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Sigma Designs reports first quarter FY2016 results
Jun 9, 2015 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has reported results for its first quarter, ended May 2, 2015. GAAP net revenues for the first quarter were $55.9 million, up $19.0 million, or 51.6%, from $36.9 million reported for the same period in fiscal 2015.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Thinh Tran, IPTV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Worldwide

China Digital TV and Tongda Venture co-invest in China digital TV fund
May 29, 2015 – China Digital TV (NYSE: STV) and Shanghai Tongda Venture Capital (SSE: 600647) have announced that they will co-invest in a fund which will invest in opportunities that are leading in the transformation of China's digital TV industry.
News categories: China Digital TV, Tongda Venture, Dr. Zengxiang Lu, China, Venture Capital

Avago Technologies to acquire Broadcom
May 28, 2015 – Avago Technologies (NASDAQ: AVGO) and Broadcom (NASDAQ: BRCM) have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Avago will acquire Broadcom in a cash and stock transaction that values the combined company at $77 billion in enterprise value.
News categories: Avago Technologies, Broadcom, Hock Tan, Dr. Henry T. Nicholas, Dr. Henry Samueli, Digital TV, MandA, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide

TiVo acquires Cubiware
May 26, 2015 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has announced that is has acquired Cubiware, a provider of software for emerging market Pay-TV operators. Cubiware will expand TiVo's international presence in 25 countries.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Cubiware, Tom Rogers, Jakub Gorski, Digital TV, MandA, Middleware, Poland, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Dish TV India adds 404,000 subscribers in 1Q 2015; makes profit
May 26, 2015 – Dish TV India Limited (Dishtv) (BSE: 532839, NSE: DISHTV) has reported FY2015 results. Dish TV added 404,000 subscribers during the final quarter. FY2015 also saw Dish TV swing to net profit, a first for any DTH company in India.
News categories: Dish TV India, Jawahar Goel, India, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Charter to merge with TWC and acquire Bright House
May 26, 2015 – Charter Communications (Nasdaq: CHTR) and Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Charter to merge with Time Warner Cable.
News categories: Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable, Bright House, Tom Rutledge, Robert D. Marcus, Steve Miron, Cable TV, Digital TV, MandA, USA

Altice enters the US market with acquisition of Suddenlink
May 20, 2015 – Altice (Euronext: ATC) has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 70% of the share capital in Suddenlink from existing shareholders BC Partners, CPP Investment Board and Suddenlink management.
News categories: Altice, Suddenlink, Cable TV, MandA, USA

Vodafone ends Q1 with 9.1 million TV customers in Europe
May 19, 2015 – Vodafone has announced results for the year ended 31 March 2015. At the end of the period, the company had 11.3 million broadband customers and 9.1 million TV customers in Europe.
News categories: Vodafone, Cable TV, Europe, IPTV, Results, Spain, Subscribers, UK

37,000 IPTV customers for eircom
May 18, 2015 – eircom Group has announced results for the third quarter and nine months ended 31 March 2015. The company said that it now has 37,000 TV customers, representing 26% penetration of its consumer fibre base.
News categories: eircom, IPTV, Ireland, Results, Subscribers