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Oi TV of Brazil adds 121 thousand subscribers in 4Q09
Mar 15, 2010 – Telemar Norte Leste (Bovespa: TMAR3, TMAR5 and TMAR6) has announced results for the fourth quarter of 2009. Oi TV subscribers reached 234 thousand at the end of the year, increasing by 121 thousand from 3Q09 and 173 thousand in the whole of 2009.
News categories: Oi TV, Brazil, Cable TV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

i-CABLE in Hong Kong reaches 1 million Pay TV subscribers
Mar 12, 2010 – i-CABLE Communications Limited (HKSE Stock Code: 1097.HK) has released its 2009 Final Results Announcement. Pay TV subscribers were 9% higher year-on-year to exceed 1,000,000.
News categories: i-CABLE, Cable TV, Hong Kong, Results, Subscribers

Videotron adds 42k digital cable subscribers in 4Q09
Mar 10, 2010 – Quebecor (Toronto: QBR.A; QBR.B) has reported its annual and fourth quarter results for 2009. At December 31, 2009, Videotron had 1,777,000 cable television customers, including 1,084,100 subscribers to its illico Digital TV service.
News categories: Videotron, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

PCCW now TV hits the 1 million subscriber mark
Mar 9, 2010 – PCCW (SEHK:0008) has reported results for the year ended December 31, 2009. PCCW's 'now TV' IPTV service hit its millionth mark during the year, with the installed subscriber base increasing by 5% to reach 1,001,000 at the end of December 2009.
News categories: PCCW, Digital TV, Hong Kong, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

TiVo subscribers down 131 thousand in quarter to end-January 2010
Mar 8, 2010 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has reported results for the quarter ended January 31, 2010. For the quarter, service and technology revenues were $45.3 million, compared with $48.5 million for the same period last year and $47.1 million in the prior quarter.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Cable TV, DVR, Middleware, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Insight Communications adds 14k digital subscribers in 4Q09
Mar 8, 2010 – Insight Communications has announced results for the full year ended December 31, 2009. In 2009, Insight had a digital customer net gain of 69,900. Total digital customers at year end were 509,400, a 71% penetration of basic cable customers.
News categories: Insight Communications, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Consolidated Communications adds 1.6k IPTV subscribers in 4Q09
Mar 4, 2010 – Consolidated Communications (Nasdaq:CNSL) has reported results for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. IPTV subscriber additions were over 1,600 in the quarter to give a year-end total of 23,127.
News categories: Consolidated Communications, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Portugal's meo TV adds 76k subscribers in 4Q09
Mar 4, 2010 – Portugal Telecom (Lisbon: PTC; NYSE: PT) has announced results for the year ended 31 December 2009. PT's meo TV service accounted for 76 thousand net additions, bringing the total pay TV customer base to 581 thousand.
News categories: Portugal Telecom, meo TV, IPTV, Mobile, Portugal, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers

Sigma Designs Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2010 Results
Mar 3, 2010 – Sigma Designs® (NASDAQ:SIGM) has reported results and highlights for the quarter ended January 30, 2010. Net revenue for the fourth quarter was $68.1 million, an increase of 44% from $47.3 million reported for the same period last year.
News categories: Sigma Designs, IPTV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home