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Two million films and sporting events accessed on Bluewin TV
Apr 1, 2009 – Some two million films and sport programmes have been accessed through the Swisscom (Swiss: SCMN) digital TV service since its launch in November 2006, while half of Bluewin TV customers have made use of the Video on Demand service.
News categories: Swisscom, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Switzerland

Spain publishes Q4 pay-TV statistics
Mar 31, 2009 – The Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones (CMT) has published statistics for the communications market in Spain in the fourth quarter. In the quarter, the number of subscribers fell in all pay-TV segments except for IPTV.
News categories: Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers

Home Entertainment goes 3D
Mar 31, 2009 – As more 3D movies are released in the cinema, technology is arriving that will allow viewers to enjoy the experience at home. Screen Digest believes that autostereoscopic technology will eventually become popular as it has one major advantage: no glasses.
News categories: Screen Digest, Blu-ray, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research, Metaverse, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Chunghwa Telecom Reports Operating Results for Full Year 2008
Mar 30, 2009 – Chunghwa Telecom (TAIEX: 2412, NYSE: CHT) has reported its operating results for full year 2008. As of the end of 2008, Chunghwa had 676 thousand Multimedia-On-Demand (MOD) subscribers, a solid 71.4% year-over-year increase.
News categories: Chunghwa Telecom, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, Taiwan

Annual report of the Telekom Slovenia Group
Mar 27, 2009 – Telekom Slovenia (Ljubljana:TLSG) has published the annual report of the Telekom Slovenia Group and Telekom Slovenije, d.d. for year 2008. The number of IPTV service users grew in the year to almost 90,000.
News categories: SiOL TV, Telekom Slovenia, IPTV, Results, Slovenia, Subscribers

OTE Group Reports 2008 Fourth Quarter Results
Mar 27, 2009 – Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (ASE: HTO, NYSE: OTE) has announced results for the quarter and the year ended December 31, 2008. By the end of 2008, RomTelecom's satellite TV offering 'Dolce' had attracted 643,000 subscribers.
News categories: RomTelecom, OTE, Greece, IPTV, Results, Romania, Satellite, Subscribers

IPTV Growth Doubles in North America in 2008
Mar 25, 2009 – The Broadband Forum has announced the latest IPTV and broadband statistics, showing that the North American IPTV market has more than doubled in size in 2008 -- with growth of 113 percent despite the global economic downturn.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Africa, Asia, Broadband, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Latin America, Market Research, Middle-East, North America, Subscribers

ANT Hits 10 Million Deployed Units
Mar 25, 2009 – ANT (London: ANTP) has announced at IPTV World Forum that it has surpassed 10 million units deployed worldwide. The figures reveal that ANT Fresco and ANT Galio are among the most widely deployed IPTV platforms in the world.
News categories: ANT plc, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Video Exchange

ADB Celebrates 1.5 Million IPTV STB'S Deployed
Mar 25, 2009 – Advanced Digital Broadcast (SIX: ADBN) has announced that it has shipped over 1.5 million IPTV set-top boxes, making ADB one of the top IPTV suppliers in the world.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box