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45 percent of Germans watch TV digitally
Sep 4, 2007 – In total there are approximately 17.9 million German households, i.e. about 45 percent, watching TV digitally. 21.8 million households still receive analogue TV signals.
News categories: BITKOM, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Tiscali Targets 5 Million UK Homes With Internet TV Service
Sep 1, 2007 – Internet service provider Tiscali SpA (TIS.MI) stepped up competition in the competitive U.K. broadband market by making its Internet television service available to 5 million homes.
News categories: Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers, UK

Cablemás 2Q07 Net Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA Up 14.4% and 18.6% YoY
Aug 31, 2007 – The 9.7% growth in cable television revenues, from Ps.454.9 to Ps.498.9 was principally due to a 14.6% YoY increase in the number of subscribers to 753,161 with a penetration rate of 34%.
News categories: Cablemás, Cable TV, Digital TV, Mexico, Results, Subscribers

Germany - DTT surpasses digital cable
Aug 30, 2007 – The proportion of German digital households has now risen to 40% as compared with 31.6% a year ago, according to Dr Oliver Ecke of research institute TNS Infratest.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Consumer Electronics in Russia positively moving ahead
Aug 30, 2007 – Supported by the favourable economic trend and driven by innovative technologies the Russian market for Consumer Electronics rose by a 10 % value growth in the first half year of 2007.
News categories: GfK, Automotive, Camcorder, Digital TV, DVD, IFABerlin, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Russia, Smart TV, Tablet

Primacom Quarterly Report Six Months Ended June 30, 2007
Aug 29, 2007 – Digital TV revenues remained flat at EUR 0.2m in the first six months of 2006 and 2007. Customer numbers increased slightly from 4,153 on June 30, 2006 to 4,244 on June 30, 2007. A comprehensive relaunch of this product is planned for the second half of 2007.
News categories: PrimaCom, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Results, Subscribers

IPTV becomes a disruptive influence in the European pay-TV market
Aug 29, 2007 – Well over 60 IPTV services operated across Europe at the end of the second quarter of 2007, with more to launch in the second half of the year. Whilst some major Western European states are used to competing with so many players, others are unfamiliar with such a jam-packed market.
News categories: Screen Digest, Digital TV, Europe, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Spain, Subscribers, UK

DVD Recorder Sales Rise as Player Sales Fall
Aug 29, 2007 – As worldwide DVD player shipments started to decline in 2006, shipments of DVD recorders continued to rise steadily, reports In-Stat. Sales of DVD player units declined from 126.4 million in 2005 to 124.8 million in 2006, and DVD recorder sales rose from 14 million in 2005 to 16 million in 2006, the high-tech market research firm says.
News categories: Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, HD-DVD, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder

TiVo Announces Results for Second Quarter Ended July 31, 2007
Aug 29, 2007 – TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) has reported financial results for the second quarter ended July 31, 2007. TiVo-Owned subscription gross additions for the second quarter were 41,000, compared to 74,000 gross additions for the year-ago period. Overall, TiVo-Owned subscriptions totaled 1.71 million, up 136,000 on an annual basis compared to the year ago-period.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Australia, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Mexico, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, Terrestrial, USA