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SNL Kagan Expects Continued Growth for Cable Operators
Sep 12, 2008 – According to research published by SNL Kagan in its 28th annual 'Broadband Cable Financial Databook,' U.S. cable operators are expected to add 48 million subscribers to advanced services over the next decade.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, Market Research, Subscribers, USA

Antina DVB-T DTT grows in Argentina
Sep 12, 2008 – Argentina pay TV operator Antina, who offers 65 channels through a UHF DVB-T terrestrial system has reached almost 50 thousand subscribers and is growing steadily in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires.
News categories: Antina, Argentina, Digital TV, Mobile, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Portugal - 2.1 million pay TV subscribers in June
Sep 11, 2008 – According to Portugal's Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações (ANACOM), at the end of June, the total number of pay TV subscribers in the country reached 2.1 million, or approximately 20 subscribers per 100 inhabitants.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

Jiangsu Cable Selects BigBand Digital Video Networking Platform For Growth Of Digital TV Services
Sep 10, 2008 – BigBand Networks (NASDAQ: BBND) has announced that Jiangsu Cable is deploying its Broadband Multimedia-Service Router (BMR®) to process and deliver digital television services, including high definition (HD) and interactive television.
News categories: BigBand Networks, Cable TV, China, Content Distribution, Subscribers

Ten thousand connections for KPN MobielTV
Sep 9, 2008 – KPN has, since its introduction in early June 2008, successfully connected ten thousand MobielTV subscribers to its DVB-H mobile TV network.
News categories: KPN, Digital TV, Mobile, Netherlands, Subscribers

COMSTAR-United TeleSystems OJSC Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results
Sep 4, 2008 – COMSTAR-UTS (LSE: CMST) has announced its financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2008. The number of Comstar-Direct double-play (Internet & pay-TV) subscribers grew by 44% year-on-year to 146 thousand.
News categories: COMSTAR, IPTV, Results, Russia, Subscribers

From 26.3 Million Mobile TV Users in 2007 to 51.6 Million at the End of 2008
Sep 4, 2008 – On the basis of monthly adoption data for all commercial broadcast Mobile TV networks, Issue No 5 of the quarterly TeleAnalytics Mobile TV Tracking Service calculates that the end 2008 Mobile TV user count will be 51.6 million.
News categories: TeleAnalytics, Austria, Brazil, China, Digital TV, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Mobile, Netherlands, Peripherals / Accessories, Smart TV, Subscribers, Switzerland, USA

Germany - Digital cable TV in more households than DTT
Sep 2, 2008 – According to ANGA, taking results from a survey report by Gemeinsamen Stelle Digitaler Zugang (GSDZ) released at IFA in Berlin, more households in Germany now recieve digital television via cable than via DTT.
News categories: Association of German Cable Operators, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, IFABerlin, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

DoÄŸan Yayın (D Smart) Business Review & 1H08 Results
Aug 29, 2008 – DoÄŸan Yayın Holding A.Åž. (DYH) (Istanbul:DYHOL) has published its 1H08 Results and Business Review. Dogan's DTH satellite service, D Smart, now has over 600 thousand subscribers, up from 91 thousand one year ago.
News categories: DoÄŸan, D Smart, CAM, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Turkey