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Portugal's meo TV adds 59k subscribers in 2Q09
Aug 6, 2009 – Portugal Telecom (Lisbon: PTC; NYSE: PT) has announced its results for the first half ended 30 June 2009. 'meo' IPTV and satellite pay TV customers increased by 59 thousand in the second quarter to reach 443,000 at the end of June.
News categories: Portugal Telecom, IPTV, Mobile, Portugal, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Magyar Telekom cable subscribers down 7k, satellite up 41k and IPTV up 7k in 2Q09
Aug 6, 2009 – Magyar Telekom (NYSE: MTA, BSE: MTEL, MTELEKOM HB) has reported results for the first half of 2009. The total number of TV customers was close to 546,000 by the end of June with growth mostly driven by the newly launched satellite TV service.
News categories: Magyar Telekom, T-Home, Cable TV, Hungary, IPTV, Macedonia, Montenegro, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Charter Digital Video customers down 5,700 in 2Q09
Aug 6, 2009 – Charter Communications (Pink OTC: CHTRQ) has reported results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009. Digital video customers declined by approximately 5,700 and basic video customers decreased by 73,300 during the second quarter.
News categories: Charter Communications, Cable TV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers, USA

SureWest Video RGUs down 900 in 2Q09
Aug 6, 2009 – SureWest Communications (Nasdaq: SURW) has announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009. Video RGUs increased 4% compared to 2008 reflective of the company's ability to offer high-speed data, HDTV, HD DVR and other enhanced services.
News categories: SureWest, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

DIRECTV U.S. up 224,000 subscribers and DTVLA up 128,000 in 2Q09
Aug 6, 2009 – The DIRECTV Group (NASDAQ:DTV) has reported second quarter 2009 results. DIRECTV U.S. net subscriber additions were 224,000 to give 18.31 million, and DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions were 128,000 to give 4.16 million, at quarter end.
News categories: DIRECTV, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, DVR, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

China, India, and US Continue to Drive 2009 Set-top Box Shipments
Aug 6, 2009 – Shipments of digital terrestrial (DTT) and satellite (DTH) set-top boxes to China, India, and the United States accounted for more than 60% of total worldwide STB shipments in 2008, and are expected to reach 70% of worldwide shipments in 2009.
News categories: IMS Research, China, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, USA

Malta's GO hits 40,000 digital TV subscriber mark
Aug 6, 2009 – GO has hit and surpassed the 40,000 subscriber mark for its digital tv service with an increase of 10,000 customers in the last eight months.
News categories: GO p.l.c., Malta, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Tata Sky Achieves Four Million Connections in India
Aug 6, 2009 – NDS has recognised India's Tata Sky as having achieved a remarkable milestone in reaching four million connections in under three years since launch. The latest one million subscribers were gained in just over seven months.
News categories: Tata Sky, NDS Group, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Subscribers

More than 300 Million DLNA-Certified Consumer Electronics Devices to Ship in 2012
Aug 6, 2009 – According to a new study from ABI Research, nearly 200 million DLNA products shipped in 2008; that number will rise to more than 300 million in 2012, and the growth curve accelerates even faster in the years that follow.
News categories: ABI Research, Digital TV, Gateway, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV