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Game Consoles are Most Connected Current Consumer Electronics (CE) Device
Feb 4, 2009 – Those that have permanent connections between their CE devices and their home networks most commonly connect their game console. As more connected CE devices become available, In-Stat expects Blu-ray DVD players/recorders to lead client growth.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Kabel Deutschland Digital Pay TV up 10.9%
Feb 3, 2009 – Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has announced subscriber figures for its 2008/9 third quarter (October 1 to December 31). At the end of December, the subscription figure for KDG's Digital Pay TV offering was up 82,900 on the year before to 846,300.
News categories: Kabel Deutschland, Cable TV, Germany, Subscribers

Poor Economy Won't Stop Skyrocketing Growth of IPTV
Feb 2, 2009 – Not even a global financial meltdown can stop IPTV. Despite the worldwide economic crisis, subscribers to telco TV will grow more than three-fold by the end of 2012, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Brazil, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Korea, Market Research, Subscribers

Amino Passes Milestone of 2 Million Units Sold Globally
Feb 2, 2009 – Amino Communications has announced that it has sold its two millionth AmiNET™ set-top box (STB).
News categories: Amino, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box

Germany's number of IPTV customers grows to over half a million
Feb 1, 2009 – According to BITKOM, the voice of the information technology, telecommunications, and new media industry in Germany, the number of IPTV subscribers in Germany at the end of 2008 was 536,000, up from 180,000 at the end of 2007.
News categories: BITKOM, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Subscribers

Colombia's UNE-EPM reaches 30 thousand IPTV subscribers
Jan 30, 2009 – UNE-EPM Telecomunicaciones of Colombia had around 30 thousand IPTV subscribers at end-2008. UNE is the only Colombian company able to launch IPTV because it has both a pay TV license and a cable TV operation.
News categories: UNE-EPM, Colombia, IPTV, Subscribers

Jupiter Telecommunications Financial Results for FY2008
Jan 29, 2009 – Total revenue at Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) was ¥294,308 million for the year ended December 31, 2008. J:COM's digital video recording service (HDR) experienced steady growth in its number of subscribers to reach 404,800 at year-end.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, DVR, Japan, Results, Subscribers

AT&T Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results
Jan 28, 2009 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported fourth-quarter and full-year results. AT&T further accelerated its ramp in U-verse TV growth with a net gain of 264,000 subscribers in the fourth quarter, to reach more than 1 million in service.
News categories: AT&T, DVR, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Unitymedia Strong New Services Growth Continues
Jan 28, 2009 – Unitymedia's Digital TV Pay subscriber base grew 37,000 in the quarter to 568,000, up 25% year-on-year, driven by increasing digitisation of the basic cable subscriber base and enhanced pay TV packages.
News categories: Unitymedia, Cable TV, Germany, Results, Subscribers