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One Million Xbox LIVE Members Download and Activate Netflix on Xbox 360
Feb 5, 2009 – Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) have announced that 1 million Xbox LIVE Gold members have downloaded and activated the groundbreaking Xbox LIVE application from Netflix since the alliance launched last November.
News categories: Netflix, Xbox, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Streaming, USA

TDC (YouSee) satisfied with earnings in 2008
Feb 5, 2009 – TDC (Copenhagen:TDC)'s income before depreciation, amortization and special items (EBITDA) rose by 5.4% to DKK 13.2bn in 2008. YouSee cable TV subscribers increased to 1,140 million from 1,105 million one year ago.
News categories: TDC, Cable TV, Denmark, Results, Subscribers

Online Video Shaping the Future of TV
Feb 5, 2009 – According to CASBAA, China, Japan and Korea will drive the next wave of online video development. China will draw further attention as it emerges as the largest wired broadband market in the world with 190 million connections in 2012.
News categories: CASBAA, China, Digital TV, Japan, Korea, Market Research, Streaming

News Corporation (SKY Italia) Reports Second Quarter
Feb 5, 2009 – News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) has reported financial results for its second quarter ended December 31, 2008. SKY Italia net subscriber additions were 322,000 over the past 12 months giving 4.7 million at quarter-end.
News categories: SKY Italia, News Corp, Italy, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

SNL Kagan Expects Blu-ray to Drive Growth in Home Video Revenue over the Next Decade
Feb 4, 2009 – A new SNL Kagan study, 'The State of Home Video,' forecasts a new wave of revenue growth in the retail home video business over the next decade, generated by the emergence of Blu-ray Disc as the next-generation DVD format.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, Market Research, Streaming

U.S. Online Video Viewing Surges 13 Percent in Record-Setting December
Feb 4, 2009 – comScore (NASDAQ: SCOR) has released December 2008 data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that U.S. Internet users viewed a record 14.3 billion online videos during the month, an increase of 13 percent versus the previous month.
News categories: comScore, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Time Warner Inc. announced Q4 & Full-Year 2008 earnings
Feb 4, 2009 – Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) has reported financial results for its full year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008. Digital video subscribers increased by 44 thousand in the quarter to give 8,627 million at year-end.
News categories: Time Warner, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

35% of France's ADSL subscribers have TV-over-DSL
Feb 4, 2009 – France's telecoms authority, ARCEP, has published its latest market survey up to the end of the third quarter 2008. At the end of the period, 35% of ADSL subscribers, or 5.6 million, were also subscribing to TV-over-DSL.
News categories: ARCEP, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Subscribers

ZON Multimédia (TV Cabo) 4Q08 Operating Update
Feb 4, 2009 – ZON Multimedia (Lisbon: ZON) has released an update ahead of its 4Q08 consolidated results. The number of subscribers to ZON's digital extended package increased by 50 thousand in 4Q08, to 496 thousand subscribers at the end of 2008.
News categories: ZON Multimedia, Cable TV, DVR, Portugal, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers