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Viasat Nordic DTH down 15,000 in 1Q10
Apr 20, 2010 – MTG (OMX: MTGA, MTGB) has announced results for the quarter ended 31 March 2010. For the period, Viasat added 3,000 net premium IPTV and satellite (DTH) subscribers in the Nordic region, and 8,000 net DTH subscribers in the Baltics and Ukraine.
News categories: MTG, Baltics, Denmark, DVR, Estonia, Finland, IPTV, Norway, Results, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers, Sweden, Ukraine

Digital Pay TV in Russia reaches 6 million subscribers
Apr 20, 2010 – According to iKS-Consulting, in Russia the number of subscribers to digital television in 2009 exceeded 6 million with 85% receiving digital by satellite and 6% through IPTV.
News categories: iKS-Consulting, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

TV Widgets/Apps Key to Monetizing OTT Video
Apr 20, 2010 – Most consumer electronics (CE) device manufacturers are introducing software platforms that support widgets--also called TV applications, reports In-Stat. This sets the stage for a burgeoning new market.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Market Research, Middleware, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

724k subscribers for n DTH in Poland at end-1Q10
Apr 19, 2010 – TVN S.A. has provided selected data for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The 'n' DTH platform had 724 thousand subscribers while 'Telewizja na kartę' (TNK) had 307 thousand active pre-paid customers at the end of the period.
News categories: TVN Group, Poland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

TEO LT adds 6k DVB-T and IPTV subscribers in 1Q10
Apr 19, 2010 – TEO LT (Vilnius:TEO1L) has released its results for the first quarter of 2010. During January-March 2010, the number of TV subscribers increased 6.1 thousand (DVB-T users up 3.9 thousand; IPTV users up 2.2 thousand) to a total of 108.5 thousand.
News categories: TEO LT, IPTV, Lithuania, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

U.S. Home Entertainment Has Promising First Quarter Fueled By Blu-ray Sales
Apr 15, 2010 – U.S. Blu-ray Disc software sales continued to rise in the first quarter of 2010, up 74 percent compared to the same period last year according to sales figures for the home entertainment industry released by DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group.
News categories: Digital Entertainment Group, Blu-ray, DVD, Market Research, Smart TV, USA

J:COM ends 1Q 2010 with 2,419,400 digital cable subscribers
Apr 14, 2010 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of March 31, 2010 served by J:COM's 23 consolidated franchises reached 3.29 million, up 112,000 or 3.5% since March 31, 2009.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Japan, Subscribers

77,831 IPTV customers for SaskTel at end-2009
Apr 12, 2010 – SaskTel has released its 2009 financial results. Max Entertainment Services grew to 77,831 customers and Max revenues increased by $13.5 million from 2008.
News categories: SaskTel, Canada, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Global Digital TV Subs to Reach 887 Million by 2014
Apr 12, 2010 – The number of digital television subscribers worldwide will grow from 484 million in 2010 to 887 million by 2014, according to estimates released by Strategy Analytics.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, NABShow, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial