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France's CSA publishes 1H 2011 digital TV penetration survey
Dec 5, 2011 – The CSA has reported latest results from its survey on the penetration of digital TV in French households. 62.6% of households have chosen DTT as their method of digital TV reception, up 2.4 percentage points since the end of 2010.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, Cable TV, France, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Amino passes milestone of four million set-top boxes sold and shipped globally
Dec 5, 2011 – Amino Communications (AIM: AMO) has sold and shipped its four millionth set-top box (STB). Amino's best-selling Aminet range has been installed in more than 85 countries around the world.
News categories: Amino, Glashart Media, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box

Revenue for U.S. online VoD and EST to double by 2015
Dec 5, 2011 – According to NPD In-Stat, the growing base of OTT-Video-capable US households is propelling the revenue for online video-on-demand (VoD) and electronic-sell-through (EST) to double by 2015.
News categories: In-Stat, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Russia's STB market to be flat at 2.5 million units in 2012
Dec 5, 2011 – According to a report from J'son & Partners commissioned by the European Audiovisual Observatory, the number of set-top boxes shipped this year in Russia will be 2.5 million, with no growth expected in 2012.
News categories: European Audiovisual Observatory, J'son & Partners, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Croatia's satellite subscriptions fall 12% in Q3 2011
Dec 2, 2011 – The Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency (HAKOM) has reported communications market data for the end of the third quarter. Satellite TV was the fastest growing segment, with subscriptions growing by nearly a quarter since the end of June.
News categories: HAKOM, Cable TV, Croatia, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

80% of Smartphones Will Have Stereo 3D Cameras and Screens by 2015
Dec 1, 2011 – Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has predicted in a new study on mobile devices that 80 percent of Smartphones will have stereo 3D cameras and screens by 2015.
News categories: Jon Peddie Research, Market Research, Metaverse, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smartphone

DOCSIS 3.0 CPE Shipments Growing Rapidly
Nov 29, 2011 – A newly published report by Dell'Oro shows that penetration of higher functioned Cable CPE including DOCSIS 3.0 enabled devices, as well as those that have embedded wireless LAN, is rapidly increasing.
News categories: Dell'Oro, Cable Modem, Cable TV, CPE, Market Research

DTH Operators Beat Expectations, Find the Right Combination of Packages and Services to Continue Subscriber Growth Into 2020
Nov 29, 2011 – NSR's Global Direct-to-Home (DTH) Markets, 4th Edition study finds the DTH market continues to drive satellite demand and revenue worldwide amidst a troubling economic climate and increasing competition.
News categories: Northern Sky Research, Market Research, Satellite

SES: HD+ Continues on Growth Path in Germany
Nov 24, 2011 – SES S.A. (Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) has announced that its HD offering HD+ has continued to grow successfully throughout the first two years of its market presence. The service currently reaches 1.9 million German TV households according to GfK.
News categories: SES S.A., GfK, HD PLUS, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box