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Portable Entertainment Devices Continue to Proliferate
Dec 8, 2009 – Even the weak economy can't overcome a broader migration to mobile and portable devices. Portable electronics device shipments will grow more than 10% in 2009 versus 2008 according to market research firm, In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Portable, Tablet

Global IPTV Forecast Exceeds MRG 2009 Prediction by 2M Subscribers
Dec 7, 2009 – MRG has announced the latest edition of its IPTV Global Forecast. The new forecast indicates that global IPTV subscribers will grow from 28 million in 2009 to 83 million in 2013, a compound annual growth rate of 31%.
News categories: Multimedia Research Group, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

Internet Video: Connected TVs Play Catch Up
Dec 4, 2009 – Preliminary data from an IMS Research study shows that by the end of 2010, nearly 55% of all TV Households in the Americas will have access to Internet video, with 25% of these capable of displaying Internet video onto the TV set.
News categories: IMS Research, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

ANACOM publishes 3Q09 pay TV numbers for Portugal
Dec 2, 2009 – According to the Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM), in the third quarter of 2009, the total number of pay TV subscribers in Portugal exceeded 2.4 million, 72 thousand more than in the previous quarter and 232 thousand more than a year earlier.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

Shanghai Telecom IPTV subscribers reach 1 million
Dec 2, 2009 – The IPTV subscriber base of Shanghai Telecom (NYSE: CHA; Hong Kong:0728) has broken through the one million mark. The service was officially launched in October 2006.
News categories: Shanghai Telecom, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers

UK Freeview Passes 10 Million Benchmark
Dec 2, 2009 – Freeview has announced that it has passed a key benchmark to become the main-set TV service in 10 million UK homes.
News categories: Freeview, Digital TV, Market Research, Terrestrial, UK

Advanced Digital Services Boost the Market for Software-Based Pay TV Conditional Access Systems
Dec 1, 2009 – According to Frost & Sullivan, the increasing uptake of TV sets and broadcast services as well as the diversity of content created and delivered over pay TV has intensified the need for competent and adaptable CA systems.
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Market Research, Software

HDMI Adoption Climbs, while DVI Slides into Retreat
Dec 1, 2009 – High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) adoption continues to gain ground across several segments. Meanwhile, the now legacy Digital Visual Interface (DVI) is gradually declining, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Camcorder, DVD, Market Research, Mobile, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

Nearly Half of U.S. Households Have an HDTV Set
Nov 30, 2009 – New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) found that 46% of households in the United States have at least one high definition television (HDTV) set -- approximately double the percentage of households that had an HDTV set two years ago.
News categories: Leichtman Research, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Market Research, USA