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Global IPTV subscription had a record 34.6% growth in 2010
Mar 23, 2011 – Global IPTV subscription had a record 34.6% growth in 2010 according to figures prepared by Point Topic and announced by the Broadband Forum. 2010 was also a landmark year for broadband subscriptions.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Belgium, Broadband, China, Digital TV, Fibre, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Spain, Subscribers, Sweden, USA, Video Exchange

IPTV Subscriptions Will Near 132 Million by 2015, Pyramid Finds
Mar 16, 2011 – IPTV subscriptions will reach 131.6 million globally by year-end 2015, driven by the introduction of IPTV in emerging markets and the extension of coverage in developed markets to secondary and tertiary cities, according to Pyramid Research.
News categories: Pyramid Research, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

SNL Kagan U.S. Multichannel Subscribers 4th Quarter 2010 Results
Mar 15, 2011 – The U.S. multichannel sector succeeded in reversing two consecutive quarters of video subscriber losses to achieve positive net adds in the fourth-quarter 2010, according to SNL Kagan estimates.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Mexico satellite TV subscriptions up 83.8% in 2010
Mar 14, 2011 – In 2010, Mexico's telecommunications sector registered a growth of 13.6% according to the country's Comisión Federal de Telecomunicaciones (COFETEL). Satellite television remained the most dynamic segment of the sector.
News categories: COFETEL, Cable TV, Digital TV, Mexico, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers

Dutch digital TV market to grow to over 6 million subscribers in 2011
Mar 10, 2011 – The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 3.4 percent or 177,200 net additions during the fourth quarter of 2010 to 5.44 million on 31 December, according to Telecompaper's quarterly Dutch Television Subscribers report.
News categories: Telecompaper, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Venezuela ends 2010 with 2.5 million Pay TV subscribers
Mar 10, 2011 – According to statistics published by its Comisión Nacional de Telecomunicaciones (CONATEL), pay TV subscriptions in Venezuela at the end of the 2010 were 2.53 million, up from 2.19 million at the end of 2009. Household penetration reached 36.7%.
News categories: CONATEL, Cable TV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Venezuela

10 million subscribers for CMMB in China
Mar 1, 2011 – China's State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) has said that China Mobile's (NYSE: CHL; Hong Kong: 0941) CMMB mobile phone TV service, available in 331 cities across the country, has a user base approaching 10 million.
News categories: SARFT, China Mobile, China, Mobile, Subscribers

1 million HD customers for Sky Deutschland
Feb 27, 2011 – In its Q4 2010 results Sky Deutschland (XETRA: SKYD.DE) announced that it had an HD viewing customer base of over 900,000 at the end of 2010. Sky has now announced that this total has passed the 1 million mark.
News categories: Sky Deutschland, Germany, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Dishtv India crosses the 10 million subscriber mark
Feb 24, 2011 – Dishtv has became Asia's first DTH company to acquire 10 million subscribers. Dishtv attained this leadership position with an unparalleled over 1 million subscriber additions in less than three months.
News categories: Dishtv, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers