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NDS leads CA, but for how much longer?
Jul 1, 2007 – A Screen Digest study just published says News Corp-owned conditional access (CA) supplier NDS has a 47% market share, and is Europe’s largest supplier. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

IPTV equipment sales hit $424M in 1Q07
Jun 30, 2007 – According to a new report from Infonetics Research, worldwide IPTV equipment revenue hit $423.9 million in the first quarter of 2007. More …
News categories: Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Subscribers

HDTV Market to Cross 50 Million Units by 2008, According to New Report
Jun 28, 2007 – A new report titled "HDTV: A Global Strategic Business Report", has been released by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. The report primarily focuses on HDTV capable sets (displays only) and integrated HDTV sets (displays & tuners).
News categories: Global Industry Analysts, Asia, Canada, Digital TV, France, Germany, Italy, Latin America, Market Research, Smart TV, Spain, UK, USA

Turning Digital: Horizontal Markets and New Business Models
Jun 27, 2007 – As every year, ITMedia Consulting, sketches a picture of the DTV market, reporting whatever has happened in the recently ended year, and analyses actual trends. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Market Research, Mobile, Satellite, Terrestrial

Private Equity comes to the rescue of Europe's cable industry
Jun 25, 2007 – The latest report from media analysts Screen Digest finds that the European cable industry is in rude health, thanks mainly to a massive injection of private equity investment over the past five years.
News categories: Screen Digest, Cable Europe (ECCA), Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Private Equity

Mobile TV Buzz Slowly Translating into Reality
Jun 22, 2007 – Mobile TV continues to be the buzz of the digital TV industry, yet launch of broadcast mobile TV service in the cellular segment in 2006 was much softer then expected. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile

Digital TV in over 80% of UK homes as Freeview overtakes Sky
Jun 21, 2007 – Ofcom’s Digital Television Progress Report for the first quarter of 2007 shows that household take-up of digital TV now stands at 80.5%, up from 77.2% the previous quarter. The report also shows that Freeview is now on the main set in 8.4 million homes. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Nearly 500,000 Now Subscribe to Verizon FiOS TV
Jun 20, 2007 – Nearly half a million customers now have the Verizon (NYSE: VZ) state-of-the-art FiOS TV service in their homes. FiOS TV was introduced in September 2005, just 20 months ago.
News categories: Verizon Communications, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Subscribers, USA

Qualcomm's MediaFLO eyes top spot in 6 months
Jun 20, 2007 – MediaFLO, the mobile TV technology arm of U.S. company Qualcomm expects to overtake rivals in user numbers before the end of the year, a senior official said on Tuesday. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Smart TV, Subscribers