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Nine million digital video recorders sold in the UK
Jun 29, 2009 – Latest research from Ofcom reveals that more viewers are taking greater control over the way they watch television as the total number of digital video recorders sold reaches almost nine million (8.9 million).
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

India Set to See Rapid Growth in DTH Subscriber Base
Jun 26, 2009 – According to an RNCOS report, the Indian direct-to-home (DTH) market has seen stupendous growth rate over the last five years, with the subscriber base surpassing 12 Million in 2008. RNCOS projects a CAGR growth of around 30% during 2009-2012.
News categories: RNCOS, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

Korea's Mobile TV Audience Reaches 22 Million
Jun 26, 2009 – The number of mobile television viewers in South Korea has reached 22 million as digital multimedia broadcasting (DMB) reception has become a standard feature of mobile handsets in the country.
News categories: Digital TV, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, Subscribers

Belgacom expands IPTV services with Nokia Siemens Networks
Jun 25, 2009 – Belgacom TV (Euronext: BELG) has added 250,000 customers since January 2008 driven by the implementation of an IPTV platform from Nokia Siemens Networks that introduced HDTV, VoD, PVR and interactive services for both new and existing Belgacom TV subscribers.
News categories: Nokia Siemens Networks, Belgacom, Belgium, Content Distribution, DVR, IPTV, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Brazil Pay TV subscribers reached 6.4 million in 1Q09
Jun 24, 2009 – At the end of the first quarter of 2009 the total number of pay TV subscribers in Brazil had grown by 17.6% versus the same period in 2008, reaching 6.4 million households throughout the country.
News categories: SETA, ABTA, Brazil, Cable TV, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers

Multimedia Polska grows to 100,000 digital TV subscribers
Jun 22, 2009 – Latens has announced that Multimedia Polska's hybrid DVB-C and IPTV service - secured by Latens software-only Conditional Access - has reached 100,000 subscribers.
News categories: Latens, Multimedia Polska, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, IPTV, Middleware, Poland, Set Top Box, Subscribers

IPTV subscribers to reach 1.2 million in Germany this year
Jun 17, 2009 – BITKOM, the voice of the information technology, telecommunications, and new media industry in Germany, expects the number of IPTV subscribers in Germany to reach 1.5 million at the end of 2010, up from 1.2 million at the end of this year.
News categories: BITKOM, Germany, IPTV, Subscribers

Dutch cable operators reach milestone of 2 million digital TV customers
Jun 16, 2009 – The number of TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 0.5 percent during the first quarter to 7.95 million on 31 March 2009, driven by 3.9 percent growth in digital TV customers to 4.155 million, according to Telecompaper's Q1 2009 report.
News categories: Telecompaper, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Netherlands, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Bundling Strategies, Broadband Penetration will Shield Europe's IPTV in Economic Downturn
Jun 9, 2009 – The ongoing economic downturn will impact IPTV adoption and service revenue growth differently across Europe during the next year, according to a new report from Pyramid Research.
News categories: Pyramid Research, Czech Republic, Digital TV, France, Germany, IPTV, Market Research, Poland, Russia, Spain, Subscribers