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Global IPTV subscriptions exceed 20 million
Mar 24, 2009 – According to research completed ahead of the IPTV World Forum, which opens at Olympia, London on Wednesday, Informa Telecoms & Media announces that global IPTV subscriptions reached the 20 million mark at the end of 2008.
News categories: Informa Telecoms & Media, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers, Video Exchange

Swisscable announces 2008 cable TV numbers
Mar 20, 2009 – According to figures from Swisscable, the sectoral association for cable TV companies in Switzerland, the number of digital cable TV subscribers in the country grew by 27% last year to 510 thousand.
News categories: Swisscable, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Subscribers, Switzerland

472 Million to Receive Mobile TV by 2013
Mar 20, 2009 – The number of people receiving Mobile TV will reach 472 million by 2013 according to an analysis by Cantab Wireless. Subscriber growth is anticipated to be strongest in Asia at first, especially in Korea and Japan.
News categories: Cantab Wireless, 5G, Digital TV, DTMB, Market Research, Mobile, Smart TV, Subscribers

Eutelsat HOT BIRD™ Neighbourhood Consolidates Reach In Italy
Mar 19, 2009 – Eutelsat (Paris: ETL) has announced that the results of its two-yearly survey on satellite television trends in Italy. The number of homes equipped for DTH reception has increased by 13% over two years to 7.1 million homes in the country.
News categories: Eutelsat, Digital TV, Italy, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

HD arms race boosts IPTV equipment spending
Mar 18, 2009 – Infonetics Research has recently released the Q4 edition of its IPTV and Switched Digital Video report. The number of IPTV subscribers more than doubled in 2008 to 25.4 million worldwide, and is expected to grow to about 45 million in 2009.
News categories: Infonetics Research, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Dutch digital TV subscribers pass 4 million milestone
Mar 18, 2009 – The number of digital TV connections in the Netherlands grew by 5.2 percent or 200,100 net additions during the fourth quarter to a total 4.014 million at the end of 2008.
News categories: Telecompaper, Cable TV, Market Research, Netherlands, Subscribers

ASTRO 2.6 million subscribers; Sun Direct 2.5 million
Mar 17, 2009 – ASTRO (Kuala Lumpur:ASTRO) has announced full year results for the financial year ended 31 January 2009. Pay-TV subscriber growth in Malaysia was 374,000 net new customers. Sun Direct in India now has over 2.5 million subscribers.
News categories: ASTRO, Sun Direct, India, Malaysia, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Consolidated Communications Holdings Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results
Mar 12, 2009 – Consolidated Communications (Nasdaq: CNSL) has reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. IPTV subscribers were 16,666, an increase of 4,425, or 36.1% compared to December 31, 2007.
News categories: Consolidated Communications, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

ONO fourth quarter and full year 2008 results
Mar 12, 2009 – Spain's ONO has announced results for the fourth quarter ended 31 December 2008. Cable television customers increased by 79,000 or 8.2% in the last twelve months, reaching 1,039,000 as of 31 December 2008.
News categories: Grupo Corporativo ONO, Cable TV, Results, Spain, Subscribers