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Ofcom releases 1Q 2011 UK Digital Television Update
Jul 5, 2011 – Ofcom consumer survey results for the first quarter of 2011 show that take-up of digital television in UK households stood at 93.1%, up by 1 percentage point year on year.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, DVR, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Mexico's Pay TV subscribers reach 10.4 million in 1Q 2011
Jul 4, 2011 – At the end of the first quarter of 2011, Mexico's telecommunications sector had registered growth of 12.7% year-on-year according to COFETEL. Satellite television remained the most dynamic segment of the sector.
News categories: COFETEL, Cable TV, Market Research, Mexico, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers

Asia Pacific to drive massive IPTV expansion
Jul 4, 2011 – Digital TV Research forecasts that the number of homes paying for IPTV will rocket to 155 million by end-2016, up from 35 million at end-2010. The Asia Pacific region will supply 85 million of the 120 million additional subscribers during the period.
News categories: Digital TV Research Ltd, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

56% of France's DSL subscribers had TV-over-DSL at end-Q1 2011
Jun 30, 2011 – France's telecoms authority, ARCEP, has published its latest market survey up to the end of the first quarter of 2011. At the end of the period 56% of DSL subscribers, or 11.4 million, were also subscribing to TV-over-DSL.
News categories: ARCEP, Broadband, France, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

Nomadic Broadband Video Usage Expected to Close In On In-Home Usage by 2015
Jun 27, 2011 – By 2015, nomadic (fixed locations outside the home, such as coffee shops) broadband video users will reach 154 million nearing in-home users, according to a new report from The NPD Group.
News categories: NPD Group, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Portable, Smart TV, Streaming, Subscribers

87% of U.S. Households Subscribe to a Multi-Channel Video Service
Jun 23, 2011 – New consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) finds that 87% of households in the U.S. subscribe to some form of multi-channel video service, up from 80% in 2004.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

GTA TeleGuam: More Guam TV Homes Switching to Digital Television
Jun 22, 2011 – GTA TeleGuam has attracted more than 7,000 customers to its advanced digital television service in less than three years since launching GUdTV. This number represents more than 20 percent of the 32,000 households with TVs in Guam.
News categories: GTA TeleGuam, IPTV, Micronesia, Subscribers

Fastest Global Broadband Growth Since 2009
Jun 21, 2011 – With an increase of over 15.2 million subscribers in the first three months of this year, fixed broadband grew by 2.9% representing an annual growth rate of 11.93%, according to figures announced by the Broadband Forum.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Belgium, Broadband, BroadcastAsia, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, IPTV, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Netherlands, Spain, Subscribers, Taiwan, USA

Digital TV homes to double within five years
Jun 20, 2011 – The number of digital TV homes will double between 2010 and 2016 to 1,189 million, according to a report from Digital TV Research. The report estimated that digital penetration will climb from 42.5% at end-2010 to 80.0% by 2016.
News categories: Digital TV Research Ltd, Brazil, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK, USA