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Cable TV Platforms Struggling as 56 Million Pay TV Subscribers Added in 2010, Says ABI Research
Feb 23, 2011 – According to the most recent market data from ABI Research, there were more than 704 million pay-TV subscribers globally at the end of 2010, an increase of more than 56 million.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

India STB shipments exceeded 10 million units in 2010
Feb 22, 2011 – According to Screen Digest, in 2010 digital set-top box (STB) shipments in India reached 10.7 million units, with 18.1 million televisions also being sold.
News categories: Screen Digest, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV

ITE Achieves One-Million-Unit Shipment of RF Integrated DVB-T Receiver Single Chip
Feb 18, 2011 – ITE Tech. Inc (TAIEX: 3014) has announced that it has shipped more than one million units of RF integrated DVB-T receiver single chip IT9130 series.
News categories: ITE Tech., Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor

'Smart TVs' Contribute to Global Installed Base of Web-Enabled CE Devices Reaching 1 Billion by 2015
Feb 17, 2011 – In 2010, there was a rapid shift toward consumer electronics (CE) devices with networking and web content capabilities. By 2015, In-Stat predicts there will be 1 billion web-enabled, stationary CE devices in operation worldwide.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, DVR, Gaming, Home Server, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

More than 770,000 Swiss households with digital cable TV
Feb 17, 2011 – According to figures from Swisscable, the sectoral association for cable TV companies in Switzerland, the number of digital cable TV subscribers in the country grew by 29% in 2010 to reach around 770 thousand.
News categories: Swisscable, Cable TV, Market Research, Subscribers, Switzerland

Android to accelerate convergence in consumer devices
Feb 15, 2011 – There will be an installed base of 140 million Android portable devices by the end of 2011, according to IMS Research forecasts. This provides an exciting opportunity for pay-TV operators, according to the market research firm.
News categories: IMS Research, Market Research, Middleware, Mobile, MWC24

Strong Cable Digital TV & Broadband Growth In Europe
Feb 15, 2011 – Latest figures released by Cable Europe show that the European cable industry's ongoing investments in next generation internet access and digital television keeps paying off.
News categories: Cable Europe, Broadband, Cable TV, Europe, Market Research, Subscribers

China's Tri-networks Convergence Market Speeds Up
Feb 15, 2011 – CCID Consulting (HKSE:08235)'s latest report examines the development of China's emerging Tri-networks Convergence market. In July 2010, China's Ministry of Industry and Information released the list of pilot cities for Tri-networks Convergence.
News categories: CCID Consulting, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Streaming, Subscribers

China DTV subscribers reach 88 million
Feb 14, 2011 – According to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) the number of DTV subscribers in China reached 87.98 million at the end of 2010.
News categories: SARFT, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Subscribers