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Russian pay TV market grows 13% in 2013
Jan 22, 2014 – According to iKS-Consulting the Russian pay TV market grew 13% in 2013 to 52 billion roubles (US$1.5bn). The number of subscribers reached 33.6 million up 9% year-on-year, giving a penetration of 60%.
News categories: iKS-Consulting, Cable TV, CSTB, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

Montenegro adds 15,000 pay TV subscribers in 2013
Jan 21, 2014 – The Agency for Electronic Media in Montenegro has released subscriber figures for the pay TV operators in the country. As at December 31, 2013, the number of connections was 148,701, up 14,870 year-on-year (11.11%).
News categories: Agencije za elektronske medije, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, MMDS, Montenegro, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Gateway set-top boxes are a bright spot in a tough market
Jan 21, 2014 – Feature-rich gateway boxes were first shipped in small quantities in 2010. According to ABI Research, last year North American and Western European operators shipped 4.5M units.
News categories: ABI Research, Sam Rosen, Digital TV, Gateway, Market Research, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Verizon FiOS Video net additions slow to 92,000 in 4Q 2013
Jan 21, 2014 – Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has reported results for the fourth-quarter of 2013. In the quarter Verizon added 126,000 net new FiOS Internet connections and 92,000 net new FiOS Video connections.
News categories: Verizon, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

15,000 subscribers for Netgem's LaBox in France
Jan 16, 2014 – Netgem has announced results for the quarter ended on 31 December 2013. In France, the LaBox service had reached more than 15,000 subscribers by year-end, a few months after its launch.
News categories: Netgem, France, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers

U.S. home entertainment market grows modestly for second straight year
Jan 16, 2014 – According to IHS (NYSE: IHS), spending on movies and TV shows in the U.S. home entertainment market eked out 1% growth in 2013, the second straight year of increase after declining at a 3% compound annual rate from the market peak in 2004 through 2011.
News categories: IHS Inc, Michael Arrington, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVD, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, USA

Traditional pay TV uptake remains resilient in US
Jan 15, 2014 – According to data released by The Diffusion Group, nearly nine in ten adult broadband users in the US subscribe to an incumbent pay-TV service such as cable, satellite, or telco-TV.
News categories: The Diffusion Group, Michael Greeson, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, USA

KT IPTV subscribers approach 5 million at end-2013
Jan 15, 2014 – KT Corporation (KRX:030200/NYSE:KT) has released its December 2013 factsheet. olleh tv IPTV subscribers reached 4.968 million at the end of the year, up 255,000 in the quarter and up 938,000 versus December 2012.
News categories: KT Corp, IPTV, Korea, Subscribers

Shaw announces first quarter financial and operating results
Jan 14, 2014 – Shaw Communications has announced results for the first quarter ended November 30, 2013. During the quarter cable video subscribers decreased 29,619 and Shaw Direct DTH subscribers declined by 9,323.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Satellite, Subscribers