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HomePlug Powerline Alliance Demonstrates New Innovations at CES 2008 as HomePlug Global Shipments Now Exceed 15 Million Products
Jan 8, 2008 – The HomePlug® Powerline Alliance has announced that, surpassing initial estimates, HomePlug member companies have now shipped over 15 million Powerline communications (PLC) devices worldwide, more than doubling the number of shipments since 2006.
News categories: HomePlug Powerline Alliance, CES2025, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart Home

STMicroelectronics Leads European MPEG Decoder Shipments for Integrated Digital TV Applications
Jan 8, 2008 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has confirmed its leadership position for the shipment of MPEG-2 and H.264 decoder chips for use in integrated Digital TV sets (iDTVs) for the European market.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV

Blu-ray Disc Movie Titles Outsold HD DVD by Nearly 2-to-1 in the United States and Nearly 3-to-1 in Europe During 2007; Blu-ray Totally Dominates Japanese Market
Jan 8, 2008 – Blu-ray Disc movie titles outsold HD DVD in the United States by a nearly 2-to-1 margin last year, according to sales figures from Home Media Research, an independent market research firm.
News categories: Blu-ray Disc Association, Blu-ray, CES2025, Digital TV, DVD, Europe, HD-DVD, Japan, Market Research, USA

2006 a Breakthrough Year for Digital STBs in China
Jan 7, 2008 – Following slow deployments in 2004 and 2005, 2006 was a breakthrough year for digital set top boxes (STBs) in China, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Samsung Enters 2008 as HDTV Market Share Leader Two Years Running
Jan 6, 2008 – Samsung Electronics enters 2008 as the global and US market leader in HDTV. Moreover, strong sales across its HDTV line catapulted it to the number one position from a revenue stand-point for the first time.
News categories: Samsung Electronics, NPD Group, CES2025, Digital TV, Market Research, USA

Microsoft Mediaroom Delivers Connected TV to More Than 1 Million Set-Top Boxes
Jan 6, 2008 – Microsoft has announced that its Microsoft Mediaroom Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) and multimedia platform is delivering video entertainment experiences to more than 1 million set-top boxes worldwide and its service provider customers are adding two new IPTV subscriber households every minute.
News categories: Microsoft, BT TV, Yankee Group, Enrique Rodriguez, Dan Marks, Vince Vittore, CES2025, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Guangzhou to Launch HDTV and Interactive DTV Service
Jan 4, 2008 – Guangzhou Cable TV had completed 90% of its transition to DTV in urban areas as of December 31, with 900,000 households connected.
News categories: Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Subscribers

Increased Competition Pushes US Cable Operators to Continue Investing
Jan 2, 2008 – The increasing competitiveness of the US pay-TV market continues to drive cable TV operators in the United States to invest in their networks and roll out new services, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

India - One year later, DTH steals a march over CAS
Jan 2, 2008 – DTH is still growing month-on-month, while the figures of CAS subscribers have begun to stagnate.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Subscribers