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Set-top Box Market Solid during Downturn, but TV Sets Hit at Critical Juncture
Nov 14, 2008 – IMS Research is forecasting that, setting aside the US DTV converter box program, set-top box revenues in the region will decline 5% from 2008 to 2009 and that volumes will actually rise, albeit at a relatively weak 9.3% annual rate over the same period.
News categories: IMS Research, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Italy - September 2008 DTT decoder market report update
Nov 13, 2008 – The DGTVi publishes, in collaboration with GfK, a regular research report covering the development of the digital terrestrial market in Italy. The latest report is for the month of September 2008 with historical data back to February 2004.
News categories: DGTVi, GfK, Digital TV, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Com Hem January-September 2008 results
Nov 13, 2008 – In the first three quarters of 2008, Com Hem's revenues amounted to SEK 2,827 million. From the second to the third quarter of this year, the number of digital TV subscribers increased by over 5 percent to 450,000.
News categories: Com Hem, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, Sweden

Vivendi (Canal+ Group) Third Quarter Earnings
Nov 13, 2008 – Vivendi (Paris: VIV) revenues were €17,777 million compared to €15,643 million for the first nine months of 2007. Net Canal+ Group portfolio growth over the past 12 months amounted to approximately 40,000 subscriptions.
News categories: Vivendi, France, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Cyfrowy Polsat results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2008
Nov 13, 2008 – The number of Cyfrowy Polsat (Warsaw: CPS) subscribers grew by 42% to 2,402,524 as at 30 September 2008 - an increase of 115 thousand as compared to Q2 2008 and 335 thousand since the beginning of the year.
News categories: Cyfrowy Polsat, Poland, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Portugal Telecom (Meo) 2008 first nine month results
Nov 13, 2008 – Portugal Telecom (Lisbon: PTC; NYSE: PT) has announced its results for the first nine months ended 30 September 2008. YTD net additions to the 'Meo' pay-TV service reached 191 thousand to give 211 thousand customers at the end of September.
News categories: Portugal Telecom, DVR, IPTV, Portugal, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Premiere announces results for Q3 2008
Nov 13, 2008 – In the third quarter 2008, Premiere AG (PRE.XE) posted total revenues of EUR 244.6 million (Q3 2007: EUR 247.5 million). Premiere had a total of 2.411m direct subscribers at the end of Q3 2008 (Q3 2007: 2.535m).
News categories: Premiere AG, Austria, Germany, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

BT Second quarter and half year results to September 30, 2008
Nov 13, 2008 – BT Vision (LSE:BT.A)(NYSE:BT) now has 340,000 customers. Of the new customers added in the quarter, an average of 83% chose to take a subscription pack, nearly three times as many as last year. September also saw the launch of a new HD movie service.
News categories: BT Vision, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, UK

Netia SA reports 2008 third quarter results
Nov 13, 2008 – Netia (WSE: NET) has announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2008. Netia is preparing to launch, along with 'n' (Luxembourg: ITIH.LU), an IPTV pilot project in the cities of Warsaw and Wrocław in Q4 2008.
News categories: Netia, Digital TV, IPTV, Poland, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers