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Headend Vendors Benefitting From Telco TV Boom
Dec 19, 2007 – The telco TV market is quickly adding new deployments and subscribers, which is boosting headend equipment sales as each deployment requires at least one headend, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research

Ningxia DTV Subscribers Reach 380,000
Dec 19, 2007 – Currently, the number of DTV subscribers in the province of Ningxia has reached 380,000, with 79 different channels included in the basic monthly subscription.
News categories: Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Subscribers

Digital TV connected to nearly 22 million UK main sets, while consumers continue to convert second TVs
Dec 19, 2007 – The number of UK households with digital television on their main set has risen to 21.7 million homes according to research published by Ofcom.
News categories: Ofcom, Full report, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Dutch digital TV connections to reach 4 million in Q2 2008
Dec 19, 2007 – The total number of Dutch TV connections grew slightly during the third quarter to 7.88 million on 30 September 2007.
News categories: Telecompaper, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers

Wuxi DTV Households Reach 500,000
Dec 17, 2007 – Wuxi, which began DTV conversion in October 2006, has met its target figure of 500,000 subscribers.
News categories: Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Subscribers

Shanghai IPTV Subs to Hit 230,000 by Year-end
Dec 17, 2007 – The number of IPTV subscribers in Shanghai has almost reached 220,000 and is estimated to break 230,000 by the end of the year.
News categories: China, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers

IPTV equipment sales up 23% in 3Q07
Dec 17, 2007 – After a 32% jump in sales in the second quarter, worldwide IPTV equipment sales hit $682.5 million in the third quarter of 2007, up 23% sequentially, according to Infonetics Research's quarterly 'IPTV Equipment, Services, Subscribers, and Capex' report.
News categories: Infonetics Research, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Apple TV Leads a Struggling Breed of Retail Based Internet Video Devices
Dec 17, 2007 – A new breed of retail-based Internet video delivery devices has emerged over the past few years, the most notable being Apple TV. However ABI Research notes that these devices have had difficulty resonating with consumers.
News categories: ABI Research, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Streaming

Set-Top Box Manufacturers Respond to Increasing Risks
Dec 17, 2007 – The status of the STB (Set-Top Box) within pay-TV households faces significant risk from the development of two-way, digital-cable-ready TVs, media centers, and residential gateways, among others.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial