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Ziggo loses 27,000 digital pay TV subscribers in 4Q 2012
Jan 24, 2013 – Ziggo N.V. has released full-year and Q4 2012 results. Digital Pay TV revenue increased through an ARPU increase and a strong uptake of VOD, partly offset by a 27,000 decline in subscribers.
News categories: Ziggo, Cable TV, Netherlands, Results, Subscribers

Apple sells 2 million Apple TV STBs in 4Q 2012
Jan 23, 2013 – Apple® (NASDAQ:AAPL) has announced financial results for its 2013 first quarter ended December 29, 2012. During the period Apple TV sold more than 2 million units, up almost 60% year-on-year.
News categories: Apple, Digital TV, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming

Dish TV India adds 829,000 new subscribers in 4Q 2012
Jan 22, 2013 – Dish TV India (BSE: 532839, NSE: DISHTV) has reported that it added 829 thousand new subscribers in the quarter ended December 31, 2012, achieving a total of 14.7 million gross and 10.5 million net subscribers at the end of the period.
News categories: Dish TV, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Verizon ends 2012 with 4.7 million FiOS Video connections
Jan 22, 2013 – Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has reported results for the fourth-quarter of 2012. Verizon added 134,000 net new FiOS Video connections in the quarter to reach a total of 4.7 million at the end of the year.
News categories: Verizon, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Pace plc: 2012 Trading Update
Jan 10, 2013 – Pace plc (LSE: PIC) has provided an unaudited update for the financial year ended 31 December 2012 ahead of preliminary results to be announced on 5 March 2013.
News categories: Pace plc, Results, Set Top Box

ARRIS to acquire Motorola Home business from Google
Dec 19, 2012 – ARRIS (NASDAQ: ARRS) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ARRIS will acquire the Motorola Home business from Motorola Mobility for $2.35 billion in a cash-and-stock transaction.
News categories: ARRIS Group, Google, Digital TV, MandA, Set Top Box

Sigma Designs Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results
Dec 5, 2012 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has reported results for its third fiscal quarter ended October 27, 2012. Net revenue for the quarter was $63.9 million, up $24.2 million, or 61%, from $39.7 million reported for the same period last year.
News categories: Sigma Designs, IPTV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Amino to close Swedish office early in 2013
Dec 4, 2012 – Amino Technologies has released a trading update for the year ended 30 November 2012.The Company has decided to focus its R&D capabilities at its Cambridge headquarters and plans to close its Swedish office early in 2013.
News categories: Amino, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box, Sweden, UK

CANAL+ and TVN begin merger of 'n' and CYFRA+ in Poland
Nov 30, 2012 – CANAL+ Group and TVN GROUP have announced the closing of their strategic partnership agreements and have started to merge their pay TV platforms n and CYFRA+, to create nc+, set to be Poland's leading premium pay TV operator.
News categories: CANAL+ Group, TVN GROUP, Digital TV, MandA, Poland, Satellite