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Digital cable TV subscribers in Germany approaching 8 million
Jun 11, 2012 – The association of German Cable Operators (ANGA) has releases figures for the cable market in Germany. According to ANGA, there are more than 18 million cable TV households with about 42 percent receiving a digital service.
News categories: ANGA, ANGA COM, Cable TV, Germany, Market Research, Subscribers

Connected TV sales booming in Europe
Jun 11, 2012 – According to BITKOM, connected TV sales in Europe are booming, with the number of sets sold this year expected to be up 68% on 2011 at 19.1 million units. Over one third of TVs sold (37%) are now internet enabled.
News categories: BITKOM, Digital TV, Europe, Germany, Market Research, Smart TV, Streaming

North American pay TV revenues to peak next year
Jun 7, 2012 – Pay TV revenues in North America will peak in 2013, before gradually falling by $2.6 billion to reach $88.2 billion in 2017, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, USA

Pay TV subscribers in Portugal up 3.2% in 1Q 2012
Jun 4, 2012 – According to Portugal's Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM), there were 3.073 million subscribers to subscription TV as at the end of 1st Quarter 2012 (1Q2012), 96 thousand more than in the previous quarter.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

Pay-TV Accounts to Surpass 1 Billion in 2014
May 31, 2012 – Pyramid Research expects that pay TV accounts will surpass the 1 billion mark in 2014 globally, with cable accounting for 58 percent of the total, down from 66 percent in 2011. By end-2014, IPTV subscriptions will exceed 100 million.
News categories: Pyramid Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

Dutch digital TV connections grow 2.5% in first quarter of 2012
May 31, 2012 – The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 2.5 percent during the first quarter of 2012 to 6.27 million on 31 March 2012, according to Telecompaper's quarterly Dutch Television Subscribers report.
News categories: Telecompaper, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Global TV Replacement Cycle Falls Below 7 Years
May 29, 2012 – According to DisplaySearch, over the past year, the TV replacement cycle decreased on a global scale, from 8.4 to 6.9 years. The study found a variety of reasons for this trend, including declining prices, a wider variety of sizes, and desire for the latest technologies.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Brazil, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Mexico, Russia, Smart TV, Turkey, USA

BBC iPlayer Performance Pack Jan-Apr 2012
May 29, 2012 – BBC iPlayer has seen a very strong and stable performance throughout the beginning of 2012. Total requests between January and April have averaged around 190 million per month, up +24% on the same period last year.
News categories: BBC iPlayer, Market Research, Streaming, UK

Satellite TV subscribers up 26.9% Y-o-Y in Mexico in 1Q 2012
May 28, 2012 – According to Mexico's Telecommunications Sector Production Index, at the end of the first quarter of 2012 there were 5.982 million DTH users in the country, an increase of 26.9% versus Q1 2011. Cable TV grew 4.2% to 5.645 million subscribers.
News categories: COFETEL, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Mexico, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers