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Digital cable TV to reach 38 million subscribers in India by 2015
Sep 5, 2011 – The Indian television industry is estimated to generate revenue of $7B by the year-end with 14 per cent growth over 2010, industry body ASSOCHAM has said. There are 37 million digital homes in India and 28 million of these are on a DTH platform.
News categories: ASSOCHAM, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

Expanding Footprint of Cable TV and DTH Operators Enhances Prospects for the Latin America Pay TV Services Market
Sep 5, 2011 – The Latin America pay TV services markets are expected to witness fast-paced growth, stimulated by the increased geographic coverage from cable TV and direct-to-home (DTH) operators, according to Frost & Sullivan.
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Cable TV, Latin America, Market Research, Satellite

Videocon Doubles Subscriber Base in 8 Months Using Irdeto
Sep 1, 2011 – Just eight months after securing its first two million customers, Videocon d2h (Bombay:511389), a provider of DTH services for India, has reached four million subscribers. Videocon d2h implemented and launched their services using Irdeto's (JSE:NPN) pay-TV solution.
News categories: Irdeto, Videocon d2h, Conditional Access, India, Satellite, Subscribers

Australian households embrace digital TV
Sep 1, 2011 – An average of 82 per cent of households across the nation are already converted to digital TV, Australia's Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has said.
News categories: Australia, Market Research, Terrestrial

Challenging climate for consumer electronics
Aug 31, 2011 – The consumer electronics (CE) market has registered a significant deterioration in the first half of 2011. In the first six months of the year, sales in Western Europe declined by a total of 11.3% in comparison with the same period of the prior year.
News categories: GfK, Blu-ray, Camcorder, DVD, Europe, IFABerlin, Market Research, Smart TV

Report Tracks Migration of Small and Independent IPTV Operators to Multiscreen Video, Mobile TV and TV Everywhere
Aug 31, 2011 – A new report from MRG finds that small and independent Pay-TV Operators will introduce Multiscreen Video (MSV) and Mobile TV services by 2014, after introducing infrastructure upgrades and whole-home DVR.
News categories: MRG, Content Distribution, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Streaming, Tablet

50% of Tablet Owners View Both Feature-Length Movies and TV Shows on the Device
Aug 30, 2011 – New In-Stat research, Q2'11 US Multiscreen Video Database, reports that 50% of tablet owners are viewing not only feature-length movies on their device, but TV shows as well; an important revelation to both content producers and providers alike.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Streaming, Tablet

3D LCD TV Panels Increase by 124% Q/Q in Q2'11, Says DisplaySearch
Aug 30, 2011 – According to the DisplaySearch Quarterly Large-Area TFT LCD Shipment Report, panel makers are targeting 53% growth in 3D LCD TV panel shipments for Q3 as both shutter glass and pattern retarder technologies are maturing and costs continue to fall.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV

India exceeds 100 million pay TV households
Aug 30, 2011 – India has just crossed the 100 million mark for pay TV subscribers, representing more than 70% of TV households. According to Digital TV Research, there is still plenty of growth to come, with 139 million pay TV subs forecast for 2016.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers