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Czech TV-Platform CS LINK Signs For More ASTRA Capacity
May 8, 2008 – SES ASTRA (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) has signed an agreement for an additional transponder at 23.5ºE for the Pay-TV platform CS Link. CS Link is the largest pay-TV platform in the Czech Republic with 400,000 customers.
News categories: SES ASTRA, CS Link, Czech Republic, Digital TV, Satellite, Subscribers

Cablevision Systems Corporation Reports First Quarter 2008 Results
May 8, 2008 – Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008. iO: Interactive Optimum digital video customers were up 41,000 or 1.6% from December 2007 and 158,000 or 6.3% from March 2007.
News categories: Cablevision, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Virgin Media Reports First Quarter 2008 Results
May 8, 2008 – Virgin Media (Nasdaq:VMED) digital TV net additions were 57,900 in the quarter. During the quarter, Virgin added a record 101,800 V+ DVR subscribers to reach an installed base of 364,200.
News categories: Virgin Media, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Results, Subscribers, UK

Italy - March 2008 DTT decoder market report update
May 7, 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 March 2008 with historical data back to February 2004.
News categories: DGTVi, GfK, Digital TV, Italy, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Are National Regulation Frameworks for Mobile TV ready?
May 7, 2008 – A study on terrestrial mobile broadcast TV by the bmcoforum has concluded that a significant number of countries are still lagging behind most advanced countries in defining the regulatory framework including the licensing conditions and processes.
News categories: bmcoforum, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Europe, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Market Research, Mobile, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Regulation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA

News Corporation Reports Third Quarter
May 7, 2008 – News Corp. (NYSE: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) has reported third quarter net income of $2.7 billion. SKY Italia added more than 342,000 net subscribers over the past 12 months, bringing SKY Italia's subscriber base to 4.5 million at quarter end.
News categories: News Corp, Digital TV, Italy, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Mediacom Communications Reports Results for First Quarter 2008
May 7, 2008 – Mediacom Communications (Nasdaq: MCCC) has reported financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2008. During the quarter, digital customers grew by 27,000 ending the quarter with 584,000 customers.
News categories: Mediacom Communications, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Results, Subscribers, USA

ACMA report on IPTV and internet video services in Australia
May 7, 2008 – The Australian market for internet protocol television (IPTV) and internet video is less developed than many other international markets, according to a report by the Australian Communications and Media Authority.
News categories: ACMA, Australia, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Streaming

The DIRECTV Group Announces First Quarter 2008 Results
May 7, 2008 – The DIRECTV Group (NASDAQ:DTV) has reported that first quarter 2008 revenues increased 17% to $4.59 billion. DIRECTV U.S. net subscriber additions were 275,000. DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions were 200,000.
News categories: DIRECTV, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, DVR, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela