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IPTV subscribers to reach 1.2 million in Germany this year
Jun 17, 2009 – BITKOM, the voice of the information technology, telecommunications, and new media industry in Germany, expects the number of IPTV subscribers in Germany to reach 1.5 million at the end of 2010, up from 1.2 million at the end of this year.
News categories: BITKOM, Germany, IPTV, Subscribers

Spain - June DTT monthly update released
Jun 16, 2009 – According to Impulsa-TDT, April's sales of DTT equipment in Spain were 615,000 units, bringing the cumulative sales figure close to 18.2 million. 49% of the DTT receivers sold in April were either LCD or flat-screen TV sets.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

Dutch cable operators reach milestone of 2 million digital TV customers
Jun 16, 2009 – The number of TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 0.5 percent during the first quarter to 7.95 million on 31 March 2009, driven by 3.9 percent growth in digital TV customers to 4.155 million, according to Telecompaper's Q1 2009 report.
News categories: Telecompaper, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Global IPTV market up to nearly 24 million
Jun 16, 2009 – The Broadband Forum has announced the latest broadband and IPTV statistics. Its report shows that broadband grew by 16.6 million lines globally in the last quarter alone, while IPTV continues to expand strongly.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Brazil, Broadband, Canada, China, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Egypt, Fibre, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Mexico, UK, Ukraine, USA

Blu-ray unable to halt DVD sales slump
Jun 15, 2009 – The global video business lost more than $2.6bn in 2008 due to a combination of a fall in both DVD purchase and rentals by consumers. The figure, which equates to a downturn of 4.8% globally, is published in the latest report from Screen Digest.
News categories: Screen Digest, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research

TV IC Market Experiences Seasonal Decline
Jun 15, 2009 – DisplaySearch's latest research indicates that the TV IC shipments declined seasonally to 30.8 million units for flat panel TVs in Q1'09, according to its Quarterly TV Electronics Report. Shipments were down by 4.3% Q/Q, but up 11% Y/Y.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Video in demand as Asian satellite driver
Jun 15, 2009 – The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has released new data on Asian Satellite demand to coincide with the annual CASBAA Satellite Industry Forum in Singapore.
News categories: CASBAA, Asia, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite

Conditional Access Technologies to Post Nearly $1.4 Billion in Annual Revenue by 2014
Jun 15, 2009 – In 2008 Conditional Access technologies earned revenue of nearly $1.3 billion worldwide and will continue to grow, adding nearly $105 million more in annual revenue by 2014, according to a new study from ABI Research.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, DRM, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite

Streaming Movies, TV, and Music Industry Will Generate $78 Billion Over Six Years
Jun 15, 2009 – Streaming video and music distributed across the Internet, an IP TV network, or a mobile handset will generate more than $78 billion in revenue in US markets over the next six years, according to The Insight Research Corporation.
News categories: Insight Research Corporation, Market Research, Streaming, USA