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China - Cable DTV Achieves Rapid Development in 2007
Apr 11, 2008 – CCID Consulting (Hong Kong Stock Exchange: HK08235) has released the 2007-2008 China's DTV Industry Annual Report. In 2007, there were 13.052 million new DTV subscribers, increasing the quantity of China's DTV subscribers to 27.186 million.
News categories: CCID Consulting, Cable TV, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DTMB, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial

Shaw Announces Second Quarter with Continued Subscriber Growth
Apr 11, 2008 – Shaw Communications (TSX - SJR.B, NYSE - SJR) has announced results for the second quarter ended February 29, 2008. Digital cable customers grew by 48,006 to 850,642. DTH (Star Choice) increased 4,977 customers to 886,106.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

High-definition viewing to reach 44 million homes by year-end
Apr 10, 2008 – According to an Informa Telecoms & Media report 'Global HDTV Forecasts 3rd Edition,' only 4% of global homes will actively watch HD programming by the end of this year. However, this means nearly 44 million active HD households.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Cable TV, Canada, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK, USA

Videotron Reaches New Heights in Cable Television: Now More Than ONE MILLION illico Digital Television Terminals in Quebec Households
Apr 10, 2008 – Vidéotron has announced that Quebecers are now a million times better equipped to meet their entertainment needs, thanks to illico digital television. The Quebec telco now has more than a million of these terminals on the market.
News categories: Vidéotron, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Telco/IPTV Households Now 14 Million Worldwide
Apr 10, 2008 – The number of households worldwide using telco/IPTV services grew from 4.7 million in 2006 to exceed 14 million in 2007, according to 'TV Services in Europe: Update and Outlook,' a new white paper by Parks Associates.
News categories: Parks Associates, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

Cogeco Cable Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
Apr 10, 2008 – Cogeco Cable (TSX:CCA) has announced its financial results for the second quarter and first six months ended February 29, 2008. In Canada, digital television net additions stood at 17,879 compared to 13,961 for the same period last year.
News categories: Cogeco, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, Portugal, Results, Subscribers

Amino Ranked World Leader in Pure IPTV Set-Top Box Market for Third Consecutive Year
Apr 10, 2008 – Amino (London: AMO) has been named as the top vendor of pure IPTV Set-Top Boxes (STBs) worldwide by ABI Research for the third consecutive year.
News categories: Amino, ABI Research, IPTV, Market Research, NABShow, Set Top Box

Over 42 million programmes accessed on BBC iPlayer in first three months
Apr 9, 2008 – The BBC has released research that shows that BBC iPlayer has enjoyed significant growth in the first three months since its Christmas Day marketing launch.
News categories: BBC iPlayer, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

Spain - April DTT monthly update released
Apr 9, 2008 – 9.3 million DTT receivers have been sold since the service was re-launched in Spain, with almost half a million units sold in February 2008.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial