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Worldwide TV IC Market Grew 21% Y/Y in Q2'08; Mediatek Remains the Market Leader
Sep 11, 2008 – The worldwide market for TV ICs was 29.8 million units in Q2'08, 21% higher than Q2'07. Shipments were up 7.8% compared to Q1'08, as TV set makers built in line with seasonality and rapid flat panel TV sales growth in the US and Eastern Europe.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Latest NSR Report Finds Mobile TV and Video Growth to be Driven by Broadcasters and Consumers
Sep 10, 2008 – NSR has released a new report that indicates that a combination of converging trends will allow mobile TV to experience considerable growth, but a number of inhibitors will prevent the sector from reaching its full monetization potential.
News categories: Northern Sky Research, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile

Jiangsu Cable Selects BigBand Digital Video Networking Platform For Growth Of Digital TV Services
Sep 10, 2008 – BigBand Networks (NASDAQ: BBND) has announced that Jiangsu Cable is deploying its Broadband Multimedia-Service Router (BMR®) to process and deliver digital television services, including high definition (HD) and interactive television.
News categories: BigBand Networks, Cable TV, China, Content Distribution, Subscribers

ATEME H.264 Video Serves over 1 Million French Homes With HD IPTV
Sep 9, 2008 – ATEME™ has announced that its H.264 encoding solutions are now serving over one million French homes in HD. Major French broadcasters including M6 and France2 Television have chosen to use ATEME's H.264 encoders.
News categories: ATEME, Content Distribution, IBCShow, IPTV, Market Research

Verimatrix Consolidates Its Commanding Lead as the Global Market Leader in IPTV Content Protection
Sep 9, 2008 – Verimatrix is proud to retain its number one position as the most widely-deployed IPTV content protection provider. MRG released its semi-annual IPTV Market Leader Report where Verimatrix reconfirmed its strong position in each global region.
News categories: Verimatrix, MRG, Conditional Access, Content Protection, IPTV, Market Research

MRG's Global IPTV Market Leaders Report Reflects Significant Shifts
Sep 9, 2008 – MRG has announced new leaders in the 'Global IPTV Market Leaders Report -- August 2008,' which tracks the top 100 IPTV vendors in 24 regional sub-segments based on the installed base of 6 video systems products in over 660 IPTV Operations.
News categories: MRG, Conditional Access, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box

Ten thousand connections for KPN MobielTV
Sep 9, 2008 – KPN has, since its introduction in early June 2008, successfully connected ten thousand MobielTV subscribers to its DVB-H mobile TV network.
News categories: KPN, Digital TV, Mobile, Netherlands, Subscribers

NDS and TNS Join Forces to Develop Set-top Box Audience Measurement Solution
Sep 9, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) and TNS Media Research (LSE:TNS) have announced a global partnership to create and market an end-to-end STB audience measurement solution for digital TV operators.
News categories: NDS Group, TNS Media Research, Content Distribution, DVR, IBCShow, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box

NDS Declared Global IPTV DRM Leader by Two Independent Analyst Firms
Sep 9, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced that it has been ranked by both ABI Research and Current Analysis as the leading content security and Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology vendor worldwide.
News categories: NDS Group, CAM, Conditional Access, Content Protection, DRM, IPTV, Market Research, Streaming