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TV Operators Looking for Foothold in Market Through Hybrid STBs
Apr 15, 2009 – An IMS Research study reveals that the continued growth in hybrid set-top box (STB) deployments is being driven by operators initiatives to increase ARPUs through additional services including push-VOD, progressive download and access to web portals.
News categories: IMS Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

14% of NZ Homes Now Have Freeview
Apr 15, 2009 – More than 14% of homes in New Zealand now have Freeview according to figures released today. This equates to nearly 10,000 new homes a month (or 72,000 new viewers over the quarter) now enjoying the benefits of free-to-air digital television.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Terrestrial

1.4 billion subscribers worldwide for TV services by 2013
Apr 15, 2009 – Parks Associates says that primetime anytime services will help service providers gain and retain customers in the global market for TV services. The number of households worldwide subscribing to TV services will exceed 1.4 billion by 2013.
News categories: Parks Associates, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Streaming, Subscribers

4.5 million digital TV subscribers in Russia
Apr 14, 2009 – According to estimates by iKS-Consulting, the number of digital TV subscribers in Russia at the end of 2008 was 4.5 million, with around 30 providers operating in the region.
News categories: iKS-Consulting, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

Nielsen Provides U.S. Online Video Data For March 2009
Apr 13, 2009 – Nielsen Online has reported March 2009 U.S. overall online video usage and top online brands ranked by video streams.
News categories: Nielsen, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Spain - April DTT monthly update and annual report released
Apr 13, 2009 – According to Impulsa-TDT, February sales of DTV tuners in Spain exceeded 576,000. The total volume of DTT receivers sold since 2003 is now around 17 million units.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

MRG IPTV Report Mixes Continued Growth with Volatility
Apr 13, 2009 – MRG has announced new leaders in the Global IPTV Market Leaders Report - March 2009. Continuing growth of subscribers is reflected by increased deployments of IPTV products in Europe, Asia, Rest of World, and especially in North America.
News categories: MRG, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box

COGECO passes 500k digital cable subscriber mark
Apr 9, 2009 – COGECO (TSX: CGO) has announced its financial results for the latest period. Digital Television service net additions stood at 25,102 and 48,719 customers for the quarter and first six months ended February 28, 2009, respectively.
News categories: COGECO, Cabovisão, Cable TV, Canada, Portugal, Results, Subscribers

Italy - February 2009 DTT decoder market
Apr 9, 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 February 2009 with historical data back to February 2004.
News categories: DGTVi, GfK, Digital TV, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial