Third-placed German cable operator Tele Columbus has made its belated entrance into the OTT scene with the launch of a 4K hybrid IP video service advanceTV – a project headed up by Canadian IPTV software house Espial. Faultline spoke to Espial Director of Marketing Kirk Edwardson and VP of Marketing Jeff Huppertz this week, discussing how the company’s RDK-based set top is driving a new wave of services for Tele Columbus, as well as the company’s future plans for spreading its wings in Europe. The advanceTV project began back in September 2015 and will be deployed in Germany next month, available to Tele Columbus’ 3.6 million cable homes. The rush to get advanceTV launched implies that Tele Columbus has opted…