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Global IPTV subscribers grow 8% in Q1 2010
Jun 16, 2010 – Broadband subscription growth took an upswing during the first quarter of 2010. The Broadband Forum figures show that the number of IPTV subscribers grew to 36.3 million. China and the USA are the top two countries for both broadband and IPTV.
News categories: Broadband Forum, Point Topic, Broadband, BroadcastAsia, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, Hong Kong, IPTV, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Russia, Spain, Subscribers, USA

Digital surpasses 60% of Dutch TV connections
Jun 14, 2010 – The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 3.9 percent or 183,900 net additions during the first quarter to 4.90 million on 31 March 2010, according to Telecompaper's quarterly report on the Dutch TV market.
News categories: Telecompaper, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

U.S. Adds 1.7 Million Multi-Channel Video Subscribers Over the Past Year
Jun 10, 2010 – The Leichtman Research Group has found that the largest cable, satellite, and Telco TV providers in the US acquired over 1.7 million net additional multi-channel video subscribers over the past year.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Global Pay-TV Subscribers to Grow 7% as Novel Set-Top Box Solutions Enter the Market
Jun 7, 2010 – More than 719 million pay-TV subscribers are expected to sign up in 2010 as the economic recovery continues to gain momentum, according to latest forecasts from ABI Research.
News categories: ABI Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Orbit Showtime Network HD DTH Subscribers Cross 30,000 Mark
Jun 6, 2010 – In less than one month since the launch of the region's first and only bouquet of HD channels, OSN-Orbit Showtime Network is proud to announce that over 30,000 OSN subscribers across the region are now enjoying HD TV entertainment.
News categories: Orbit Showtime, Middle-East, Satellite, Subscribers

Lithuanian digital TV subscribers up 5% in 1Q10
May 20, 2010 – The Lithuanian Communications Regulatory Authority (RRT) has announced preliminary first quarter 2010 communications market data. The number of digital TV subscribers continues to grow, up 5 percent in the quarter to 237.7 thousand.
News categories: RRT, Cable TV, IPTV, Lithuania, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Asia Comprises Over Half the World's Pay TV Subscribers
May 19, 2010 – Asia dominates worldwide Pay TV, accounting for slightly more than 50% of subscribers in 2010, reports In-Stat. China alone will encompass 26.3% of the total, followed by the rest of Asia Pacific at 22.3%, North America 15.3% and W. Europe 15.6%.
News categories: In-Stat, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Top 25 LTE Operators Will Reach over 200 Million LTE Subscribers by 2015
May 17, 2010 – The top 25 LTE (committed) operators will reach a 3G/UMTS subscriber base of 1,087 million, of which 226.7 million will be served with dual mode 3G/LTE devices in 2015, according to the latest Maravedis research report.
News categories: Maravedis, 5G, Broadband, Market Research, Subscribers

Spring 2010 Global IPTV Market Leaders Report Released
May 11, 2010 – MRG has announced new leaders in its global IPTV Market Leaders Report. The report ranks over vendors within the six product categories of Access Ports, Content Protection/DRM, Set-top-Boxes, Middleware, Video Headend, and Video-on-Demand.
News categories: MRG, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, Subscribers