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Skyworth leads Indian Set-top Box market in 1Q13
Jul 2, 2013 – According to 6Wresearch, the introduction of Conditional Access System (CAS), government regulations, popularity of DTH platforms and declining prices are fuelling the growth of Set Top Boxes (STBs) in India.
News categories: 6Wresearch, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

Global pay TV revenues hit $184 billion in 2012
Jul 2, 2013 – The number of pay TV households (analogue and digital) reached 772 million in 2012, up from 585 million in 2008, according to the Digital TV World Databook from Digital TV Research. Asia Pacific increased by 126 million during this period to bring its total to 433 million.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Digital TV Research Reports, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial

Technicolor delivers 100 millionth set-top box to DIRECTV
Jul 1, 2013 – Technicolor (Paris: TCH) has announced that it has delivered the 100th million set-top-box for DIRECTV. For the past 20+ years, Technicolor has worked in partnership with DIRECTV to provide set-top-boxes for use in the U.S. and throughout Latin America.
News categories: Technicolor, DIRECTV, Latin America, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

Cable set-top boxes buck usual Q1 lull
Jul 1, 2013 – Infonetics Research has released excerpts from its 1st quarter 2013 (1Q13) Set-Top Boxes and Pay TV Subscribers market share and forecast report. The global set-top box market totaled $4.4 billion in 1Q13, a decline of 5% from 4Q12.
News categories: Infonetics, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

DIRECTV passes 100,000 subscriber mark in Uruguay
Jun 30, 2013 – The local communications regulator, URSEC, has released a survey of the telecoms market in Uruguay up to the end of June 2013. The number of Pay TV subscribers at mid-year was 620,926, up from 561,268 at the end of June 2012.
News categories: URSEC, Cable TV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay

Imported drama series lose $1 billion in value
Jun 26, 2013 – The value of imported drama series for European broadcasters was $5.4 billion in 2012; down by $1 billion (16%) on the 2008 total, according to the latest edition of the Imported Drama Series in Europe report.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Europe, Market Research

Global digital television households to exceed 1 billion by 2014
Jun 20, 2013 – Global digital television (DTV) households will continue a growth trend, and exceed 1 billion by the end of 2014 -- a significant increase from the end of 2012 when digital cable, satellite, IPTV and terrestrial (DTT) households totaled 755 million.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Cisco in 30 million Pay TV homes in India
Jun 20, 2013 – In the rapidly growing pay-TV industry in India, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has established itself as the leading provider of enhanced TV viewing experiences to more than 30 million Indian homes.
News categories: Cisco Systems, Cable TV, Conditional Access, India, Market Research, Middleware, Satellite

The days of fast global pay TV revenue growth are over
Jun 19, 2013 – Global pay TV revenues will climb to $203 billion in 2018, up by $19 billion on 2012. According to the Digital TV World Revenue Forecasts report the fast growth years for the sector are over, with annual growth hovering at below 2% from 2015.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Digital TV Research Reports, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial