Samsung and TeliaSonera drop the set-top box with launch of world’s first IPTV solution for Smart TVs | The Next Web

The new technology allows Samsung’s Smart TVs — including Series 7 and Series 8 sets — to display IPTV services provided by Elion (part of the TeliaSonera group) in Estonia. The solution comes with full support for key linear, recording, catch-up and on-demand features.

From a technical point of view this is stupid. Swearing off set top boxes without a standard way to deliver to an IPTV means vendor lock-in at a time when competition is key. Read more: http://thenextweb.com/gadgets/2012/12/06/samsung-and-teliasonera-drop-the-set-top-box-with-launch-of-worlds-first-iptv-solution-for-smart-tvs/