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STMicroelectronics Reports 2010 Second Quarter and First Half Financial Results
Jul 23, 2010 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE:STM) has reported financial results for the second quarter and first half ended June 26, 2010. On a year-over-year basis, all market segments, except Telecom, posted growth with Consumer increasing by 42%.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Mirics secures additional $13M funding to fuel company growth
Jul 13, 2010 – Mirics has announced that it has secured $13M in additional funding with existing investors - Acacia Capital Partners, Intel Capital and Pond Ventures - all participating in this latest financing round.
News categories: Mirics, Peripherals / Accessories, Semiconductor, Venture Capital

Amino Technologies Period-end Trading Update
Jun 8, 2010 – Amino Technologies (AIM: AMO.L), the UK-based leader in digital entertainment solutions for IPTV, Internet TV and in-home multimedia distribution, has provided an update for the half-year ended 31 May 2010.
News categories: Amino, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box

Sonic Solutions to Acquire DivX
Jun 2, 2010 – Sonic Solutions® (Nasdaq: SNIC) and DivX (Nasdaq: DIVX) have jointly announced that they have signed a definitive merger agreement for Sonic Solutions to acquire DivX.
News categories: Sonic Solutions, DivX, MandA, Media Player, Streaming

Sigma Designs, Inc. Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2011 Results
May 26, 2010 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ:SIGM) has reported results for its first quarter ended May 1, 2010. Net revenue for the quarter was $65.2 million, down $2.9 million from the previous quarter and up $14.0 million, or 27%, from the same period last year.
News categories: Sigma Designs, IPTV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Renesas Reports Results for the Year Ended March 31, 2010
May 11, 2010 – Renesas Electronics (TSE: 6723) has announced former NEC Electronics' consolidated financial results for the year ended March 31, 2010. Semiconductors for game consoles dropped significantly and sales of home appliances declined year on year.
News categories: Renesas, Gaming, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

Mediacom adds 21k digital subscribers in 1Q10
May 7, 2010 – Mediacom Communications (Nasdaq: MCCC) has reported results for the three months ended March 31, 2010. Mediacom added 21,000 digital customers to end the quarter with 699,000, a 56.6% penetration of basic subscribers.
News categories: Mediacom Communications, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

LG Telecom adds 37,000 IPTV subscribers in 1Q10
May 7, 2010 – LG Telecom (Seoul:032640) has announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. LG added 37,000 myLGtv IPTV subscribers in the quarter to give a total of 381,000 at the end of the period.
News categories: LG Telecom, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

TDC adds 20k TV customers in 1Q10
May 7, 2010 – TDC (Copenhagen:TDC) has published financial statements for the January-March 2010 period. Since 1Q 2009, 38,000 new TV customers have joined YouSee. The customer base for the digital add-on product (YouSee Plus) increased by 31,000.
News categories: YouSee, TDC, Cable TV, Denmark, IPTV, Results, Subscribers