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Strong growth forecast for MENA pay TV
Jun 19, 2007 – The pay TV market in the Middle East and North Africa will grow by 36% over the next five years. Informa Telecoms & Media's report shows that the region's 4.5 million pay TV subscribers at end-2006 will grow to 6.1 million in 2012.
News categories: Africa, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Cable TV, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Market Research, Middle-East, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Satellite, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Zimbabwe

Dell'Oro Group Launches Coverage of the STB and DVR Markets
Jun 17, 2007 – The report released today indicates that the worldwide set-top box market, which includes revenues from cable, satellite, and IP set-top boxes, grew 44 percent in the first quarter of this year versus the same quarter last year. More …
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

Australian adoption of free to view digital television continues to rise
Jun 17, 2007 – The estimated number of free to view digital television receivers sold in the Australian market from 1 January to 31 March 2007 reached 247,000 units; raising the cumulative figure since digital television transmissions began to over 2,547,000. More …
News categories: Australia, Digital TV, Market Research, Terrestrial

'Non-traditional' Devices Will Lead Growth of TV Receiver Market
Jun 17, 2007 – Of the more than 360 million digital terrestrial television (DTT) receivers expected to ship in 2013, about a quarter will be found in "non-traditional" consumer electronics devices rather than in standard TVs and set-top boxes.
News categories: Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Tablet, Terrestrial

Canada - Digital TV subscriptions still climbing
Jun 16, 2007 – In the last quarter of 2006, the number of digital television subscribers in Canada increased by an estimated 4% (or 223,000), according to the latest report in Decima's "Digital Domain" series.
News categories: Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box

Comstar UTS Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2007
Jun 16, 2007 – COMSTAR – United TeleSystems OJSC (LSE: CMST) has announced a sevenfold year on year increase in its “”Double play”” (broadband + Pay TV) Moscow subscriber base to 100,500 customers.” More …
News categories: Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Russia, Subscribers

S. Korean mobile broadcasting users top 6 mln
Jun 15, 2007 – The number of mobile broadcasting service users in South Korea exceeded 6 million this year only two years after the launch of the service, a government report indicated Thursday. More …
News categories: Digital TV, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, Subscribers

JPR report on semiconductor opportunities in handheld market
Jun 12, 2007 – Marketing and consulting firm Jon Peddie Research has announced the release of its latest 300-page report, Handheld Multimedia Devices 2nd Edition. More …
News categories: Market Research, Mobile, Semiconductor

Spain - June digital TV monthly update released
Jun 8, 2007 – Digital terrestrial TV receiver sales in Spain have passed the 4.75 million unit mark, with 266,827 sold during the month of April.
News categories: Impulsa-TDT, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Terrestrial