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ITI Group ('n') 2008 Nine months financial results
Nov 19, 2008 – ITI Holdings (Luxembourg: ITIH) has announced results for the nine months ended 30 September 2008. ITI Neovision launched its 'n' digital TV platform in October 2006. In just two years of operations 'n' has attracted more than 400,000 subscribers.
News categories: ITI Group, DVR, Poland, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

SIA Forecast: Semiconductor Sales Slowing
Nov 19, 2008 – The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released its annual forecast of global semiconductor sales, projecting the first decline in sales since 2001.
News categories: Semiconductor Industry Association, Market Research, Semiconductor

Set-Top Box Shipments to Peak in 2012
Nov 19, 2008 – The global market for set-top boxes will grow gradually over the next few years, then will peak at around 110 million shipments in 2012, according to a new report from ABI Research.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

HDMI Continues To Grow, While DVI Slides
Nov 19, 2008 – The rapid rise of HDMI and the slow decline of DVI continued in 2008, reports In-Stat. The primary driver of HDMI's success is the CE segment, with HDMI ports being found on 95% of the digital televisions (DTV) shipped worldwide in 2008.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV

Unitymedia Q3 2008 Financial Results
Nov 19, 2008 – Unitymedia and its subsidiary arena have announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2008. In the coming months Unitymedia plans to introduce a DVR to further enhance the TV viewing experience of its customers.
News categories: Unitymedia, Cable TV, DVR, Germany, Satellite, Subscribers

French Digital-TV-On-Satellite Offer TNTSAT Tops 750,000 Households
Nov 18, 2008 – SES ASTRA (Paris & Luxembourg: SESG) has announced that at end-October, 750,000 TNTSAT receivers had been distributed to French households. TNTSAT HD will be launched on 15 February 2009 with the free HD DTT channels available on ASTRA.
News categories: SES ASTRA, TNTSAT, Digital TV, France, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

Share of High-end Models in Taiwanese Cable STB Industry Shipment Increasing, According to MIC
Nov 17, 2008 – According to statistics of Taiwan's ITIS project, shipment volume of the Taiwanese cable STB (Set Top Box) industry is estimated at 2.2 million units, representing a year-on-year growth rate of 23%.
News categories: Market Intelligence Center, ITIS, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box, Taiwan

City Telecom (bbTV) Announces Annual Results 2008
Nov 17, 2008 – City Telecom (Hong Kong: 1137; NASDAQ: CTEL) has announced results for the year ended 31 August 2008. The Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN) IPTV service (bbTV) increased its subscriptions by 21.9% to 156,000 as of 31 August 2008.
News categories: City Telecom, HKBN, bbTV, Hong Kong, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Telefónica earns €5,596 million to September and confirms all growth forecasts for 2008
Nov 14, 2008 – During the third quarter of 2008 Telefónica (Madrid, NYSE: TEF) maintained the intense commercial activity registered since the beginning of the year. Pay TV accesses stood at over 2.1 million at the end of the quarter, up 54.0% on the prior year.
News categories: Telefónica, Brazil, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, IPTV, Peru, Results, Spain, Subscribers, Venezuela