Spurred by IPTV, digital TV subscriptions top 10M, says new report

OTTAWA – IPTV providers are quickly gaining market share as the number of Canadians subscribing to a digital television service topped 10 million at the end of 2011, according to new research from Ottawa-based Boon Dog Professional Services. The report, from Boon Dog’s Canadian Digital TV Market Monitor research series, found that the number of digital TV subscription households (digital cable, satellite TV, or IPTV) increased by 10%, or more than 890,000 in 2011, to surpass 10 million for the first time, compared to 10% growth or more than 850,000 a year earlier. The overall traditional TV subscription market in Canada...