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BSkyB Interim Results For The Six Months Ended 31 December 2008
Jan 28, 2009 – British Sky Broadcasting (LSE:BSY) DTH customer net additions were 171,000 in the three months to 31 December 2008, 2% higher year on year, taking our total base to 9.238 million customers.
News categories: BSkyB, DVR, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, UK

KPN solid full-year 2008 results
Jan 27, 2009 – KPN (Amsterdam:KPN) group revenues and other income in Q4 were up €59m to €3.7bn. At the end of Q4 2008, KPN had 775k TV (Digitenne DTT and IPTV) customers, of which around 40k were IPTV customers. In addition, KPN had 30k DVB-H subscribers.
News categories: KPN, IPTV, Mobile, Netherlands, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Verizon Reports Sustained Revenue Growth and Continued Strong Cash Flows for 4Q and Full-Year 2008
Jan 27, 2009 – In the fourth quarter, Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) added 303,000 net new FiOS TV customers. The company had 1.9 million FiOS TV customers at year-end 2008, adding nearly 1 million FiOS TV customers since year-end 2007.
News categories: Verizon, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

UK's Freeview+ Sales Up In The Downturn
Jan 27, 2009 – Freeview has announced that sales of Freeview+ PVR boxes have reached over 900,000, up 118% over December last year. 26% of all sales were achieved in a record final quarter. In December, more than two Freeview+ boxes were bought every minute.
News categories: Freeview, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

Freeview NZ approaches the 200,000 homes mark
Jan 26, 2009 – Freeview NZ has released the latest quarter of retail figures for digital receiver sales. At the end of 2008, 198,938 receivers had been sold, with an additional 38,442 sold during the three months ending 31st December.
News categories: Freeview NZ, Digital TV, Market Research, New Zealand, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Netflix Announces Q4 2008 Financial Results
Jan 26, 2009 – Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) has reported results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008. Netflix ended the quarter with approximately 9,390,000 subscribers, representing a 26% year-over-year growth from 7,479,000 subscribers at end-2007.
News categories: Netflix, DVD, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Set-Top Boxes Defy Economy, Volumes to Grow in 2009
Jan 26, 2009 – Despite the economic downturn, set-top box shipments will see almost 10% growth over the previous year according to IMS Research.
News categories: IMS Research, Market Research, Set Top Box

Consumer Electronics Market Braced for a Testing 2009
Jan 26, 2009 – The worldwide market for technological consumer goods has resisted a turbulent 2008, increasing by 13.7%. The current economic difficulties have not dissuaded consumers from buying electronic products that are increasingly innovative and accessible.
News categories: GfK, CEA, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Mobile, Smart TV

Encouraging weekly trends in Asian Flat Panel TV market
Jan 26, 2009 – Despite the ongoing global economic crisis, GfK Asia measured increasing flat panel television retail sales volumes during the December festive period and beyond in both Hong Kong and Singapore. In Taiwan retail promotions spured on November sales.
News categories: GfK, Hong Kong, Market Research, Singapore, Smart TV, Taiwan