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A Canvas-type proposition will reach 3.5m homes by 2014
Oct 28, 2009 – Analysis from Screen Digest focuses on the prospects for a project Canvas-type venture in the UK. Screen Digest believes that a hybrid open IPTV platform such as that proposed by the BBC and its partners will reach 3.5 million homes by 2014.
News categories: Screen Digest, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK

Q2-09 was a Record-Setting Mobile TV Quarter
Oct 28, 2009 – Issue No. 10 of the quarterly TeleAnalytics Mobile TV Tracking Service (TMTS) quantitatively substantiates the position taken back in Q3-08 that the worldwide Mobile TV adoption/sales would not be much upset by the financial crisis.
News categories: TeleAnalytics, 5G, Brazil, China, Digital TV, Europe, ISDB-T, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, Russia, SBTVD, USA

KPN adds 38k DTT and IPTV subscribers in 3Q09
Oct 27, 2009 – KPN Group (Amsterdam:KPN) has released its results for Q3 2009. KPN sees continued growth in TV (Digitenne DTT + IPTV), with IPTV taking an increasing share (~70k subscribers). The company is on track to exceed 1 million TV subscribers in 2010.
News categories: KPN, IPTV, Netherlands, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Rogers adds 32k digital cable subscribers in 3Q09
Oct 27, 2009 – Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI.a; RCI.b)(NYSE: RCI) has announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. The digital cable subscriber base grew by 9% from September 30, 2008 to September 30, 2009.
News categories: Rogers Communications, Cable TV, Canada, DVR, Results, Subscribers

Dish TV India adds 407,000 DTH subscribers in latest quarter
Oct 27, 2009 – Dish TV India (BOM:532839) has announced its results for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 ended 30th September 2009. 0.41 Million new DTH subscribers were added during the quarter.
News categories: Dish TV India, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Verizon adds 191,000 FiOS TV customers in 3Q09
Oct 26, 2009 – Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) has reported its results for the third quarter of 2009. Verizon added 191,000 net new FiOS TV customers to give 2.7 million FiOS TV customers at the end of the quarter, a 67.7 percent year-over-year increase.
News categories: Verizon, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Digital Set Top Box Market Remains a Strong Opportunity for Vendors and Technology Providers
Oct 26, 2009 – While the global recession has dampened growth in digital set top boxes (STB) in 2009, the market remains a tremendous opportunity for STB manufacturers and technology providers, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Shaw adds 113,000 digital TV subscribers in latest quarter
Oct 23, 2009 – Shaw Communications (TSX: SJR.B, NYSE: SJR) has announced results for the quarter ended August 31, 2009. In the quarter digital cable customers were up 110,501 to 1,297,684. DTH customers increased 2,728 to 900,941.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

BSkyB adds 287,000 HD customers in latest quarter
Oct 23, 2009 – In the three months to 30 September 2009, BSkyB (LSE:BSY) continued to see strong demand for its products. Sky+HD was the principal driver reaching 5.902 million households in the quarter and surpassing 60% penetration of the base.
News categories: BSkyB, DVR, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, UK