Cable operators worldwide collectively took the leading position in digital TV services away from satellite DTH platforms in 2008.
Sky Italia largest commercial broadcaster
Italy’s growing enthusiasm for pay-TV has led to Sky Italia becoming the most profitable commercial broadcaster in the country.
Dutch report 4 million digital homes
With an average of 200,000 new digital homes added every quarter, The Netherlands now has reached the milestone of 4 million, representing a reach of 56%.
Pay-TV emerges as top revenue stream
Falling advertising revenues will lead to pay-TV becoming the main source of income in 2009, forecasts Milan-based ITMedia Consulting in its seventh annual Turning Digital report which analyses the state […]
Russian broadband market grows
The number of domestic broadband internet subscribers in Russia stood at 9.436 million as of this May, or 1.7% more than a month earlier, according to data produced by Advanced […]
DTT set-top sales fall as IDTV takes over
The number of standalone receivers sold for Freeview reception fell by 28% on the quarter, according to the Communications Market Report, released today by the regulator Ofcom.
German IPTV numbers set to grow
The total number of German households subscribing to IPTV services is set to grow to 1.8 million before the end of 2010, according to research by BITKOM.
Europe sees strong IPTV growth
IPTV take in Europe grew by almost 10% in Q1 and was 56.2% higher than a year earlier.
Dutch digital cable advances
The total number of Dutch digital cable households has surpassed two million. With a 50.2% market share, cable is now the number one provider of digital TV in the country.
474 Arab free-to-air channels
The number of free to air (FTA) satellite TV channels in the Arab world has grown by 28.1% between August 2007 and March 2009.