IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

248,000 pay TV subscribers added in Chile in 2009
Feb 1, 2010 – Chile's Subsecretaría de Telecomunicaciones (Subtel) has releases pay TV statistics for 2009. During the year satellite subscribers increased from 570,000 to 670,000 and wired (cable TV/IPTV) subscribers grew from 892,000 to 1.039 million.
News categories: Subtel, Cable TV, Chile, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

Bouygues Telecom claims 300,000 BBox subscribers
Jan 29, 2010 – According to a message sent to its customers, more than 300,000 have now subscribed to Bouygues Telecom's BBox triple play service. In the fourth quarter of 2009 alone, BBox added 127,000 subscribers.
News categories: Bouygues Telecom, Digital TV, France, Gateway, IPTV, Set Top Box, Subscribers

1 in 5 Dutch households has a hard disk recorder
Jan 29, 2010 – The Dutch Audience Research Foundation (SKO) has published the results of its annual 'TV in the Netherlands' report. Penetration of digital TV in the Netherlands has increased from 41.3% in 2008 to 50.8% in the second half of 2009.
News categories: Stichting KijkOnderzoek, Intomart GfK, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVD, DVR, Gaming, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, Subscribers, Terrestrial

French VoD market: up 175% in two years
Jan 29, 2010 – While the French DVD market is declining or stabilizing at best, VoD continues its growth, mainly driven by leading TV operators' offers. According to preliminary figures from GfK, VoD market grew to over €80m in 2009, up from €53m in 2008.
News categories: GfK, Dataxis, Cable TV, France, IPTV, Market Research

KT adds 265,000 Qook TV subscribers in 4Q09
Jan 29, 2010 – KT Corporation (Korea Telecom) [KRX:030200/NYSE:KT] has released its 4th Quarter 2009 results. Qook TV (Mega TV as was) IPTV subscribers reached 1.172 million at the end of December 2009, up 265,000 in the quarter.
News categories: KT Corp, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

Motorola ships 3.4 million digital entertainment devices in 4Q09
Jan 28, 2010 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has reported results for the fourth quarter of 2009. Motorola shipped 3.4 million digital entertainment devices during the quarter down from 4.7 million in the same period of 2008.
News categories: Motorola, Cable TV, Content Protection, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box

AT&T adds 248,000 U-verse TV subscribers in 4Q09
Jan 28, 2010 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported its fourth-quarter results. AT&T U-verse TV subscribers increased by 248,000 in the quarter to reach 2.1 million, up more than 1 million over the past year.
News categories: AT&T, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Motorola Ships 100 Millionth Digital Entertainment Device
Jan 28, 2010 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has announced that its Home and Networks Mobility business has shipped 100 million digital entertainment devices.
News categories: Motorola, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Set Top Box

National Communications Authority of Hungary publishes TV report to November 2009
Jan 26, 2010 – In November 2009, the number of households with digital television subscriptions in the network of Hungary's fourteen largest broadcasters rose to 1,118,000, an increase of nearly 10,000, states the flash report released by the National Communications Authority (NHH).
News categories: NHH, Cable TV, Hungary, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers