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UK benefits from communications anytime, anywhere and at a lower cost
Aug 23, 2007 – Ofcom today published its annual Communications Market Report 2007 which reveals new trends in the UK's GBP50bn electronic communications sector.
News categories: Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, TV Services, UK

Analysys International Says UTStarcom Led China IPTV Market in Q2 2007
Aug 22, 2007 – Analysys International says in a recently released report that the total number of IPTV users in China reached 736,000 in the second quarter of 2007, increasing 20.3% quarter-on-quarter.
News categories: China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

KDDI 'One Seg' Mobile Phones Exceed 5 Million
Aug 21, 2007 – KDDI and Okinawa Cellular are pleased to announce that users of 'one seg' compatible au mobile phones exceeded 5 million on August 16, 2007.
News categories: KDDI, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Subscribers

DVRs Now in Over One of Every Five U.S. Households
Aug 21, 2007 – New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) found that over one in every five households in the United States now have a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) - up from about one in every thirteen households just two years ago.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

iSuppli sees huge promise in DTV chip market
Aug 20, 2007 – The expected upsurge in DTV sales this coming year is creating huge opportunities for semiconductor suppliers, especially as revenues from DTV chip shipments are predicted to double from 2006 to 2091, according to iSuppli Corp.
News categories: Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Smart TV

184 Million Digital Media Adapters in Homes in 2012
Aug 20, 2007 – The installed base of Digital Media Adapters is expected to number about 184 million in 2012. But according to ABI Research, only a little more than 11% of those will be dedicated standalone devices - fully 85% will be embedded in game consoles.
News categories: Digital TV, DVD, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Streaming

DS2 emerges as leading supplier of Powerline Technology solutions for US multi-media networking
Aug 20, 2007 – DS2 has confirmed that shipments to the US of its 200 Mbps chipset increased by 229% during the first half 2007. In general the Powerline market is growing at a rate of 100% p.a. while growth in other home networking technologies has stagnated.
News categories: DS2, NPD Group, NETGEAR, Digital TV, Gaming, Gateway, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, USA

New Zealand - SKY Television Announces 2007 Annual Result
Aug 17, 2007 – SKY's subscriber base grew by 43,941 (6.6%) subscribers over the previous year, to a new high of 711,211. The subscriber base comprises 529,830 residential digital subscribers (74%), 53,679 residential UHF subscribers (8%), 113,961 wholesale subscribers (16%) and 13,741 (2%) commercial and other subscribers. SKY is now in 44.5% of New Zealand homes.
News categories: Sky Television, Digital TV, New Zealand, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Mobile TV Standards: Winners Emerging One Region at a Time
Aug 17, 2007 – IMS Research is forecasting that by 2011 the Americas region will account for 60% of worldwide FLO subscribers. Similarly, Europe is forecast to claim 61% of worldwide DVB-H / DVB-SH subscribers. Other standards, such as T-DMB and ISDB-T, are also expected to become increasingly region-specific between 2007 and 2011, with an increasing number of these standards' subscribers coming respectively from Korea and Japan.
News categories: Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Smart TV