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TV Vlaanderen reaches 70,000 subscribers
Sep 29, 2008 – TV VLAANDEREN has reached the milestone of 70,000 subscribers. TV VLAANDEREN went on air on June 6, 2006 with a completely new product for Belgium: digital television via satellite.
News categories: TV VLAANDEREN, Belgium, Digital TV, Satellite, Subscribers

Gartner Says Worldwide IPTV Subscriptions to Grow 64 Per Cent in 2008
Sep 25, 2008 – Worldwide subscriptions to internet Protocol television (IPTV) services are on pace to reach 19.6 million subscribers in 2008, a 64.1 per cent increase from 12 million subscribers in 2007, according to Gartner (NYSE: IT).
News categories: Gartner, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

IPTV in Wonderland
Sep 24, 2008 – The latest report from Screen Digest examines the challenges faced by telcos and their IPTV services in 26 countries across Europe. 'IPTV Business Models: Profit and Loss in the Telco TV Space' discusses the likely success of their strategies.
News categories: Screen Digest, Belgium, Digital TV, France, Germany, IPTV, Italy, Market Research, Subscribers, Sweden, UK

FTTH Connections Rise to 3.76 Million North American Households
Sep 23, 2008 – The upgrading of North America's last mile networks with fiber is continuing, with fiber to the home (FTTH) arriving at more than 1.6 million households over the past year, bringing the total number of FTTH subscribers to 3.76 million.
News categories: Fiber-to-the-Home Council, RVA Market Research, Broadband, Canada, Caribbean, Fibre, IPTV, Market Research, Mexico, North America, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Portugal - Meo surpasses 200 thousand customers
Sep 23, 2008 – Portugal Telecom (Lisbon: PTC; NYSE: PT) has announced that Meo, its pay-TV service, surpassed 200 thousand customers. Net additions in the quarter to date surpassed 84 thousand customers, already above those registered in 2Q08.
News categories: Portugal Telecom, Meo, Digital TV, IPTV, Portugal, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Jupiter Telecommunications Announces August 2008 Subscriber Figures
Sep 17, 2008 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the total subscribing households as of August 31, 2008 served by J:COM's 19 consolidated franchises reached approximately 2.90 million, up 289,600, or 11.1% since August 31, 2007.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, Digital TV, Japan, Subscribers

China's DTV STB Market Has Explosive Growth
Sep 16, 2008 – CCID Consulting (Hong Kong: 08235) has released an update on China's DTV STB market. CCID Consulting's data shows that the sales volume of China's STB market reached 11.69 million sets in 2008H1, up 110.1% year-on-year.
News categories: CCID Consulting, Cable TV, China, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Russia - 9,000 have applied for AKADO HDTV
Sep 16, 2008 – AKADO (Comcor TV), part of Russia's Renova Group, started taking orders for HDTV equipment and services on September 1, 2008. The service is planned to start in October.
News categories: AKADO, Cable TV, Digital TV, DOCSIS, Russia, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Norway - RiksTV reaches 250,000 subscribers
Sep 16, 2008 – Only just over a year after the start of its digital terrestrial television (DTT) service, RiksTV is halfway to its goal of 500,000 subscribers. Yesterday the RiksTV total reached 250,000 customers.
News categories: RiksTV, Digital TV, Norway, Subscribers, Terrestrial