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Spain - November DTT monthly update released
Nov 13, 2009 – According to Impulsa-TDT, 696,000 DTT receivers were sold in September, giving a cumulative total for Spain of 22.5 million units. Based on reporting from TNS Sofres, penetration of DTT in Spanish households was 72.1% in October.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

Eastern Europe Satellite Pay TV Launch Frenzy Continues
Nov 13, 2009 – The latest analysis from Screen Digest focused on the Central and Eastern European pay-TV market shows that the recent rapid growth in new satellite TV market entrants in Central and Eastern Europe shows no signs of slowing down.
News categories: Screen Digest, Digital TV, Macedonia, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Slovakia, Ukraine

Swisscom Bluewin TV adds 21k subscribers in 3Q09
Nov 11, 2009 – Swisscom (Swiss: SCMN) has released its Interim Report for the January - September 2009 period. The number of Bluewin TV customers virtually doubled compared with the previous year to 186,000 at the end of the third quarter of 2009.
News categories: Swisscom, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, Switzerland

SingTel mio TV IPTV adds 25k subscribers in 3Q09
Nov 11, 2009 – SingTel (Singapore: SGX; Australia: ASX) has announced results for its second quarter ending 30 September 2009. During the quarter, mio TV, SingTel's pay TV service, attracted 25,000 new customers to reach 126,000 as at 30 September 2009.
News categories: SingTel, IPTV, Results, Singapore, Subscribers

StarHub adds 7k digital TV subscribers in 3Q09
Nov 10, 2009 – StarHub (Singapore: CC3) has reported 2009 third quarter and year-to-date results. StarHub's pay TV customer base was up 3% year-on-year to 535,000. Digital customers now make up 100% of the total pay TV customer base.
News categories: StarHub, Cable TV, Results, Singapore, Subscribers

Cyfrowy Polsat subscriber base grows 73 thousand in Q309
Nov 10, 2009 – Cyfrowy Polsat (Warsaw: CPS) has released its results for the period ended 30 September 2009. Cyfrowy Polsat had 2,916,750 subscribers at quarter end. The company is considering starting production of its own high definition set-top boxes in 2010.
News categories: Cyfrowy Polsat, Poland, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Digital Media Adapters, Players, Receivers Emerge as Competitive New Connected Home Product Category
Nov 10, 2009 – A new class of devices, Digital Media Adapters (DMAs), Digital Media Players (DMPs), and Digital Media Receivers (DMRs) is emerging in the connected digital home, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, DVR, Gaming, Home Server, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

1.083 million digital pay TV households in Hungary at end-September
Nov 10, 2009 – In September 2009, the number of households in Hungary watching digital television increased by sixteen thousand to 1.083 million, states the flash report released by the National Communications Authority (NHH).
News categories: NHH, Cable TV, Hungary, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

GOL TV reaches 930,000 subscriber mark, more than 100,000 on DTT
Nov 9, 2009 – GOL TELEVISION has reached the 930,000 subscriber mark only two months since the launch of broadcasts as a Premium channel with the number of DTT subscribers (TDT Premium) now over 100,000.
News categories: Gol Televisión, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Market Research, Spain, Subscribers, Terrestrial