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Dutch digital TV market grows to 5.26 million
Dec 3, 2010 – The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 3.4 percent or 174,300 net additions during the third quarter of 2010 to 5.26 million on 30 September, according to Telecompaper's quarterly Dutch Television Subscribers report.
News categories: Telecompaper, Cable TV, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Worldwide digital TV STB shipment volume to grow 6% in 2010
Dec 2, 2010 – Taiwan's MIC has published its 'Worldwide Digital TV Subscriber and STB Shipment Forecasts, 2010 - 2014' report. Worldwide digital TV STB shipment volume is expected to achieve around 6% year-on-year growth in 2010.
News categories: Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

UK leading the way in new TV technologies
Dec 2, 2010 – Ofcom's fifth International Communications Market report into the global communications market looks at take-up, availability and use of broadband, landlines, mobiles, TV and radio in 17 countries. The UK and Spain lead the way in digital TV take-up.
News categories: Ofcom, Australia, Brazil, Cable TV, Canada, China, Digital TV, DVR, France, Germany, India, IPTV, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Market Research, Metaverse, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial, UK, USA

Trinidad and Tobago ends 2Q 2010 with 117,595 pay TV subscribers
Dec 1, 2010 – The Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago has releases its Quarterly Market Update for the period May 2009 to June 2010. Digital pay TV subscriptions rose 740 in the quarter to reach 117,595, a rise of 23% year-on-year.
News categories: Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Trinidad and Tobago

Cable broadband equipment market down in 3Q10 after 12 months of strong growth
Nov 18, 2010 – Infonetics Research has released its third quarter (3Q10) CMTS and Edge QAM Hardware and Subscribers report, which tracks cable modem termination systems (CMTS), edge quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) channels, and cable broadband subscribers.
News categories: Infonetics Research, Broadband, Cable TV, Content Distribution, DOCSIS, Market Research, Subscribers

US Digital Pay TV Operators Suffer Second Consecutive Quarter of Sub Losses
Nov 18, 2010 – Survey research recently fielded by Strategy Analytics shows that 13% of current US pay TV subscribers intend to drop their pay TV service in the next 12 months--and not replace it with another.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

2.7 Million Fiber Broadband Subscribers Added Globally in 3Q-2010
Nov 12, 2010 – Global fixed broadband subscribers increased by 1.4% from 456.5 million in the second quarter of 2010 to 463 million in the third quarter of 2010, according to ABI Research's most recent broadband subscriber Market Data.
News categories: ABI Research, Broadband, Fibre, IPTV, Market Research, Streaming, Subscribers

China and Latin America Key Drivers of Worldwide Cable 'Triple Play' Market
Nov 10, 2010 – During a period marked by a global recession and an increasingly competitive telecommunications environment, cable's 'triple play' of video, voice, and high-speed data services continues to attract new subscribers, says In-Stat.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Subscribers

Mobile Video Subscribers in Asia/Pacific to Reach 250 Million by Year-End 2014
Nov 9, 2010 – Despite the difficulties faced to date, the timing is ripe for mobile video services to take off in certain Asia/Pacific markets, according to a new report from Pyramid Research.
News categories: Pyramid Research, Asia, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Subscribers