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20% of Hong Kong families watching digital TV
Sep 26, 2008 – More than 20% of Hong Kong families, or about 500,000 households, are watching digital terrestrial television via set-top boxes, integrated digital TV sets or computers, up 30% on the 15.6% take-up rate at the end of July.
News categories: Digital TV, DTMB, Hong Kong, Market Research, Terrestrial

Virgin Media's On-Demand TV Tops 45 Million Views
Sep 26, 2008 – Virgin Media (Nasdaq:VMED) has announced a massive increase in on-demand viewing, jumping from 34 million views in January to 45 million views in August on its TV platform. This is an increase of 33 percent in less than a year.
News categories: Virgin Media, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, UK

Gartner Says Worldwide IPTV Subscriptions to Grow 64 Per Cent in 2008
Sep 25, 2008 – Worldwide subscriptions to internet Protocol television (IPTV) services are on pace to reach 19.6 million subscribers in 2008, a 64.1 per cent increase from 12 million subscribers in 2007, according to Gartner (NYSE: IT).
News categories: Gartner, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

IPTV in Wonderland
Sep 24, 2008 – The latest report from Screen Digest examines the challenges faced by telcos and their IPTV services in 26 countries across Europe. 'IPTV Business Models: Profit and Loss in the Telco TV Space' discusses the likely success of their strategies.
News categories: Screen Digest, Belgium, Digital TV, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Subscribers, Sweden, UK

FTTH Connections Rise to 3.76 Million North American Households
Sep 23, 2008 – The upgrading of North America's last mile networks with fiber is continuing, with fiber to the home (FTTH) arriving at more than 1.6 million households over the past year, bringing the total number of FTTH subscribers to 3.76 million.
News categories: Fiber-to-the-Home Council, RVA Market Research, Broadband, Canada, Caribbean, Fibre, IPTV, Market Research, Mexico, North America, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Portugal - Meo surpasses 200 thousand customers
Sep 23, 2008 – Portugal Telecom (Lisbon: PTC; NYSE: PT) has announced that Meo, its pay-TV service, surpassed 200 thousand customers. Net additions in the quarter to date surpassed 84 thousand customers, already above those registered in 2Q08.
News categories: Portugal Telecom, Meo, Digital TV, IPTV, Portugal, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Jupiter Telecommunications Announces August 2008 Subscriber Figures
Sep 17, 2008 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of August 31, 2008 served by J:COM's 19 consolidated franchises reached approximately 2.90 million, up 289,600, or 11.1% since August 31, 2007.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Subscribers

Blu-ray Wins the Race - But it Won't be Smooth Sailing
Sep 17, 2008 – The HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray format war ended in early 2008, with Blu-ray the winner, reports In-Stat. But do not expect a quick ramp up of Blu-ray player sales to standard DVD player levels any time soon, as prices for Blu-ray players are still high.
News categories: In-Stat, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder

High Definition on track in Ireland
Sep 17, 2008 – For the Republic of Ireland, the road to HD started with the introduction of the HD-ready Flat Panel TV. In the last 12 months, 450,000 Flat panel TVs were sold to consumers. Of these, 81% are capable of receiving and processing an HD signal.
News categories: GfK, Blu-ray, Camcorder, Ireland, Market Research, Smart TV