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Consumer electronics global revenue reached $375 billion in 2009
Mar 15, 2010 – IMS Research forecasts relatively strong growth in smartphones, portable media players, set-top boxes, LCD televisions and refrigeration appliances for 2010, which are expected to significantly contribute to global CE revenues of $406 billion during the year.
News categories: IMS Research, Market Research

Oi TV of Brazil adds 121 thousand subscribers in 4Q09
Mar 15, 2010 – Telemar Norte Leste (Bovespa: TMAR3, TMAR5 and TMAR6) has announced results for the fourth quarter of 2009. Oi TV subscribers reached 234 thousand at the end of the year, increasing by 121 thousand from 3Q09 and 173 thousand in the whole of 2009.
News categories: Oi TV, Brazil, Cable TV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

i-CABLE in Hong Kong reaches 1 million Pay TV subscribers
Mar 12, 2010 – i-CABLE Communications Limited (HKSE Stock Code: 1097.HK) has released its 2009 Final Results Announcement. Pay TV subscribers were 9% higher year-on-year to exceed 1,000,000.
News categories: i-CABLE, Cable TV, Hong Kong, Results, Subscribers

UPC Polska catching up with Vectra in digital cable
Mar 11, 2010 – According to Poland's Chamber for Electronic Communication (Polska Izba Komunikacji Elektronicznej - PIKE), at the end of 2009, Vectra had the largest number of subscribers in Poland receiving digital cable TV, with a total of 240,000. UPC was second with 229,400.
News categories: Polska Izba Komunikacji Elektronicznej, UPC Polska, Vectra, Cable TV, Market Research, Poland, Subscribers

Taiwan Terrestrial STB Shipment to Decline, Says MIC
Mar 11, 2010 – According to research by the Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute (MIC), as many regional markets around the world are due to complete the digital switchover, demand for digital terrestrial STBs is expected to gradually decrease in the future.
News categories: Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute, Market Research, Set Top Box, Taiwan, Terrestrial

Videotron adds 42k digital cable subscribers in 4Q09
Mar 10, 2010 – Quebecor (Toronto: QBR.A; QBR.B) has reported its annual and fourth quarter results for 2009. At December 31, 2009, Videotron had 1,777,000 cable television customers, including 1,084,100 subscribers to its illico Digital TV service.
News categories: Videotron, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

PCCW now TV hits the 1 million subscriber mark
Mar 9, 2010 – PCCW (SEHK:0008) has reported results for the year ended December 31, 2009. PCCW's 'now TV' IPTV service hit its millionth mark during the year, with the installed subscriber base increasing by 5% to reach 1,001,000 at the end of December 2009.
News categories: PCCW, Digital TV, Hong Kong, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

TiVo subscribers down 131 thousand in quarter to end-January 2010
Mar 8, 2010 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has reported results for the quarter ended January 31, 2010. For the quarter, service and technology revenues were $45.3 million, compared with $48.5 million for the same period last year and $47.1 million in the prior quarter.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Cable TV, DVR, Middleware, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Insight Communications adds 14k digital subscribers in 4Q09
Mar 8, 2010 – Insight Communications has announced results for the full year ended December 31, 2009. In 2009, Insight had a digital customer net gain of 69,900. Total digital customers at year end were 509,400, a 71% penetration of basic cable customers.
News categories: Insight Communications, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA