Subscribers (customers, users, RGUs, …), number of, News

22.4 million IPTV subscribers expected in Asia-Pac by 2013
Oct 8, 2008 – New analysis from Frost & Sullivan reveals that the IPTV subscriber base in Asia-Pacific reached 4.1 million in 2007 and estimates this to reach 22.4 million by end-2013, at a compound annual growth rate of 32.7 percent (2007-2013).
News categories: Frost & Sullivan, Asia, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

Romania - Boom TV reaches 200,000 subscribers
Oct 7, 2008 – Romanian satellite TV operator, Boom TV, has exceeded 200,000 customers, up 300% from the same period last year. Boom is the brand of the DTH Television Grup.
News categories: Boom TV, Digital TV, Romania, Satellite, Subscribers

Sweden - Strong competition for Boxer in Q3
Oct 7, 2008 – At the end of September, Sweden's Boxer pay DTT service had 696,000 subscribers, a decrease of 5,000 in the third quarter, though still 3,000 more than at the same date last year. Boxer has also approved its first terrestrial PVR (from Sagem).
News categories: Boxer, Sagem, Digital TV, DVR, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Sweden, Terrestrial

Free satellite in 900,000 UK households
Oct 3, 2008 – Ofcom's 'Communications Market: Digital Progress Report' for the second quarter of 2008 shows around 840,000 homes were using free satellite on their main television set. This was an increase of around 120,000 on the previous quarter.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial, UK

Spain - 37.4% of households have DTT reception
Oct 2, 2008 – According to Spain's Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), two years from analogue shutdown, planned for April 2010, only 37.4% of households have terrestrial digital television reception (DTT).
News categories: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Spain, Subscribers, Terrestrial

France - First digital TV survey results released
Oct 2, 2008 – France's digital TV 'Observatoire' has made public the results of its first half 2008 study. Nearly 30% of households are fully digital with digital terrestrial television providing most of the growth. TV over ADSL also made significant advances.
News categories: Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel, Médiamétrie, Cable TV, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Premiere Releases Q3 Subscriber Figures
Oct 2, 2008 – Premiere AG (PRE.XE) has disclosed EBITDA guidance for 2008 and released Q3 2008 subscriber numbers using a new classification. 940,000 that would have been included using the previous subscriber classification have been excluded.
News categories: Premiere AG, Austria, Digital TV, Germany, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Record demand for Com Hem's HDTV service
Oct 2, 2008 – Since August 2008, when Com Hem launched its marketing campaign for high-definition, 60 percent of digital-television customers have opted for HDTV. Com Hem expects a doubling of the number of HDTV customers by the end of the year.
News categories: Com Hem, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers, Sweden

Latin American mobile TV viewers to reach 21.3M in 2013
Sep 29, 2008 – According to a new TVTelco Latam report, Latin America will have 21.3 million mobile digital TV handsets in use in 2013, mostly phones, but also portable MP4 players, cars and buses, and USB for notebooks.
News categories: TV Telco Latam, Argentina, Automotive, Brazil, Colombia, Digital TV, Latin America, Market Research, Mexico, Mobile, Peripherals / Accessories, Smart TV, Subscribers, Tablet, Uruguay