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WiMAX Technology Could Spur the Growth of Digital TV in Africa
Feb 1, 2008 – WiMAX has emerged as a serious player in underdeveloped regions where low bandwidth and inadequate infrastructure have limited the growth of broadband and digital TV services.
News categories: IMS Research, Africa, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda

NETC announces today its results for the fourth quarter of 2007
Jan 31, 2008 – Net Serviços de Comunicação (Bovespa: NETC3, NETC4; Nasdaq: NETC; and Latibex: XNET) has announced its results for Q4 and fiscal year 2007. The pay TV subscriber base reached 2,475,000 (604,000 digital) at the end of 2007.
News categories: Net Serviços de Comunicação, Earnings Release, Divulgação de Resultados de 2007, Brazil, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Subscribers

On Demand Deutschland to content manage Telekom Austria's AON TV VOD service
Jan 31, 2008 – On Demand Deutschland (ODD) has agreed a deal whereby ODD will supply the video on demand (VOD) content services to Telekom Austria's Aon TV VOD service. The Aon TV VOD service is adding around 1,000 new customers per week.
News categories: Telekom Austria, On Demand Group, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Subscribers

Vivendi Full Year 2007 Revenues Increase Significantly (+9.7%)
Jan 30, 2008 – Canal+'s total subscriptions at the end of the year reached 5.3 million, which represented a net increase of more than 80,000 over the year. The proportion of Canal+ Le Bouquet subscriptions reached 71% of the total Canal+ portfolio, up from 61% a year ago.
News categories: Vivendi, Earnings Release, Digital TV, France, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Telekomunikacja Polska S.A. (TPSA) results for full year 2007
Jan 30, 2008 – Telekomunikacja Polska has announced financial and operating data for the year ended December 31, 2007. TP's broadband customer base grew 25.8% year-on-year, with IPTV subscribers almost doubling in the fourth quarter alone.
News categories: Telekomunikacja Polska, Earnings Release, Digital TV, IPTV, Poland, Results, Subscribers

Digi TV claims 60,000 Croatian subs
Jan 30, 2008 – The DTH platform Digi TV now has 60,000 subscribers in Croatia, according to a local report.
News categories: Digi TV, Croatia, Digital TV, Satellite, Subscribers

Jupiter Telecommunications Financial Results For the Year Ended December 31, 2007
Jan 30, 2008 – As of December 31, 2007, 67% of J:COM's 2,188,000 cable television subscribers were receiving the digital service, compared to 52% as of December 31, 2006.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Results Summary, Earnings Release (1.05M), Presentation (561k), Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Japan, Results, Subscribers

TEO net profit grew by 24.7 per cent up to LTL 163 million over the year 2007
Jan 29, 2008 – During 2007, TEO LT's number of broadband Internet access users increased by 43 per cent and at the end of the year 2007 amounted to 258.6 thousand, while the number of IPTV users increased by 3.5 times and reached almost 17.5 thousand.
News categories: TEO LT, Financial Results, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Lithuania, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Shipments of Internet-Enabled Consumer Electronics Pass the 60 Million Unit Mark in 2007
Jan 29, 2008 – MultiMedia Intelligence reports that shipments of Internet-Protocol (IP)-enabled consumer electronics reached 64 Million units in 2007. This represented nearly 73% growth. However, the market continues to be dominated by internet-enabled video game consoles.
News categories: MultiMedia Intelligence, Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming