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Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Fell by More Than 10 Percent in 2009
Mar 29, 2010 – Total worldwide semiconductor revenue reached $228.4 billion in 2009, down $26.8 billion, or 10.5 percent, from 2008, according to Gartner Inc.
News categories: Gartner, Market Research, Semiconductor

Satellite Still Dominant Platform for STB Market
Mar 29, 2010 – In 2009, more than 100 million satellite STBs were sold, representing more than 50% of the total STB market for that year. Cable and DTT STB shipments each represented slightly over 20% of the market, with IPTV capturing the remaining 7%.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Millionth customer for Freesat
Mar 29, 2010 – Freesat, the joint venture between the BBC and ITV in the UK, has announced that it has passed the 1 million customer mark.
News categories: Freesat, IMPALA, Digital TV, Market Research, MHEG-5, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK

Cequel (Suddenlink) digital video customers increased 14,300 in 4Q09
Mar 24, 2010 – Cequel Communications (Suddenlink) has reported fourth quarter 2009 results. Digital video customers increased by 48,900 during 2009 and grew by 14,300 during the quarter, compared with an increase of 7,500 during the same period in the prior year.
News categories: Suddenlink, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Broadband Growth Steady In 2009 With a Real Pick up In Every Region In Fourth Quarter
Mar 24, 2010 – There are now more than 466.95 million broadband customers in the world according to statistics released by the Broadband Forum. IPTV had a banner year, adding more than 10.8 million subscribers (compared to 9.4 million in 2008).
News categories: Broadband Forum, Africa, Asia, Broadband, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Latin America, Market Research, Middle-East, North America, Subscribers, Video Exchange

IPTV gathers momentum in emerging markets
Mar 23, 2010 – According to the latest research from Informa Telecoms & Media, the IPTV market continues to expand with global IPTV subscriptions reaching 29.7 million at the end of 2009, up from 19.4 million a year earlier.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers, Video Exchange

Digital captures almost 60% of TV market in Netherlands
Mar 23, 2010 – The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 3.5 percent or 161,000 net additions during the fourth quarter to 4.71 million on 31 December 2009, according to Telecompaper's quarterly report on the Dutch TV market.
News categories: Telecompaper, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Global IPTV Subscribers to Reach 68 Million by 2014
Mar 22, 2010 – IPTV subscriptions are poised to grow from over 30 million in 2010 to 68 million by the end of 2014, according to forecasts from analyst firm Strategy Analytics.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers, Video Exchange

CRTC releases results for Canadian broadcasting distributors
Mar 18, 2010 – Canada's CRTC has released summaries for Canadian broadcasting distribution. At end-2009, the number of households obtaining basic TV service from a cable company was 8.1 million. The equivalent number for DTH and MDS was 2.8 million.
News categories: CRTC, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers