 22, 2005 Australian phone giant Telstra cancels test of Microsoft IPTV, another setback for the software giant's TV technology efforts. TAGS: Telstra Corp., IP television, Swisscom AG, Microsoft TV, telephone company, Siemens AG, set-top, set-top box, SBC Communications Inc., TV, trial, Microsoft Corp., software company, hard drive

Microsoft signs on Alcatel for IPTV

February 22, 2005 Pact is designed to accelerate adoption of TV services delivered over broadband networks using Microsoft's IPTV software. TAGS: IP television, Alcatel, Microsoft TV, systems integration, broadband network, video service, telecommunications, TV, Microsoft Corp., broadband, video

Commentary: TV deal clicks for Microsoft

November 17, 2004 As SBC rolls out fiber to the neighborhoods of millions of new customers, a key component will come from the software giant. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., Microsoft TV, fiber, telephone company, EchoStar Communications Corp., cable company, commentary, TV, middleware, DirecTV, satellite, subscriber, consumer electronics, Verizon Communications, Media Center PC, Microsoft Corp.

Comcast taps Microsoft for Seattle set-tops

November 8, 2004 The software titan's cable software will be offered to more than 500,000 customers in the company's hometown. TAGS: Microsoft TV, Comcast Corp., set-top, set-top box, VoD, Seattle, TV, cable company, digital video, Microsoft Corp., HDTV, games, PC

IPTV promise meets reality

June 8, 2006 Rather than cheap prices and fancy features, first major IPTV deployments will offer fees, service similar to cable. TAGS: IP television, Microsoft TV, AT&T Corp., deployment, discount, pricing, general manager, on-demand, TV, cable company, channel, DSL, Microsoft Corp.