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NSR Projects US$8.2 Billion in MPEG4 and DVB-S2 Equipment Sales Over Next Five Years
Jan 29, 2008 – NSR has released its newest market intelligence and forecast report. The report examines market and technology trends and provides regional implementation schedules for MPEG4 and DVB-S2 equipment on the ground for five distinct satellite applications.
News categories: Northern Sky Research, Digital TV, DVB-S2, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

Deutsche Telekom records strong mobile contract customer growth and leading position on market for new DSL customers
Jan 29, 2008 – Between the beginning of September and the end of the year, the total number of customers connected to T-Home's Entertain IPTV package was 116,000 with 150,000 packages having been sold by the end of 2007.
News categories: T-Home, Deutsche Telekom, Broadband, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

DVI on the Decline as HDMI and Displayport Grow
Jan 28, 2008 – DVI, facing strong competition from other technologies, including HDMI and the DisplayPort standard in the PC market, will begin a steep decline in 2008, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart Home

Verizon Caps Successful Year With Strong 4Q Results
Jan 28, 2008 – Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) has reported continued strong quarterly financial and operational results. Verizon added 226,000 net new FiOS TV customers to give 943,000 total FiOS TV customers at year-end.
News categories: Verizon, Earnings Release, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Dish TV Earnings Release for the Quarter Ended December 31, 2007
Jan 25, 2008 – Dish TV India added 297,000 new subscribers during 3Q, up from 278,000 additions in 2Q, an increase of 7%. The gross subscriber base stood at 2.7 million on December 31, 2007.
News categories: DishTV, Digital TV, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

New Zealand - Freeview On A Roll after Successful 2007
Jan 24, 2008 – Freeview take-up figures continue to climb steadily upwards, a mere eight months since the launch of free-to-air digital television and radio in New Zealand. The total number of households reached is an estimated 78,700 or 5% of all homes.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite

New Video Channels Continue to be Main Growth Driver for Satellite Capacity
Jan 24, 2008 – NSR projects that worldwide carriage of new standard definition (SD) and high definition (HD) channels for all categories of television services will account for between 75% and 85% of C- and Ku-band transponder demand growth in most regions around the world.
News categories: Northern Sky Research, Digital TV, DVB-S2, Market Research, Satellite

Mobile TV Subscribers to Number 462 Million by 2012, ABI Research Finds
Jan 24, 2008 – As mobile TV services expand over the next five years, ABI Research sees the total number of subscribers growing to 462 million, driven in large part by the expansion of 3G networks, and flat-rate plans for mobile video.
News categories: ABI Research, 5G, Asia, China, Digital TV, India, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, Smart TV, Subscribers, USA

CASBAA launches Mobile TV in Asia Report
Jan 22, 2008 – The Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia today launched its 'Mobile TV in Asia' report for CASBAA members, exploring some of the factors for the commercial success of mobile video services in the Asia Pacific.
News categories: CASBAA, Asia, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile