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KPN becomes second largest Dutch digital TV provider
Sep 16, 2009 – The number of Dutch digital TV connections grew by 5.9 percent or 245,800 net additions during the second quarter, to a total 4.426 million on 30 June 2009, according to Telecompaper's quarterly Dutch Television Subscribers report.
News categories: Telecompaper, Ziggo, KPN, Canal Digitaal, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

UK's Pay-TV Market Climbs to $8.2 Billion by 2014
Sep 16, 2009 – Pay-TV revenue in the U.K. will climb from $6.2 billion in 2009 to $8.2 billion by 2014 as IPTV grows at an impressive CAGR of 26 percent within the forecast period, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research.
News categories: Pyramid Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, UK

IPTV subscribers in Korea hit 800,000
Sep 16, 2009 – The Korea Communications Commission (KCC) has said that the total number of IPTV subscribers for KT (Korea Telecom), LG Dacom and SK Broadband reached 806,184 households on Monday, September 14th, having passed the 800,000 mark the day before.
News categories: Korea Communications Commission, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Subscribers

Internet-Enabled TV Sales to Rise Sixfold by 2013
Sep 15, 2009 – After more than a dozen years of failing to live up to its promise, web access on the television is finally ready for prime time, with retail sales of Internet-Enabled Televisions (IETVs) set to rise by a factor of six by 2013, according to iSuppli.
News categories: iSuppli, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Streaming

Italy - July 2009 DTT decoder market
Sep 14, 2009 – The DGTVi publishes, in collaboration with GfK, a regular research report covering the development of the digital terrestrial market in Italy. The latest report is for the month of July 2009 with historical data back to February 2004.
News categories: DGTVi, GfK, DVB-MHP, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Over-the-Top TV Revenue to Top $5.6 Billion by 2014
Sep 14, 2009 – According to a new report from The Diffusion Group, revenue from the delivery of Internet video to the TV will grow nearly six-fold in the next five years, from a meager $1 billion in 2009 to $5.7 billion in 2014.
News categories: TDG, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Streaming

DVRs Now in Over One-Third of U.S. Households
Sep 10, 2009 – New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that 36% of TV households in the United States have at least one Digital Video Recorder (DVR) -- an increase from just 8% four years ago.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, USA

ANACOM publishes 2Q09 pay TV numbers for Portugal
Sep 10, 2009 – According to ANACOM, at the end of June 2009, the total number of pay TV subscribers in Portugal continued to grow, surpassing 2.37 million, around 47,000 more than in the previous quarter and 232,000 more than in the same period of 2008.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite

Set-top Box Revenues Contract Slightly in the Second Quarter of 2009
Sep 9, 2009 – Dell'Oro Group has reported that strength in the satellite and IP set-top box (STB) markets could not offset a contraction in the cable market that caused the overall STB market to decline 2 percent during the second quarter.
News categories: Dell'Oro, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box