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Sky+ PVR reaches 5.5 million customers
Jul 30, 2009 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has released results for the twelve months ended 30 June 2009. The success of Sky+HD has been a key driver of Sky+ in the quarter, with 435,000 net Sky+ additions, to reach 5.5 million customers.
News categories: BSkyB, DVR, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, UK

Sky to launch 3D TV in 2010 following record Sky+HD growth
Jul 30, 2009 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has announced that the number of customers choosing Sky+HD has increased to 1.313 million following record growth. In the next step in the Sky+HD journey, Sky has announced that it will launch the UK's first 3D channel next year.
News categories: BSkyB, Digital TV, DVR, Ireland, Metaverse, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, UK

ONO cable TV customers down 2.5% in 2Q09
Jul 29, 2009 – Spain's cable operator Grupo Corporativo ONO has announced results for the second quarter ended 30 June 2009. Cable television customers decreased by 25,000 or 2.5% in the quarter, reaching 991,000 as of 30 June 2009.
News categories: Grupo Corporativo ONO, Cable TV, Results, Spain, Subscribers

O2 Czech Republic adds 5k IPTV subscribers in 2Q09
Jul 29, 2009 – Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, a.s. announces its unaudited financial results for the first half of 2009. The total number of O2 TV customers reached 133 thousand at the end of June 2009, up by 35% year-on-year.
News categories: Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, Czech Republic, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

European cable TV bucks recessionary trends
Jul 27, 2009 – Research from Screen Digest, in collaboration with Cable Europe, reveals that Europe's cable industry showed strong performance in 2008, experiencing an increase in total revenues of 5.4 percent, considering the challenging economic climate.
News categories: Screen Digest, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Europe, Germany, Market Research, Netherlands, Subscribers, UK

Mobile TV Device Volumes Will Not Decline in 2009
Jul 23, 2009 – TeleAnalytics has calculated that the end-2009 Mobile TV user count will be in the 80.8 million to 81.9 million range. Mobile TV device sales will at worst remain flat, but an increase of up to 2% may be witnessed with respect to the 2008 sales total.
News categories: TeleAnalytics, Brazil, China, Digital TV, Europe, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, Smart TV, Subscribers, USA

du TV+ to launch in UAE with Microsoft Mediaroom
Jul 15, 2009 – du plans to launch high-definition IP television services in the UAE next month. The new 'du TV+' service is powered by Microsoft Mediaroom, and features digital recording and VoD, as well as HDTV.
News categories: Microsoft, 'du', Content Distribution, Content Protection, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Subscribers, UAE

ResearchInChina releases China Digital TV Market Report
Jul 13, 2009 – According to ResearchInChina, at the end of 2008 China had almost 400 million TV subscribers, of which 164 million were cable TV users. At the end of Mar 2009, China had 49.86 million DTV users, less than one third of cable TV subscribers.
News categories: ResearchInChina, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Subscribers

13.09 million DTH subscribers in India at end March 2009
Jul 13, 2009 – TRAI has released its Telecom Services Performance Indicators Report for the first quarter 2009. At the end of March, the total number of DTH subscribers was 13.09 million and the number of set-top boxes in CAS notified cable TV areas was 770,053.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority Of India, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers