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More EU households are receiving digital terrestrial television
Jun 27, 2008 – An EU-wide survey has revealed the emergence of new consumption patterns in telecoms services in Europe. More households are receiving digital terrestrial television: an increase of 5 percentage points since winter 2007 to now 12% of EU27 households.
News categories: European Commission, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cable TV, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Market Research, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK

UPC Austria reaches 100,000 digital homes
Jun 27, 2008 – UPC Austria has said it has now 100,000 digital homes in the country.
News categories: UPC Austria, Austria, Cable TV, Digital TV, Subscribers

Eastern Europe Delivers on its Promise
Jun 26, 2008 – New research from Informa Telecoms & Media has found that the long-held potential of central and eastern European TV markets is now being realized. The region's pay TV sector is expected to more than double to $12 billion by 2013.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Bulgaria, Cable TV, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Estonia, Greece, Hungary, IPTV, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Market Research, Poland, Romania, Russia, Satellite, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Terrestrial, Turkey, Ukraine

Analysys International Says China DTV Subscribers Reached 30 mln in Q1 2008
Jun 25, 2008 – Analysys International says in its recently released report China DTV Market Quarterly Tracker Q1 2008, that China DTV subscribers have reached 30.04 million increasing 22% quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter of 2008.
News categories: Analysys International, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Market Research

Naspers Provisional Results for the Financial Year Ended 31 March 2008
Jun 25, 2008 – Naspers (JSE: NPN) has reported a 19% increase in revenue to R20,5 billion. Over the period the total pay-TV subscriber base grew by 13% (246,000 additional equated homes) to 2,5 million subscribers under management.
News categories: Naspers, Angola, Cyprus, Digital TV, DVR, Ghana, Greece, Kenya, Mobile, Namibia, Nigeria, Results, Satellite, South Africa, Subscribers, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Demand for New Content Driving Growth of African Pay-TV
Jun 25, 2008 – African digital TV consumers are seeking more localized content from the pay-TV industry, and operators are answering the call by developing business models to meet this growing market's demands.
News categories: IMS Research, Africa, Market Research, Nigeria, Satellite

27 Million People Watched More Than 3.5 Billion Videos Online in the U.K. in March 2008
Jun 25, 2008 – comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) has released data from the comScore Video Metrix service, indicating that 27.4 million U.K. Internet users viewed 3.5 billion videos online in March 2008.
News categories: comScore, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

Japan - 35% DTT penetration
Jun 25, 2008 – According to a report issued by the National Association of Commercial Broadcasters (NAB), 43.3% of households are equipped to receive DTT services.
News categories: National Association of Commercial Broadcasters, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Market Research, Terrestrial

Q1'08 World-Wide TV IC Market Up 26% Y/Y; Mediatek Replaces Trident as the Market Leader
Jun 24, 2008 – DisplaySearch has reported that the world-wide market for TV ICs was 26.6 million units in Q1'08, up 26% from Q1'07. Shipments were down 6.4% from Q4'07, as TV set makers cut back in line with seasonality.
News categories: DisplaySearch, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial