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IPTV News[IPTV News] The combined IPTV and switched digital video equipment market was found to have grown 12% in the first quarter of this month relative to the previous three months to reach US$1.3bn.  Worldwide IP set-top box revenue grew 10% by the same comparison, with Motorola continuing to lead the worldwide market in the first quarter of this year, although its closest competitors made "major inroads".  ADB was found to be current leader of the worldwide hybrid IP/over-the-air set-top box market.

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tvover.nethttp://www.tvover.net/2008/06/25/Report+IPTV+Middleware+Spending+Spree+Expected.aspx [tvover.net] Report: IPTV Middleware Spending Spree Expected: Telco IPTV operators in Western Europe, particularly France, Sweden, and Italy, continue to give away their IPTV service to hold on to their broadband subscribers Infonetics' report provides market size, market share, and forecasts for IPTV equipment, including integrated digital headend platforms, video on demand (VOD) and streaming content servers, IP video encoders, universal edge QAMs, IPTV middleware and content delivery platforms, and IP STBs. The report also tracks IPTV, cable IPTV and cable SDV service revenue and subscribers.

runescapehttp://runescape.liveblogger.info/2008/07/03/european-telcos-offer-iptv-as-loss-leader/ [runescape] European Telcos offer IPTV as Loss-Leader: Middleware issues are one of the main root causes of IPTV rollout delays, so early hiccups have to be addressed quickly."Clearly, the primary scalability-challenged systems offender is the now notorious Microsoft IPTV platform.Other highlights from the Infonetics study include:- The number of IPTV subscribers is forecast to hit 93 million worldwide by 2011.- Worldwide IP set-top box revenue grew 10 percent in 1Q08 over 4Q07.- Motorola continues to lead the worldwide IP set-top box (STB) market in 1Q08, although its closest competitors made major inroads this quarter, reducing Motorola's lead.- ADB takes the lead in 1Q08 in worldwide hybrid IP/over-the-air STB market share.- Cablevision was the first to roll out switched digital video; it will soon be followed by other MSOs in North America, then those in Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (APAC), who face an uphill battle for triple play subscribers- France remains the hotbed of IPTV activity, with Orange, Free, and neuf all battling for IPTV subscribers.- Telco IPTV operators in Western Europe, particularly France, Sweden, and Italy, continue to "give-away" their IPTV service to hold on to their broadband subscribers.

IPTV Daily[IPTV Daily] July 8 2008 Daily News: The rapid growth in internet protocol television (IPTV) over the next few years is to see subscriber numbers at end-2010 reach around ten times the 2005 figure .

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