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Ofcom releases International Communications Market Report
Dec 13, 2012 – UK consumers lead the world in using technology to enhance their viewing experience, Ofcom research reveals. The UK is ahead of other countries for catching up with TV online and is at the forefront of using technology such as smart TVs and DVRs.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Subscribers, Terrestrial, TV Everywhere, UK

1 million subscribers with HD for Kabel Deutschland
Dec 11, 2012 – Kabel Deutschland (KD) has announced that more than 1 million of its subscribers are now receiving HDTV programming. KD has 45 HD channels available on its network across its various HD packages.
News categories: Kabel Deutschland, Cable TV, Germany, Subscribers

Currently 1,424 online-TV services in Germany
Dec 11, 2012 – According to a study on Internet TV by Goldmedia, there are currently 1,424 online-TV services in Germany. The number of people accessing videos has increased by about 17% compared to the previous year. Every fifth video hit occurs via mobile devices.
News categories: Goldmedia, BLM, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Streaming

Romanian digital cable take-up on the rise
Dec 4, 2012 – According to preliminary data from Romania's Communications Authority (ANCOM) there were 3.3 million digital TV subscribers in the country at the end of June 2012, up 16% compared to 30 June 2011.
News categories: ANCOM, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Romania, Satellite, Subscribers

Satellite TV subscribers in Croatia pass the 100,000 mark
Dec 4, 2012 – HAKOM has reported communications market data for Croatia for the end of Q3 2012. Satellite TV is the fastest growing segment of the TV market with subscriptions up nearly 21 percent since the end of Q3 2011, to over 100,000.
News categories: HAKOM, Cable TV, Croatia, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Over half of US multichannel video households have a DVR
Nov 30, 2012 – Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that 52% of households in the US that subscribe to a multichannel video service have a Digital Video Recorder (DVR), compared to 4% for those do not subscribe to a multichannel video service.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

1 in 25 Irish households invest in a set-top box during October
Nov 30, 2012 – Ireland's move to Saorview saw almost 1 in 25 households buying a set-top-box in October. According to GfK, set-top-box volumes sales have increased by 1800%, while volume sales of television sets have been growing by 80% year-on-year.
News categories: GfK, Digital TV, Ireland, Market Research, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

100,000 subscribers reached in Czech Republic on freeSAT
Nov 28, 2012 – UPC DTH has announced that its freeSAT service in the Czech Republic has reached the milestone of 100,000 customers.
News categories: freeSAT, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Satellite, Subscribers

Smart TVs purchased in 2012 effectively obsolete by 2015
Nov 28, 2012 – With their long lifecycles, TVs are not the right device to be the hub of the digital home. Instead, devices that are regularly replaced will be the key devices in the digital home experience, according to Informa Telecoms & Media.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Streaming