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Germany - DTT on course for further success
Mar 18, 2008 – Since switchover started in Berlin in November 2002 more than 7.8 million DTT receivers (more than 3 million of which were set-top boxes) have been sold. At the end of 2008 this number is expected to have reached nearly 15 million.
News categories: GfK, Deutsche TV-Plattform, Automotive, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Peripherals / Accessories, Portable, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

India - CASBAA urges digital transformation
Mar 18, 2008 – The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) has released its 'Digital Vision: India in 2012' report providing an up-to-date overview of the opportunities for rapid development of India's digital broadband and TV industries.
News categories: CASBAA, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite

Satellite Leads European Digitalisation
Mar 18, 2008 – SES ASTRA (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has announced that according to its most recent annual reach study 83 per cent of the satellite TV households in Europe and North Africa are digitalized.
News categories: SES ASTRA, Africa, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Europe, France, Germany, Market Research, Middle-East, Netherlands, Satellite, Spain, UK

MPA: Indian TV Market to Reach $11.6 Billion by 2012
Mar 17, 2008 – According to Media Partners Asia (MPA), India's digital pay-TV subscribers, including cable, DTH and IPTV, could grow to 38 million by 2012 and 57 million by 2017.
News categories: Media Partners Asia, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, India, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

DTH Set-Tops: A Tale of Two Markets
Mar 17, 2008 – The pay direct-to-home (DTH) TV industry is characterized by two broad growth patterns: maturing markets with decaying rates and high growth/emerging markets, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

Jupiter Telecommunications Announces February 2008 Subscriber Figures
Mar 14, 2008 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of February 29, 2008 served by J:COM's 20 managed franchises reached 2.81 million, up 178,400, or 6.8% since February 28, 2007.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Subscribers

SureWest Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results Support Transformation to a Triple-play Communications Provider
Mar 13, 2008 – SureWest (NASDAQ: SURW) Video RGUs increased 7% in the fourth quarter compared to the prior year reflecting growth in residential digital cable subscribers and increased demand for premium, digital features including VOD, HDTV and HD DVR.
News categories: SureWest, Earnings Release, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Zesko becomes largest digital TV operator in the Netherlands
Mar 12, 2008 – The total number of Dutch TV connections grew by 10,100 to 7.73 million on 31 December 2007, with the digital TV growth only just off-setting the drop in analogue TV connections.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Worldwide iPTV Service Revenues to Cross US$42.6 Billion by 2014, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Mar 12, 2008 – Worldwide Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service revenues are forecast to cross US$42.6 billion by 2014. The number of IPTV subscribers in worldwide market is projected to exceed 248 million by that time.
News categories: Global Industry Analysts, Asia, Canada, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Middleware, Russia, Set Top Box, Spain, Subscribers, UK, USA