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BSkyB adds another 428,000 HD customers in 1Q10
Apr 29, 2010 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has announced results for the nine months ended 31 March 2010. In the quarter, Sky saw net additions of 62,000 taking its total customer base to 9.770 million. Gross customer additions were 304,000 for the period.
News categories: BSkyB, DVR, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, UK

Motorola ships 3.1 million digital entertainment devices in 1Q10
Apr 29, 2010 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has reported results for the first quarter of 2010. Motorola shipped 3.1 million digital entertainment devices during the period.
News categories: Motorola, Cable TV, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box

Time Warner Cable adds 102k digital video subscribers in 1Q10
Apr 29, 2010 – Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) has reported results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2010. TWC had approximately 12.8 million video subscribers, of which approximately 9.0 million received video service via digital transmission.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Subscribers, USA

Net Serviços Digital Video base reaches 1 million clients
Apr 28, 2010 – Net Serviços de Comunicação (BM&FBOVESPA: NETC3 and NETC4; Nasdaq: NETC; and Latibex: XNET) has announced results for the first quarter of 2010. The Digital Video base reached 1,025,000 clients, up 11% from 1Q09.
News categories: Net Serviços, Brazil, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers

Rogers adds 26k digital cable subscribers in 1Q10
Apr 28, 2010 – Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI.a; RCI.b)(NYSE: RCI) has announced results for the three months ended March 31, 2010. The digital cable subscriber base grew by 7% from March 31, 2009 to March 31, 2010, to 74% of television households.
News categories: Rogers Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Subscribers

Comcast adds 427k digital video customers in 1Q10
Apr 28, 2010 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) has reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. At the end of the period Comcast's digital video customers totaled 18.8 million, an increase of 427,000 during the quarter.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Virgin Media adds 46,600 digital TV subscribers in 1Q10
Apr 28, 2010 – Virgin Media (NASDAQ:VMED, LSE:VMED) has announces results for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. Virgin grew its digital TV base by 46,600 in the quarter to over 3.7m. The V+ HD DVR subscriber base added 77,900 subscribers in the quarter.
News categories: Virgin Media, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Subscribers, UK

KPN reaches 1 million TV subscriber mark
Apr 27, 2010 – KPN Group (Amsterdam:KPN) has released its Interim Financial Report for the first quarter of 2010. KPN's TV (Digitenne DTT + Interactieve TV IPTV) subscriber base reached 1.033 million at the end of the quarter, up 49 thousand from the end of 2009.
News categories: KPN, IPTV, Netherlands, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Broadcom Reports First Quarter 2010 Results
Apr 27, 2010 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has reported results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2010. Net revenue for the first quarter of 2010 was a record $1.46 billion, an increase of 71.3% compared with the $853 million reported for the first quarter of 2009.
News categories: Broadcom, Results, Semiconductor