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Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Increased 3 Percent in 2007 According to Preliminary Results by Gartner
Dec 14, 2007 – Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $270.3 billion in 2007, a 2.9 percent increase from 2006, according to preliminary results from Gartner, Inc. Vendor performances were mixed with two vendors in the top 10 that experienced double-digit growth and two vendors that showed declines in revenue.
News categories: Gartner, Market Research, Semiconductor

Beijing DTV Subs Reach 1.16 mln
Dec 14, 2007 – As of December 7, Gehua Cable have converted 1.16 million users in 1,106 communities in the Dongcheng, Xicheng, Chongwen, Xuanwu, Chaoyang, Haidian, Fengtai, Shijingshan, Changping, Daxing and Tongzhou areas of Beijing.
News categories: Gehua Cable, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Jupiter Telecommunications Announces November 2007 Subscriber Figures
Dec 14, 2007 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of November 30, 2007 served by J:COM's 21 managed franchises reached 2.75 million, up 482,000, or 21.2% since November 30, 2006.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Full Release, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Subscribers

China - 840,000 IPTV subscribers at end of 3Q07
Dec 13, 2007 – The number of IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) subscribers in China increased to 840,000 as of the end of the third quarter of 2007, according to China-based consulting company Analysys International.
News categories: Analysys International, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers

Place Shifting to be Free and Embedded, Dedicated Hardware Models to Fail
Dec 13, 2007 – Despite the push of hardware providers such as Sling and Monsoon Media, place shifting is destined to become an embedded functionality of home devices such as PCs and set-top boxes, leaving hardware player companies such as Sling scrambling for survival.
News categories: The Diffusion Group, Digital TV, Market Research, Middleware, Placeshifting, Set Top Box, Streaming

Telefónica Czech Republic - O2 TV has 70,000 customers
Dec 13, 2007 – The number of O2 TV digital television subscribers has surpassed 70,000, thus strengthening Telefónica O2's position in the home entertainment market.
News categories: Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers

More than 2 million 6MHz DVB-T receivers with NTSC output now deployed in Taiwan
Dec 12, 2007 – The most recent figures from the Taiwan DTV Committee indicate that sales of DVB-T receivers have now passed the 2 million mark in that country.
News categories: DVB Project, Digital Television Committee, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Taiwan, Terrestrial, TV Services

IPTV subscriber numbers in seventh heaven
Dec 12, 2007 – Significant growth will result in 38.4 million IPTV homes by 2012 - or more than seven times as much as the end-2006 figure, according to a new research report published by Informa Telecoms & Media.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, IPTV (3rd edition), China, Digital TV, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Norway, Singapore, Subscribers, Taiwan, USA

Xiamen DTV Subs Break 300,000
Dec 12, 2007 – Xiamen Cable Network has announced that it has completed the migration to DTV.
News categories: Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Subscribers