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SK broadband ends 2012 with 1.4 million IPTV subscribers in Korea
Jan 4, 2013 – SK broadband (KOSDAQ: 033630) has released subscriber figures to the end of December 2012. The company ended 2012 with 1.4 million subscribers to its 'B tv' IPTV service, up from 883,000 at the end of 2011.
News categories: SK broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Market Research, Subscribers

One Hundred Million Smart TVs Now In Use Worldwide
Jan 3, 2013 – According to new research from Strategy Analytics, by the end of 2012, the global installed base of smart TVs had reached 104 million. In leading markets like the US household penetration now exceeds 20 percent.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV

More than 400 Million Devices are Connected in U.S. Homes
Jan 2, 2013 – There are 425 million devices connected to the Internet in U.S. homes, according to a report from The NPD Group. The report found that while computers are still the primary connected device, numerous others are diminishing the computer's relevance to the broadband content marketplace.
News categories: NPD Group, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Smartphone, Tablet, USA

19.74 million IPTV subscribers in China at end-3Q 2012
Dec 27, 2012 – According to figures from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology there were 19.74 million IPTV subscribers in China at the end of the third quarter of 2012.
News categories: Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

Global 3-D Market Flourishes Across Cinema, Home Video and TV VoD Platforms
Dec 20, 2012 – The global 3-D consumer market is thriving in a dynamic environment marked by clear and discernible growth across its major platforms, including cinema, home video and pay-TV video on demand, according to an IHS Screen Digest report.
News categories: Screen Digest, Blu-ray, Market Research, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart TV

85 Percent of All Flat-Panel TVs Will Be Internet-Connected Smart TVs by 2016
Dec 18, 2012 – Nearly 85 percent of all flat-panel TVs produced in 2016 will be smart TVs, according to Gartner. Worldwide unit production of flat-panel smart TVs will grow from 69 million in 2012 to 198 million in 2016.
News categories: Gartner, Apps, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Streaming

Worldwide pay TV subscribers to reach 907 million in 2013
Dec 17, 2012 – Global pay-TV market added nearly 47 million subscribers in 2012 reaching a total of 864 million subscribers. ABI Research expects that the pay-TV market will continue to grow in 2013 to reach 907 million subscribers.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

700,000 subscribers at UPC DTH
Dec 17, 2012 – UPC DTH has announced that its customer base has reached 700,000. Since UPC separated its satellite business from its cable operations in Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia, UPC DTH has managed to grow its subscriber base more than 10% annually.
News categories: UPC DTH, Czech Republic, Hungary, Satellite, Slovakia, Subscribers

1 million subscribers for Russia's Orion Express
Dec 13, 2012 – Russian satellite TV operator Orion Express has announced that on the 12th of December 2012 its number of subscribers was 1,002,012, passing the one million mark for the first time.
News categories: Orion Express, Digital TV, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers