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Israel - Yes has 100,000 PVR users
Feb 24, 2008 – Israel's digital satellite service provider 'yes' now has more than 100,000 subscribers to its PVR service YES Max.
News categories: 'yes', Digital TV, DVR, Israel, Satellite, Subscribers

Austria reaches 400,000 DTT receivers
Feb 22, 2008 – Digital terrestrial television is a success in Austria, with 400,000 receivers in the market at the end of last year.
News categories: Digitales Fernsehen Förder, Austria, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Hanaro Successfully Achieves a Turnaround, Posting Net Income and Record-High Revenues for 2007
Feb 22, 2008 – hanaTV posted revenues of KRW 21 billion for 4Q07 and KRW 47 billion for the full year, and acquired 810,000 subscribers on a cumulative basis as of the end of 2007, strengthening the position as a leading player in IPTV.
News categories: Hanaro, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

Rogers Reports Strong Fourth Quarter 2007 Results
Feb 22, 2008 – Rogers' (NYSE: RCI) digital cable subscriber base grew by 19% from December 31, 2006 to December 31, 2007. Strong demand for HD and PVR set top box equipment contributed to the growth in the digital subscriber base of 61,000 households in the three months ended December 31, 2007.
News categories: Rogers Communications, Earnings Release, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Germany: CE Market Index CEMIX Q1-Q4 2007
Feb 22, 2008 – Results from Q1-Q4 2007 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

BigBand Networks Reaches Switched Digital Video Milestone in Motorola Set-Top Box Environments
Feb 21, 2008 – BigBand Networks (NASDAQ: BBND) has announced that it has reached the 1 million households milestone for switched digital video (SDV) deployment in Motorola set-top-box environments.
News categories: BigBand Networks, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Market Research

Foxtel Delivers Subscriber, Profit and TV Viewing Share Growth
Feb 20, 2008 – At 31 December 2007, FOXTEL had 1,335,000 direct subscribers, an increase of 13% over the year ended December 2006. FOXTEL's HD+ service will be launched in mid-2008.
News categories: FOXTEL, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, Mobile, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Digital TV Set-top Box Sales Break 100M Barrier
Feb 20, 2008 – Worldwide sales of digital TV set-top boxes broke through the 100 million barrier for the first time in 2007, according to the latest research from the Strategy Analytics Connected Home Devices service.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

BBC iPlayer growth continues as bbc.co.uk records 29% increase
Feb 20, 2008 – Over 17 million programmes have been streamed or downloaded on demand on BBC iPlayer in the first seven weeks since its marketing launch, according to the latest figures from the BBC.
News categories: BBC iPlayer, Digital TV, Media Player, Streaming, Subscribers, UK