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Digital TV boom time ahead for Eastern Europe
May 26, 2011 – Unlike the mature markets to the west, Eastern Europe still has plenty of room for digital TV growth according to Digital TV Research Ltd. Two-thirds of homes (76 million) were still receiving analog signals at end-2010.
News categories: Digital TV Research Ltd, Cable TV, Croatia, Digital TV, Estonia, Greece, IPTV, Latvia, Market Research, Poland, Romania, Russia, Satellite, Slovenia, Terrestrial

STB shipment volumes to decline by 9% in 2011
May 23, 2011 – According to Screen Digest, 199m digital set-top boxes were shipped in 2010. However, STB shipment volumes will decline by 9% in 2011 due to reduced demand for DTA STBs in North America and satellite pay TV STBs in India.
News categories: Screen Digest, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Western Europe digital TV penetration to reach 99% by 2016
May 23, 2011 – Pay TV revenues in Western Europe will not grow between 2011 and 2016 according to a new report from Digital TV Research Ltd. Digital TV penetration will reach 99% by 2016, up from 79% in 2010 - or 172 million homes compared with 133 million.
News categories: Digital TV Research Ltd, Cable TV, Europe, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Italy - March 2011 DTT decoder market
May 20, 2011 – The DGTVi has published its March 2011 report on the digital terrestrial TV (DTT) market in Italy. Sales of DTT IDTVs and set-top boxes totalled 2.8 million in the first quarter of 2011, down from 3.3 million in the same period of 2010.
News categories: DGTVi, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Philippines looking at DVB-T2 for DTT
May 19, 2011 – Although the Philippines National Telecommunications Commission announced in June last year that they had officially adopted ISDB-T as the country's standard for DTT, the government has asked the NTC to also look at DVB-T2 as a possible alternative.
News categories: National Telecommunications Commission, DVB-T2, ISDB-T, Philippines, Terrestrial

EBU publishes DVB-T2 planning guidance
May 18, 2011 – The EBU has published a report on network and frequency planning for DVB-T2 terrestrial television services. It is complementary information to the ETSI system specification and implementation guideline and the corresponding DVB Blue Books.
News categories: European Broadcasting Union, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Terrestrial

Government publishes Major Report on TV Viewing Methods in Ireland
May 16, 2011 – Ireland's Communications Minister has published a Report on TV viewing methods in Ireland. The report surveyed 1,100 TV households. The report was prepared to assist the Department of Communications plan for analogue switch off in Ireland.
News categories: Cable TV, Ireland, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

InfoCom says Satellite TV to overtake CaTV by 2015 in Western Europe
May 12, 2011 – InfoCom expects that by 2015, satellite TV will overtake CaTV in terms of TV households, with satellite platforms expected to total 52.4m compared to CaTV, expected to top to 47.6m.
News categories: InfoCom, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Germany, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Digital cable TV subscribers in China passed 100 million in 2010
May 5, 2011 – Research and Markets has announced the addition of the 'China Digital TV Operation Report, 2010-2011' to their offering. According to the report, the number of cable digital television (DTV) subscribers in China reached 100.44 million in 2010.
News categories: ResearchInChina, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial