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PCCW reports interim results for 2007
Aug 29, 2007 – PCCW Limited has announced stronger growth of its core telecom, media and ICT business segments in the first half of 2007 as the Company began to reap the benefits of its quadruple-play strategy. now TV's installed base was 818,000 at the end of June, up 35 percent from a year earlier.
News categories: PCCW, 5G, Broadband, Digital TV, Hong Kong, IPTV, Middleware, Mobile, Results, Subscribers

Smaller Players Gain Larger Share of Worldwide Digital STB Market
Aug 28, 2007 – The worldwide market for digital set-top boxes (STBs) experienced continued strong growth in 2006, with smaller Asian manufacturers advancing up the market share ladder. Traditional STB stalwarts still remain the worldwide leaders, but are facing increased competition from lower tier manufacturers.
News categories: Asia, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, DVR, Europe, India, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

BT 'more than doubles' IPTV customer base
Aug 28, 2007 – BT's hybrid digital terrestrial and internet protocol television (IPTV) service, BT Vision, has reportedly added an additional 24,000 customers over the past two months.
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Japan - July 2007 Domestic Shipments of Major Consumer Electronic Equipment
Aug 28, 2007 – Japan Domestic Shipments of Major Consumer Electronic Equipment (July 2007) - TVs (Plasma, LCD TV), DVD players/Recorders, Tuners for satellite broadcasting, ...
News categories: JEITA, Digital TV, DVD, Japan, Market Research, Optical Disc Recorder, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Video-Enabled Portable Media Players Will Outsell Audio-Only Models By 2009
Aug 27, 2007 – Driven by increased broadband penetration, declining price points, and a growing catalogue of online audio and video content, the market for MP3 players and portable media players (PMPs) will remain strong over the next five years, reports In-Stat.
News categories: Digital TV, Market Research, Tablet

Belgacom exceeds expectations
Aug 24, 2007 – Belgacom added 51,683 new TV subscribers in the first half of 2007. Acquisition of Belgacom TV customers accelerated considerably in the second quarter of 2007, with 41,857 new customers. Belgacom exceeds expectations by bringing its total Belgacom TV customer base to 191,348 at the end of June.
News categories: Belgacom, Belgium, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Portable Video Playback On The Rise Across Asia; GfK Asia Expects Asian Consumers to Purchase More than 10 Million Portable Video Players in 2007
Aug 24, 2007 – GfK Asia releases its 2007 Half Year Pan Asian Consumer Electronics Data Summary, highlighting the trends in the region's consumer electronics sector.
News categories: Asia, Australia, Cambodia, Camcorder, China, Digital TV, DVD, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Market Research, New Zealand, Optical Disc Recorder, Philippines, Singapore, Smart TV, Tablet, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

Kabel Deutschland reports 19% EBITDA growth for the first quarter ended June 30, 2007 of its fiscal year March 31, 2008
Aug 23, 2007 – Kabel Deutschland (KDG) has announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. Kabel Digital pay TV RGUs increased by 30.8% to 718 thousand at June 30, 2007 from 549 thousand RGUs on the same date in the previous year.
News categories: Kabel Deutschland, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Results, Subscribers

ITI Group enters the second half of year 2007 on a strong basis
Aug 23, 2007 – The ITI Group launched on 12 October 2006 through ITI Neovision "n" Poland's new generation digital platform. Since its roll-out, "n" has been delivering strong results in line with its business plan and by the end of the second quarter had a subscriber base exceeding 150,000.
News categories: ITI Group, Digital TV, Poland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers