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Gartner Says IPTV Operators Need to Offer One-Stop, Whole-Home Networking Solution
May 21, 2008 – Internet Protocol television (IPTV) faces an uphill struggle to penetrate the consumer market if it remains a stand-alone pay-TV service, according to Gartner (NYSE: IT). IPTV operators need to entice consumers with a range of bundled services.
News categories: Gartner, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Mobile TV and video services are possible without 3G and dedicated mobile broadcasting networks, says Analysys Mason
May 21, 2008 – While many mobile network operators are planning to use a combination of 3G and dedicated mobile broadcasting networks to deliver mobile TV and video services, they must not overlook emerging alternatives, according to a new Analysys Mason report.
News categories: Analysys, 5G, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Smart Home, Smart TV

Unitymedia subscriber take-up in new services continues
May 21, 2008 – Unitymedia has announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008. Digital TV Pay, Internet and Telephony grew to a total of 1.1 million new services RGUs at March 31, 2008, a 71% increase from the previous year.
News categories: Unitymedia, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Results, Subscribers

BBC iPlayer receives more than 75 million requests to view since launch
May 20, 2008 – BBC research has revealed that BBC iPlayer has now received more than 75 million requests to stream or download programmes. The total number of requests for downloads and streams of BBC programmes in April was 21 million.
News categories: BBC iPlayer, Digital TV, Streaming, Subscribers, UK

UWB-based Short Range Wireless Technology to Have a Profound Impact on Future Mobile Device Communications
May 19, 2008 – Wireless USB, based on the WiMedia Alliance's Ultrawideband (UWB) common radio platform which is promoted by USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), is slowly garnering attention from mobile device manufacturers as it has exhibited efficient power consumption.
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Market Research, Mobile, Semiconductor, Smart Home, Smart TV, Tablet

Q1 2008 IPTV Equipment Posts Aggressive Growth
May 16, 2008 – Synergy Research Group (SRG) has announced the availability of the Synergy Q1 2008 IPTV Market Share report. The fastest growing IPTV market segment was IPTV Set Top Boxes (STB), which grew 86 percent year over year.
News categories: Synergy Research, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Belgacom reiterates its 2008 full-year guidance based on solid business performance during Q1 2008
May 16, 2008 – Belgacom (Euronext Brussels: BELG) continues to grow its iDTV customer base, adding 43,931 new customers during the first quarter of 2008. At the end of March 2008, the total Belgacom TV customer base counted 349,250 customers.
News categories: Belgacom, Belgium, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Jupiter Telecommunications Announces April 2008 Subscriber Figures
May 16, 2008 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of April 30, 2008 served by J:COM's 20 managed franchises reached approximately 2.85 million, up 180,000, or 6.7% since April 30, 2007.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Subscribers

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