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SKY Perfect Subscribers as of the end of June 2008
Jul 2, 2008 – SKY Perfect Communications (Tokyo: 9412) has announced the number of total registrations and individual subscribers as of the end of June 2008.
News categories: SKY Perfect, Digital TV, Japan, Satellite, Subscribers

Spain ends 2007 with 295,000 mobile TV subscribers
Jul 1, 2008 – According to the Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones (CMT), the number of pay-TV subscribers in Spain at the end of 2007 was 3.98 million, while mobile TV, in its first year of introduction, acquired 295,246 subscribers.
News categories: Comisión del Mercado de las Telecomunicaciones, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Half of US Cable Subscribers Will Have "tru2way" by 2013
Jul 1, 2008 – Operators are finally starting to deploy tru2way STBs and in 2013 about half of all US cable subscribers will have a tru2way STB. But according to ABI Research, many obstacles and interoperability challenges must be overcome along the way.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

UK - Set Top Box sales increasing
Jul 1, 2008 – Volume sales of Set Top Boxes grew to 4.9 million in the year ending April 2008 in the UK, increasing from 4.1 million the previous year. Value sales also grew from £169.1 million to £172.9 million over the same period, according to GfK.
News categories: GfK, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

China Telecom has 940,000 IPTV subscribers
Jul 1, 2008 – At the opening of a new IPTV laboratory in Shanghai, China Telecom announced that it had 940,000 IPTV subscribers at the end of May 2008.
News categories: China Telecom, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers

ACMA releases final report on survey of digital television in Australian homes
Jun 30, 2008 – The Australian Communications and Media Authority has released the full findings of its research into the uptake of digital television in Australian homes, which showed that 42 per cent of Australian homes have adopted digital TV.
News categories: ACMA, Australia, Digital TV, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

World-wide TV IC Market Expected to be $1.33 Billion in 2008
Jun 30, 2008 – The worldwide market for flat panel TV ICs is expected to be $1.33 billion in 2008, and is forecast to grow to $1.35 billion in 2011. This is one of the findings in DisplaySearch's latest Quarterly TV Electronics Report.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Belgacom TV celebrates its third birthday
Jun 27, 2008 – After three years of existence, Belgacom TV has acquired no fewer than 349,250 customers (at the end of March 2008) and has become a leading player in the Belgian audio-visual landscape.
News categories: Belgacom, Belgium, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers

Shaw announces continued strong third quarter results
Jun 27, 2008 – Shaw Communications (TSX:SJR.B, NYSE:SJR) has announced results for the third quarter ended May 31, 2008. Digital cable customers increased by 32,658 to 883,300. DTH customers increased 4,686 to 890,792.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers