Canada Digital TV News

Shaw Announces Second Quarter with Continued Subscriber Growth
Apr 11, 2008 – Shaw Communications (TSX - SJR.B, NYSE - SJR) has announced results for the second quarter ended February 29, 2008. Digital cable customers grew by 48,006 to 850,642. DTH (Star Choice) increased 4,977 customers to 886,106.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

High-definition viewing to reach 44 million homes by year-end
Apr 10, 2008 – According to an Informa Telecoms & Media report 'Global HDTV Forecasts 3rd Edition,' only 4% of global homes will actively watch HD programming by the end of this year. However, this means nearly 44 million active HD households.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Cable TV, Canada, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK, USA

Videotron Reaches New Heights in Cable Television: Now More Than ONE MILLION illico Digital Television Terminals in Quebec Households
Apr 10, 2008 – Vidéotron has announced that Quebecers are now a million times better equipped to meet their entertainment needs, thanks to illico digital television. The Quebec telco now has more than a million of these terminals on the market.
News categories: Vidéotron, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Cogeco Cable Reports Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
Apr 10, 2008 – Cogeco Cable (TSX:CCA) has announced its financial results for the second quarter and first six months ended February 29, 2008. In Canada, digital television net additions stood at 17,879 compared to 13,961 for the same period last year.
News categories: Cogeco, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, Portugal, Results, Subscribers

Videotron posts another quarter of growth for each of its four products
Apr 4, 2008 – In the first three months of 2008, Videotron posted a net increase of 34,600 subscribers to its illico Digital TV service, bringing the total to 802,800.
News categories: Vidéotron, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, Subscribers

Bell Aliant Chooses Corinex for its IP Based Service, Aliant TV
Mar 31, 2008 – Corinex has announced that Bell Aliant (TSX: BA.UN) has selected its home networking technology to aid in the deployment of Aliant TV.
News categories: Corinex, Bell Aliant, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Worldwide iPTV Service Revenues to Cross US$42.6 Billion by 2014, According to a New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.
Mar 12, 2008 – Worldwide Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) service revenues are forecast to cross US$42.6 billion by 2014. The number of IPTV subscribers in worldwide market is projected to exceed 248 million by that time.
News categories: Global Industry Analysts, Asia, Canada, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Middleware, Russia, Set Top Box, Spain, Subscribers, UK, USA

TiVo Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2008
Mar 5, 2008 – TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO)-owned subscription gross additions for the fourth quarter were 109,000, compared to 163,000 gross additions for the year-ago period. Overall, TiVo-owned subscriptions increased slightly from the prior quarter to 1.75 million.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Earnings Release, Australia, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, Mexico, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, Taiwan, USA

Rogers Reports Strong Fourth Quarter 2007 Results
Feb 22, 2008 – Rogers' (NYSE: RCI) digital cable subscriber base grew by 19% from December 31, 2006 to December 31, 2007. Strong demand for HD and PVR set top box equipment contributed to the growth in the digital subscriber base of 61,000 households in the three months ended December 31, 2007.
News categories: Rogers Communications, Earnings Release, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers