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485 Million to Receive Mobile TV by 2013
Jun 4, 2008 – The number of people receiving Mobile TV will reach 485 million by 2013, with subscriber growth anticipated to be strongest in Asia at first, especially in Korea and Japan, according to predictions made by Cantab Wireless.
News categories: Cantab Wireless, Digital TV, DTMB, ISDB-T, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Smart TV, Subscribers

23 million People Watched More Than 2 Billion videos online in France in January 2008
Jun 3, 2008 – comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) has released data from the comScore Video Metrix service, indicating that 23.2 million French Internet users viewed 2.1 billion videos online in January 2008.
News categories: comScore, Digital TV, France, Market Research, Streaming

New landmark for Russian DTH
Jun 2, 2008 – The Russian DTH platform Tricolor TV has announced that it ended last month with 2 million registered viewers.
News categories: Tricolor TV, Digital TV, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

Service Operators Look to Existing Home Wiring for Networking Set-Top Boxes
Jun 2, 2008 – Service providers are moving toward networking their set-top boxes together, and they have been looking for existing-wire networking solutions (alternatives to Ethernet) for WAN access and in-home LAN nodes, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, North America, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Netherlands - Digital television in more than 3 million households
May 30, 2008 – At the end of the first quarter of 2008, the number of digital connections in the Netherlands grew to 3.2 million, or 45% of households. Ziggo has now become undisputed leader in terms of connected households.
News categories: GfK, iMMovator, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Germany: Consumer Electronics Market Index CEMIX Q1-Q4 2007
May 30, 2008 – Results from Q1 2008 of the Consumer Electronics Market Index (CEMIX), a German market indicator for Consumer Electronics markets, are now available for download.
News categories: GfK, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, Germany, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Peripherals / Accessories, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Sales Volume of China's STB Market Reaches 3.592 Million Sets in 2008Q1
May 29, 2008 – With the rapid development of digital TV, China's STB market develops rapidly in 2008Q1. CCID Consulting's data shows that the sales volume of China's STB market reaches 3.592 million sets in 2008Q1, up 45.6% over 2007Q1.
News categories: CCID Consulting, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

OTE Group (RomTelecom) 2008 First Quarter Results
May 29, 2008 – RomTelecom, 54.01% owned by OTE (ASE: HTO, NYSE: OTE), has once again recorded successful take-up of its direct-to-home TV service, attracting 94,000 new subscribers in Q1'08 to reach a total subscriber base of 484,000 at the end of the period.
News categories: RomTelecom, OTE, Digital TV, Results, Romania, Satellite, Subscribers

TiVo Reports Results for the First Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Ended April 30, 2008
May 28, 2008 – TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO)-Owned subscription gross additions for the first quarter were approximately 48,000, compared to 57,000 gross additions for the year-ago period.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Australia, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, Mexico, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, Taiwan, USA