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Latin America and Europe only Regions Forecast for Set Top Box Shipment and Revenue Increases in 2010
Oct 7, 2010 – In 2Q10, worldwide set top box revenue declined by 6% from the previous quarter while shipments declined even more. For the remainder of 2010, only Latin America and Europe are forecast to show any gains in revenue or unit shipments, according to In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Ofcom releases 2Q 2010 UK Digital Television Update
Oct 7, 2010 – Consumer survey results from Ofcom for the second quarter of 2010 show that take-up of digital television in UK households stood at 92.7%, up by 2.9 percentage points year on year.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Inview Technology's Partnership with Best Buy Leads to Spanish Roll out of New Digital TV Platform
Oct 7, 2010 – Inview Technology has signed a licence agreement with Worldwide Sales Corporation España (d.b.a. Best Buy Computer/Consumer Products) that will facilitate the launch of their lightweight Neelix platform across millions of Spanish set top boxes.
News categories: Inview, Worldwide Sales Corp, Middleware, Set Top Box, Spain, Terrestrial

Vodafone Internet TV launches in Spain
Oct 5, 2010 – Vodafone España (London:VOD) has launched 'Vodafone Internet TV', a service that combines broadband, home networking and digital terrestrial television (TDT) reception.
News categories: Vodafone, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Spain, Streaming, Terrestrial

SBTVD Forum signs promotion agreement with South Africa's NAMEC
Sep 29, 2010 – The SBTVD Forum has signed an MOU with NAMEC promising to provide technical training to South African companies should Brazil's version of ISDB-T be adopted in South Africa, in return for NAMEC promoting the standard.
News categories: SBTVD Forum, NAMEC, ISDB-T, SBTVD, South Africa, Terrestrial

Hybrid Web-to-TV Set Top Boxes Enable Operators and Broadcasters for Internet Video Battleground
Sep 29, 2010 – With an Internet Protocol (IP) link coming in to nearly every possible consumer electronics device with a screen, hybrid Web-to-TV set top boxes (STB) will be vital tools that enable broadcasters and operators to compete, says In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

Emitel begins broadcasting on Poland's second DVB-T multiplex
Sep 29, 2010 – Emitel has concluded contracts with commercial broadcasters for transmission on Poland's second DVB-T multiplex (MUX2). The first transmitters, in Warsaw, Poznań, Zielona Góra and Å»agań, have been operating since September 30th.
News categories: Emitel, Poland, Terrestrial

Telegent Outlines Strategic Product Roadmap for Mobile TV
Sep 27, 2010 – Telegent Systems has outlined its roadmap for the analog TV receiver market. Telegent also announced hybrid single-chip digital and analog TV receivers for markets currently in transition from analog to digital.
News categories: Telegent Systems, Digital TV, ICs, Mobile, SBTVD, Semiconductor, Terrestrial

Star DTV connects 200,000 in East Africa
Sep 24, 2010 – East African digital TV service provider StarTimes is reaching around 200,000 subscribers in the region according to its chief marketing officer in Uganda.
News categories: StarTimes, Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Subscribers, Tanzania, Terrestrial, Uganda