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Telekom Austria Group: aonTV Reaches 100,000-Subscriber Mark
Jan 21, 2010 – The Telekom Austria Group (VSE: TKA, OTC US: TKAGY) has announced that aonTV, the IPTV service of its Fixed Net subsidiary, Telekom Austria TA AG, has reached the 100,000 subscriber mark.
News categories: Telekom Austria, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Global fixed-broadband subscriptions to surpass half a billion mark in 2010
Jan 21, 2010 – According to new research from Informa Telecoms & Media, global fixed-broadband subscription numbers will reach half a billion this year, driven by continued growth in emerging markets.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Spain, Streaming, Subscribers, Taiwan, Turkey, UK, USA

3D-Capable TVs to Achieve 1.2M+ Shipments in 2010, 15.6M in 2013
Jan 20, 2010 – DisplaySearch research indicates that LED backlighting and 240 Hz LCDs will serve as enabling technologies for new feature developments in TVs in 2010, specifically for 3D TVs, an area of intense interest to TV manufacturers.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming

Hong Kong Digital TV penetration rate up 40%
Jan 20, 2010 – About 46.5% of Hong Kong families, or 1.06 million households, receive digital terrestrial television services according to a December survey, showing the penetration rate has grown more than 40% since the end of 2008.
News categories: DTMB, Hong Kong, Market Research, Terrestrial

Set Top Box Market Growth Mixed in 2009
Jan 20, 2010 – The Asian market for set top boxes (STB) is estimated to have seen over 40% growth in shipments in 2009, according to In-Stat's latest market estimates. Meanwhile, the European market saw unit shipments slip 11% in 2009.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

J:COM ends 2009 with 2,348,400 digital cable subscribers
Jan 19, 2010 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of December 31, 2009 served by J:COM's 23 consolidated franchises reached 3.27 million, up 107,400 or 3.4% since December 31, 2008.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Japan, Subscribers

Web-Enabled Devices Bring Internet Video and Applications to the TV
Jan 19, 2010 – Over-the-top (OTT) video services are increasingly offering compelling alternatives to traditional TV viewing. Web-enabled devices, which are a necessity to access these services, are now proliferating across device categories.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

Russia's Tricolor TV registers 6 millionth subscriber
Jan 18, 2010 – In 2009, Russia's Tricolor TV DTH satellite service added 1.650 million subscribers across Russia, exceeding the 6 million user mark, or 13% of the population of Russia.
News categories: Tricolor TV, Digital TV, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

Digital cable subscribers reach 62 million in China
Jan 15, 2010 – China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has announced that the total number of digital cable TV subscribers in the country reached 61.99 million at the end of 2009.
News categories: SARFT, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Subscribers