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UWB Market Sees Major Setbacks, but Some Progress
Jan 20, 2009 – 2008 was a tough year for ultrawideband (UWB) technology, reports In-Stat. There are now four fewer UWB chip makers than there were in the middle of 2008. However, the first UWB-enabled digital televisions did ship in Japan in 2008.
News categories: In-Stat, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart Home

Maroc Telecom consolidated revenues at December 31, 2008
Jan 19, 2009 – Maroc Telecom's landline Internet customer base reached 482,000 lines at the end of 2008, up 1.3% compared to 2007, to which nearly 30,000 Internet Mobile 3G+ and 10,000 IPTV customers have to be added.
News categories: Maroc Telecom, IPTV, Morocco, Results, Subscribers

Satellite TV in China: Potential US$4 Billion Receiving Device Market by 2012
Jan 19, 2009 – In China, there are about 200 million households with a TV set but no cable connection. The launch, on June 9, 2008, of the Zhongxing-9 broadcasting satellite should thus generate a huge market for satellite receivers and related chipsets.
News categories: In-Stat, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

Jupiter Telecommunications Announces December 2008 Subscriber Figures
Jan 16, 2009 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of December 31, 2008 served by J:COM's 24 consolidated franchises reached approximately 3.17 million, up 508,300, or 19.1% since December 31, 2007.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunication, Cable TV, Japan, Subscribers

Telekom Austria Has Success with Combi-Packages
Jan 15, 2009 – For the first time in 12 years Telekom Austria has seen growth in access line subscribers, due to combi-package sales. The development was also positive for aonTV with customer numbers rising from 10,930 at end-2007 to 63,800 at end-2008.
News categories: Telekom Austria, aonTV, Austria, IPTV, Subscribers

DTV Semiconductor Market Declines in 2008
Jan 15, 2009 – According to iSuppli, global DTV semiconductor revenue declined to $7.95 billion in 2008, down 1.1% from $8.04 billion in 2007.
News categories: iSuppli, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Shaw delivers solid first quarter results
Jan 14, 2009 – Shaw Communications (STSX: SJR.B, NYSE: SJR) has announced results for the first quarter ended November 30, 2008. During the quarter digital cable customers grew by 60,717 to 967,037 and DTH (Star Choice) customers increased 448 to 892,976.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Korea - Number of DMB service users soars in 2008
Jan 14, 2009 – Users of DMB services totaled 17.25 million at the end of 2008, up 59.9 percent from a year earlier, according to the Terrestrial-DMB Special Committee
News categories: Digital TV, Korea, Market Research, Mobile

Continued growth for COGECO despite the difficult economic climate
Jan 14, 2009 – COGECO (TSX: CGO) has announced its results for the first quarter of 2009, ended November 30, 2008. Digital Television service net additions stood at 23,617 customers compared to 16,253 customers for the same period in the prior year.
News categories: COGECO, Cable TV, Canada, Portugal, Results, Subscribers