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US - Growth of Broadband over Power Line to outpace Cable and DSL
Jan 18, 2007 – The number of U.S. households subscribing to broadband over power line (BPL) services will increase from 400,000 in 2007 to 2.5 million by 2011, according to Parks Associates' 'FTTx and BPL: Analysis and Outlook' report.
News categories: Parks Associates, Broadband, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart Home, Subscribers, USA

46,000 Basque homes receive Euskaltel's IP TV service
Jan 18, 2007 – Over 46,000 homes in the Basque region of Spain are receiving TV using Euskaltel's ADSL-based television service.
News categories: Euskaltel, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Spain, Subscribers

IPTV in China Will Exceed 23 Million Subscribers by 2012
Jan 18, 2007 – Technological innovations are rapidly redrawing the Chinese telco landscape. Operators are compelled to diversify in order to thrive in the competitive environment.
News categories: ABI Research, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

UK - Virgin Mobile TV fails to sell despite ad campaign
Jan 17, 2007 – Watching TV on a mobile phone has proved less of a turn-on for British consumers than the telecoms industry had hoped, with Virgin Mobile understood to have sold fewer than 10,000 handsets for its mobile TV service.
News categories: Virgin Mobile, Digital TV, Mobile, Subscribers, UK

Future Home Network Growth to be Driven Mostly by Asia
Jan 17, 2007 – The worldwide installed base of home networks will rise by over 20% CAGR from 2005 to 2010, driven heavily by Asia, and China in particular, reports In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Asia, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart Home

More than 10 million Chinese subscribe to digital TV
Jan 17, 2007 – The number of digital TV users in China exceeded 10 million at the end of 2006, double the number in 2005, an industry insider has said.
News categories: China, Digital TV, Market Research, Subscribers

France - over 6.8 million DTT receivers in homes
Jan 16, 2007 – Latest figures show that over 6.8 million DTT receivers have been sold or rented in France by the end of 2006.
News categories: Digital TV, France, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

DVB-H Set To Be The Future of Mobile Television
Jan 16, 2007 – The concept of providing television services on a mobile device is generating much enthusiasm among the wireless industry, in turn driving the growth and development of digital video broadcasting-handheld (DVB-H) technology.
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Semiconductor

Swisscom - More than 20,000 orders for Bluewin TV
Jan 10, 2007 – Only two months after market launch, more than 20,000 customers have signed up for Bluewin TV. The new television offering has already been successfully installed in over 10,000 households.
News categories: Swisscom, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers, Switzerland