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Multichoice Africa DTH reaches 1 million subscribers in 3Q09
Nov 26, 2009 – Naspers (JSE: NPN)(LSE:NPSN) has announced results for the six months ended 30 September 2009. In South Africa the base grew by 238,000 to 2,639,000 households. In the rest of sub-Saharan Africa the base grew by 114,000 to 1,030,000 homes.
News categories: Naspers, MultiChoice, Irdeto, Angola, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, DVR, Ghana, Kenya, Middleware, Namibia, Nigeria, Results, Satellite, South Africa, Subscribers, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Com Hem adds 40k digital TV subscribers in 3Q09
Nov 25, 2009 – Com Hem has reported results for the first three quarters of 2009. Between the second and third quarter of 2009, the number of digital television subscribers increased by 8 percent to nearly 545,000 customers.
News categories: Com Hem, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, Sweden

Asia-Pac IPTV Subs to Hit 9.4 Million This Year
Nov 25, 2009 – According to Frost & Sullivan, the Asia-Pacific IPTV subscriber base is expected to grow by 51 percent in 2009 to close at 9.4 million users, making the region the second largest IPTV market in the world by the end of this year.
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Australia, China, Digital TV, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, IPTV, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Subscribers, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

SiOL TV reaches 105k subscribers in Slovenia at end-3Q09
Nov 20, 2009 – The Telekom Slovenia Group (Telekom Slovenije, d.d.) [Ljubljana:TLSG] has released its business report for 3Q 2009. In Slovenia, the number of SiOL TV subscribers was up 59% on a year earlier to pass 105,000 at the end of the period.
News categories: Telekom Slovenije, Cable TV, IPTV, Kosovo, Macedonia, Results, Slovenia, Subscribers

Australia releases 3rd Digital Tracker Survey
Nov 20, 2009 – Australia's Digital Switchover Taskforce has announced the publication of the 3rd Digital Tracker Survey, a quarterly analysis of national digital television take-up, awareness and attitudes.
News categories: Digital Switchover Taskforce, DBCDE, Australia, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Global TV Shipment Growth Recovered in Q3
Nov 19, 2009 – Global TV shipments showed a spark of recovery in Q3'09 amid an easing global economic recession, reports DisplaySearch. Total unit volume increased on a year-over-year (Y/Y) basis for the first time since Q3'08, rising 1% to 54.9 million units.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Canada, China, Digital TV, Japan, Market Research, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

While Semi TAM for Digital Cable Set Top Boxes Declines, Opportunity Remains With Latest Features
Nov 17, 2009 – Although the market for semiconductors in digital cable set top boxes (STBs) is projected to decrease from 2008 to 2013, opportunity for chip vendors remains with the latest tech features, according to market research firm In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

IPA publishes Q3 2009 Trends in UK Television Report
Nov 17, 2009 – The latest IPA Trends in Television Report covering Q3 2009 shows that the average daily viewing figure in the UK stands at 3.54 hours. Homes relying solely on analogue terrestrial signals are now below 10% for the first time (at 9.3%).
News categories: Institute of Practitioners in Advertising, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial, UK

TrueVisions of Thailand adds 31k subscribers in 3Q09
Nov 16, 2009 – True Corporation (SET: True) has reported its performance for the three months to September 30, 2009. TrueVisions saw subscriber numbers rise 25.3% from a year ago to 1.64 million.
News categories: True Corp, TrueVisions, Cable TV, MMDS, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Thailand