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Apple iTunes Dominates Internet Video Market
Apr 23, 2013 – According to NPD, Apple dominates the home digital-video sector in much the same way that it dominates digital music. iTunes' share of electronic sell-through for television shows reached 67 percent in 2012 with Xbox Video, the nearest competitor, on 14 percent of the market.
News categories: NPD Group, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming

KPN moves up to number 2 in the Dutch TV market
Apr 23, 2013 – KPN has released its Q1 2013 results. KPN's IPTV proposition added 116 thousand subscribers in the quarter (Q1 2012: 79k). KPN estimates that it now holds the number two position in the Dutch TV market with a TV market share of 24%, an increase of 6%-points y-on-y.
News categories: KPN, IPTV, Netherlands, Results, Subscribers

TeliaSonera reports for the January-March 2013 period
Apr 19, 2013 – TeliaSonera has released its interim report for the January-March 2013 period. The total number of TV subscriptions rose by 131,000 from the first quarter of 2012. Adjusted for the divestment of NextGenTel, the number of subscriptions increased by 29,000 during the quarter.
News categories: TeliaSonera, Cable TV, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, IPTV, Latvia, Lithuania, Results, Subscribers, Sweden

Satellite TV now reaching 8.2 million homes in Italy
Apr 18, 2013 – Eutelsat (Paris: ETL) has revealed the first results of its new survey on TV reception modes and trends across its global footprint. Working in collaboration with Ipsos, Eutelsat announced that 8.2 million homes are now equipped with a Direct-to-Home antenna in Italy.
News categories: Eutelsat, Ipsos, Italy, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

Ofcom publishes Q4 2012 UK Digital Television Update
Apr 18, 2013 – Ofcom, the communications regulator for the UK, has released its Digital Television Update for the fourth quarter of 2012. In Q4 2012, 98% of households (25.1m) received digital television over any platform, an increase of nearly 5 percentage points on Q4 2011.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Verizon adds 169,000 FiOS Video connections in 1Q 2013
Apr 18, 2013 – Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has reported first-quarter 2013 results. The company added 169,000 net new FiOS Video connections in the quarter to end with a total 4.9 million, representing a year-over-year increases of 12.5 percent.
News categories: Verizon, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Satellite leads the Latin American pay TV charge
Apr 18, 2013 – After a slow start, digital TV penetration is about to rocket in Latin America - from less than a third of homes at end-2012 to nearly 45% by end-2013 and onto 84% by 2018, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Latin America, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

DIRECTV grew market share in Uruguay in 2012
Apr 17, 2013 – The Uruguayan communications regulator, URSEC, has released a survey of the telecommunications market in Uruguay up to the end of December 2012. The number of Pay TV subscribers at year-end was 592,699, up from 536,812 at the end of 2011, a 10.4% increase.
News categories: URSEC, Cable TV, Digital TV, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay

Sistema finishes 2012 with 7.5 million Stream-TV subscribers
Apr 16, 2013 – Sistema JSFC (LSE: SSA) has announced its results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. The company's Stream-TV subscriber base increased by 21.0% in 2012 to 7.5 million subscribers.
News categories: Sistema Mass Media, Results, Russia, Subscribers