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Digital TV homes to triple in Latin America
Jun 2, 2011 – Most Latin American territories are experiencing a surge in digital television penetration, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. By 2016, the report forecasts that 71% of the region's TV households will have digital TV.
News categories: Digital TV Research Ltd, Argentina, Brazil, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, IPTV, Latin America, Market Research, Mexico, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

DIRECTV Latin America Vaults Past the 10 Million Customer Mark
Jun 2, 2011 – On pace for another record-setting year of growth, DIRECTV Latin America (DTVLA), an operating unit of DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV), the world's largest pay TV service, has surged past a major milestone - its 10 millionth customer.
News categories: DIRECTV Latin America, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, Venezuela

3D LCD TV Panel Shipments Grow 104% in Q1'11, DisplaySearch Reports
May 31, 2011 – According to DisplaySearch's latest Quarterly Large Area TFT LCD Shipment Report - Advanced LED+3D, 3D LCD TV panel shipments increased to 1.9 million units in Q1'11, jumping 104% Q/Q.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Smart TV

Middle East and Africa rapid digital TV conversion continues, but few pay
May 30, 2011 – Digital TV penetration for the 18 countries covered in the Digital TV Middle East & Africa report is already approaching two-thirds of the total. Digital TV Research forecasts that digital penetration will reach 81% of TV households by 2016.
News categories: Digital TV Research Ltd, Algeria, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Israel, Jordan, Market Research, Middle-East, Morocco, Satellite, South Africa, Subscribers, Terrestrial, Turkey

70% of Dutch TV connections are digital
May 30, 2011 – The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 3.8 percent or 204,200 net additions during the first quarter of 2011 to 5.56 million on 31 March 2011, according to Telecompaper's quarterly Dutch Television Subscribers report.
News categories: Telecompaper, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

500,000 customers watch Swisscom TV
May 30, 2011 – Just four and a half years after it entered the television business, Swisscom has signed up its 500,000th TV customer, and more than 200,000 customers use its mobile TV service.
News categories: Swisscom, IPTV, Mobile, Subscribers, Switzerland

OTT Revenues Up to $20 Billion in 2016
May 27, 2011 – The number of online video viewers worldwide is expected to eclipse 1.3 billion by 2016, growing from a current 2010 base of just over 780 million. The Over the Top (OTT) video industry will likewise grow, according to ABI Research.
News categories: ABI Research, Market Research, Streaming

China's cable digital TV subscribers reach 95 million
May 27, 2011 – According to Guideline Research, at the end of April 2011, the number of digital cable TV subscribers in China reached 95.168 million, out of a total cable TV subscriber base of 187.3 million.
News categories: Guideline Research, Cable TV, China, Subscribers

IPTV Market Leaders Report Exceeds 900 Service Providers and Spotlights Midsize Vendors
May 26, 2011 – Multimedia Research Group (MRG) has unveiled its new IPTV Market Leaders Report (MLR), ranking IPTV Vendors in twenty-four geographic sectors. Four Vendors have maintained their global product leadership in six product areas.
News categories: Multimedia Research Group, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box