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June 2008 Japan Domestic Shipments of Major CE Products
Jul 23, 2008 – Japan Domestic Shipments of Major Consumer Electronic Equipment (June 2008) - DVD players/Recorders, HD DVD/Blu-ray, Camcorders, Satellite Tuners, ...
News categories: JEITA, Blu-ray, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, Japan, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

The World of Web TV - Coming Soon To 186 Million TV Screens Near You
Jul 22, 2008 – Web video, and TV services like YouTube and the BBC iPlayer are no longer confined to PC users according to Strategy Analytics. By the end of 2008, 186 million connected TV devices will be able to access some form of Internet content.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVR, Gaming, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming

MTG financial results for the second quarter and six months ended 30 June 2008
Jul 22, 2008 – MTG (OMX: MTGA, MTGB) has announced its financial results for the second quarter. The number of subscribers with ViasatPlus Personal Video Recorders increased from 82,000 at the end of the first quarter to 95,000 at the end of the second.
News categories: Modern Times Group, Denmark, Digital TV, DVR, Finland, Norway, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Sweden, Ukraine

NDS, Irdeto Lead New Current Analysis Ranking of Independent Content Security Companies
Jul 22, 2008 – A new Current Analysis Advisory Report featuring analysis of the content security solutions of leading independent vendors has UK-based NDS Group (NASDAQ: NNDS) ranked number one overall.
News categories: Current Analysis, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Streaming

Heavy investment in Europe's cable industry begins to pay off
Jul 22, 2008 – Europe's cable industry is now in a position to compete in the increasingly competitive pay TV market place according to the latest report from media analyst Screen Digest.
News categories: Screen Digest, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Luxembourg, Market Research, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Private Equity, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Subscribers, Sweden, Switzerland, UK

Virgin Media delivers 10.5 million views on BBC iPlayer in June
Jul 21, 2008 – Virgin Media (NASDAQ: VMED) has announced that there have been 10.5 million views of BBC programmes via iPlayer since it was made fully available on its TV platform in June.
News categories: Virgin Media, BBC iPlayer, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

Eesti Telekom Reports 2nd Quarter and First Half 2008
Jul 18, 2008 – The number of Elion triple-package users increased by 4,200 in the quarter, reaching 62.8 thousand as of 30 June. By the end of the second quarter, Elion had 67.7 thousand IP and cable television clients (30 June 2007: 39.5 thousand).
News categories: Elion, Eesti Telekom, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, Estonia, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Televisa Second-quarter 2008 results
Jul 17, 2008 – Grupo Televisa (NYSE:TV; BMV:TLEVISA CPO) has announced results for second quarter 2008. As of June 30, 2008, the number of gross active Sky subscribers increased to 1,694,330, compared with 1,490,298 as of June 30, 2007.
News categories: Grupo Televisa, Cable TV, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Panama, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Malta - GO Plus TV awards customer number 25,000
Jul 17, 2008 – GO Plus TV recently celebrated its 25,000th customer. GO Plus TV reached this remarkable landmark in just over one year since it started operating its digital TV service. This week GO Plus is fast approaching the 28,000 customer mark.
News categories: GO p.l.c., Digital TV, Malta, Subscribers, Terrestrial