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Global Digital TV Subs to Reach 887 Million by 2014
Apr 12, 2010 – The number of digital television subscribers worldwide will grow from 484 million in 2010 to 887 million by 2014, according to estimates released by Strategy Analytics.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, NABShow, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Shaw surpasses 1,000,000 HD customer mark
Apr 9, 2010 – Shaw Communications (TSX: SJR.B, NYSE: SJR) has announced results for the second quarter ended February 28, 2010. During the quarter, digital cable customers increased 98,544 to 1,508,527. DTH customers increased 1,071.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

427,000 pay TV subscribers in Uruguay at end-2009
Apr 9, 2010 – The Uruguayan communications regulator URSEC has released a survey of the telecommunications market in Uruguay up to the end of December 2009. The number of Pay TV subscribers at the end of the year was 427,000 up from 416,000 at the end of 2008.
News categories: URSEC, Cable TV, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay

2009 worldwide STB revenue down 5% from 2008
Apr 8, 2010 – Infonetics Research has released the fourth quarter (4Q09) editions of two video-related market share and forecast reports: Video Infrastructure and Subscribers and Set-Top Boxes and Subscribers.
News categories: Infonetics Research, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

COGECO digital cable up 26k subscribers in quarter to end-February
Apr 8, 2010 – COGECO (TSX: CGO) has announced results for its second quarter ended February 28, 2010. For the quarter, Digital Television net additions were 14,054 customers in Canada, and 12,189 for COGECO's Cabovisão service in Portugal.
News categories: COGECO, Cable TV, Canada, Portugal, Results, Subscribers

UK consumers switch on to HD
Apr 7, 2010 – An increasing number of UK TV viewers are switching on to high definition television services, according to new Ofcom research. Ofcom's latest Digital Progress Report reveals that sales of HD ready TVs reached almost 23 million by the end of 2009.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Sky Perfect subscribers down 25k in 1Q10
Apr 2, 2010 – SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (Tokyo:9412) has announced the number of subscribers as of the end of March 2010. Subscribers to SKY Perfect JSAT's broadcast services were up 22,949 in March to give a cumulative total of 3,687,699.
News categories: SKY Perfect, IPTV, Japan, Satellite, Subscribers

Ziggo exceeds 1.5 million digital TV subscribers at end-2009
Apr 2, 2010 – Ziggo has announced its full year results for 2009. During 2010, Ziggo will seek to expand its portfolio of products and services further, increase penetration of digital television and triple play bundles and raise internet speeds to 120 Mbps.
News categories: Ziggo, Cable TV, Netherlands, Results, Subscribers

SiOL TV reaches 109k subscribers in Slovenia at end-2009
Mar 31, 2010 – Telekom Slovenia (Ljubljana:TLSG) has published the annual report of the Telekom Slovenia Group and Telekom Slovenije, d.d. for the year 2009. The number of IPTV subscribers was up 29% on a year earlier to pass 109,000 by the end of the year.
News categories: Telekom Slovenia, IPTV, Results, Slovenia, Subscribers