IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

SK broadband IPTV subscribers up 19k in 2Q09
Jul 31, 2009 – SK broadband (KOSDAQ: 033630) has announced results for the second quarter of 2009. Subscribers to SK broadband's broad&tv IPTV service increased by 19,000 in the quarter to reach 775,000 at the end of the period.
News categories: SK broadband, broad&tv, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

Belgacom TV grew by 82,000 customers in H1 2009
Jul 31, 2009 – Belgacom (Brussels: BELG) has reported results for the first half-year of 2009. Belgacom TV celebrated its fourth anniversary at the end of June. Since its launch, Belgacom has continuously grown its TV customer base, reaching 589,000 at end of June.
News categories: Belgacom, Belgium, Broadband, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

France Télécom pay TV subscribers up 74% Y-o-Y at end-2Q09
Jul 30, 2009 – France Telecom (Paris & NYSE: FTE) has released its second quarter 2009 results. The number of ADSL multiservices customers continued to grow, in particular in digital TV, with 2.7 million customers at 30 June 2009 and year-on-year growth of 74%.
News categories: France Telecom, France, Gateway, IPTV, Poland, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers

Telefónica España resumed IPTV subscriber growth in 2Q09
Jul 30, 2009 – Telefónica (Madrid and NYSE: TEF) has released its second quarter 2009 results. Pay TV accesses worldwide reached 2.4 million at the end of June, almost 19.4% more than a year ago. Performance improved in Spain with net adds of 4,715 in the quarter.
News categories: Telefónica, Brazil, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, IPTV, Peru, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Venezuela

T-Com Croatia adds 20k IPTV subscribers in 2Q09
Jul 30, 2009 – T-Hrvatski Telekom (London: THTC; Zagreb: HT-R-A) has announced results for the first six months of 2009. MAXtv, the Group's IPTV service, continues to grow, reaching 170,591 subscribers at the end of June, up from 150,953 at the end of March.
News categories: T-Hrvatski Telekom, Croatia, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

BT Vision adds 10k subscribers in quarter to end-June
Jul 30, 2009 – BT (LSE:BT.A)(NYSE:BT) has released results for the first quarter to 30 June 2009. BT Vision net additions were 38,000 in the quarter before adjusting for inactive customers. After these adjustments, the customer base was 433,000 at quarter-end.
News categories: BT Vision, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, UK

Annual Set-Top Shipments Worldwide to Exceed 200 Million by 2013
Jul 30, 2009 – The demand for interactive and personalized television services will push annual worldwide set-top box shipments over 200 million by 2013, as providers overhaul their current base with next-generation models, according to Parks Associates.
News categories: Parks Associates, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial

Entropic and Sigma Announce MoCA Enabled Set-Top Box Collaboration
Jul 30, 2009 – Entropic Communications (Nasdaq:ENTR) and Sigma Designs (Nasdaq:SIGM) have announced their cooperative relationship to develop high definition, MoCA compliant Cable TV and IPTV Set-Top-Box (STB) reference designs.
News categories: Entropic Communications, Sigma Designs, Cable TV, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

O2 Czech Republic adds 5k IPTV subscribers in 2Q09
Jul 29, 2009 – Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, a.s. announces its unaudited financial results for the first half of 2009. The total number of O2 TV customers reached 133 thousand at the end of June 2009, up by 35% year-on-year.
News categories: Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, Czech Republic, IPTV, Results, Subscribers