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Boxer subscriptions fall slightly due to tough competition in the mature Swedish digital TV market
Jan 14, 2009 – On 31 December 2008, Boxer had 689,000 digital TV subscriptions. The number of subscriptions fell by just under three percent during the year, from 709,000 at the beginning of the year.
News categories: Boxer, Denmark, Digital TV, Ireland, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial

At 32%, Telco TV Tops Pay-TV Platform Growth
Jan 14, 2009 – According to pay-TV market data from ABI Research, IPTV will grow by an estimated 32% annually over the next six years to nearly 79 million subscribers globally by the end of 2014.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite

China digital cable TV subscribers exceed 45 million
Jan 13, 2009 – According to statistics from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), China's digital cable TV subscribers reached over 45 million at the end of 2008, making for an annual increase of 67.6%.
News categories: SARFT, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Subscribers

Telco TV and Energy Conservation to Drive Powerline's Growth
Jan 13, 2009 – Service providers are increasingly driving the broadband powerline networking equipment market, helping to push growth over 50% in 2008, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Market Research, Smart Home

Sigma Designs To Retain 100% Share Of Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV Platform
Jan 12, 2009 – BWS Financial is saying that Sigma Designs (NASDAQ:SIGM) could retain a 100 percent market share position in the Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) platform IPTV service owing to delays in field trials of Motorola's (NYSE: MOT) set-top box.
News categories: Sigma Designs, CES2025, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Spain - January DTT monthly update released
Jan 12, 2009 – According to Impulsa-TDT, DTT coverage in Spain increased further to reach over 90% at the close of 2008. Equipment with built-in DTT, mainly TVs, achieved some of the highest sales figures of the year in November.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, DVD, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial

French Digital TV Satellite Offer Tops One Million Households At End 2008
Jan 12, 2009 – SES ASTRA (Paris and Luxembourg: SESG) has announced that TNTSAT has further extended its reach. Only 16 months after its launch more than one million TNTSAT receivers have already been distributed to French households.
News categories: TNTSAT, SES ASTRA, Digital TV, France, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

Italy - November 2008 DTT decoder market report update
Jan 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 November 2008 with historical data back to February 2004.
News categories: DGTVi, GfK, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Consumer Electronics Industry Issues 2009 Forecast
Jan 8, 2009 – The consumer electronics industry is projected to generate $171 billion in U.S. shipment revenues in 2009, according to the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). The primary revenue driver for the industry continues to be digital TV displays.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, Blu-ray, CES2025, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, USA