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More than 40,000 IPTV users for SVG technology from BeeSmart and Ekioh
Apr 7, 2010 – BeeSmart and Ekioh have announced a fast growing number of IPTV users on SVG-based client technology. The companies report that there are already over 40,000 end-users running BeeSmart middleware clients and Ekioh UI Engine.
News categories: BeeSmart, Ekioh, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box

Shipments of Network-Enabled Blu-Ray Players/Recorders will approach 80 million units by 2013
Apr 7, 2010 – Price drops of Blu-ray players in North America drove unit shipments to triple in 2009 compared to 2008, reports In-Stat. Worldwide, shipments of Blu-ray players and recorders will grow to nearly 80 million units by 2013.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Streaming

Online video users in China reach 240 million at end-2009
Apr 7, 2010 – The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) has published its 25th Survey Report on Internet Development in China. By the end of 2009, the number of online video users reached 240 million, an increase of 38.44 million compared to the end of 2008.
News categories: CNNIC, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming

Sky Perfect subscribers down 25k in 1Q10
Apr 2, 2010 – SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (Tokyo:9412) has announced the number of subscribers as of the end of March 2010. Subscribers to SKY Perfect JSAT's broadcast services were up 22,949 in March to give a cumulative total of 3,687,699.
News categories: SKY Perfect, IPTV, Japan, Satellite, Subscribers

Ziggo exceeds 1.5 million digital TV subscribers at end-2009
Apr 2, 2010 – Ziggo has announced its full year results for 2009. During 2010, Ziggo will seek to expand its portfolio of products and services further, increase penetration of digital television and triple play bundles and raise internet speeds to 120 Mbps.
News categories: Ziggo, Cable TV, Netherlands, Results, Subscribers

SiOL TV reaches 109k subscribers in Slovenia at end-2009
Mar 31, 2010 – Telekom Slovenia (Ljubljana:TLSG) has published the annual report of the Telekom Slovenia Group and Telekom Slovenije, d.d. for the year 2009. The number of IPTV subscribers was up 29% on a year earlier to pass 109,000 by the end of the year.
News categories: Telekom Slovenia, IPTV, Results, Slovenia, Subscribers

ASTRO Malaysia adds 55,000; Sun Direct India adds 100,000 subscribers in latest quarter
Mar 30, 2010 – ASTRO has announced results for the year ended 31 January 2010. Over the year, pay-TV in Malaysia gained 284,000 net new customers, to reach 2.93 million. In India, Sun Direct registered 1.6 million net new customers, to reach 4.1 million.
News categories: ASTRO TV, Sun Direct TV, India, Malaysia, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

U.S. households using PCs and game consoles to extend online video to the TV
Mar 30, 2010 – Parks Associates has found that consumer interest in Web-on-TV applications is so strong that households are making their own connections via PCs and game consoles.
News categories: Parks Associates, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Chunghwa Telecom Multimedia-on-Demand subscribers stable in 4Q09
Mar 30, 2010 – Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) has reported results for the year ended December 31, 2009. At the end of the fourth quarter, Chunghwa had 667,000 Multimedia-On-Demand (MOD) subscribers, down from 668,000 at the end of the previous quarter.
News categories: Chunghwa Telecom, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, Taiwan