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DIRECTV U.S. up 136,000 subscribers and DTVLA up 162,000 in 3Q09
Nov 5, 2009 – The DIRECTV Group (NASDAQ:DTV) has reported third quarter 2009 results. DIRECTV U.S. net subscriber additions were 136,000 to give 18.44 million, and DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions were 162,000 to give 4.33 million, at quarter end.
News categories: DIRECTV, DTVLA, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Eutelsat Communications Reports Record Revenue Growth
Nov 5, 2009 – Eutelsat (Paris: ETL) has reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. Video Applications registered a sustained increase in revenue (+8.5%) with 3,329 TV channels broadcast by Eutelsat's fleet at quarter end (+4.7%).
News categories: Eutelsat, Results, Satellite

DT Germany sells 164,000 IPTV packages in 3Q09
Nov 5, 2009 – Deutsche Telekom (Frankfurt: DTE)(NYSE:DT) has released results for the third quarter. Entertain, DT's IPTV service in Germany, had sold 885,000 packages by the end of the quarter, well on the way to the target of one million for the full year.
News categories: Deutsche Telekom, Croatia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Slovakia, Subscribers

Time Warner Cable digital subscribers stable at 8.8 million
Nov 5, 2009 – Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) has reported results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2009. At the end of the period TWC had approximately 13.0 million video subscribers, of which approximately 8.8 million received video via digital transmission.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Subscribers, USA

Sky Italia subscriber base remains at 4.8 million
Nov 4, 2009 – News Corporation (NASDAQ: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) has reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. SKY Italia's 4.8 million subscriber base remained unchanged during the period.
News categories: SKY Italia, News Corp, Italy, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Comcast deploys additional 2.6 million STBs in 3Q09
Nov 4, 2009 – Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA, CMCSK) has reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. At the end of the period Comcast's digital video customers totaled 18.0 million, an increase of 463,000 during the quarter.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers, USA

UPC adds over 400,000 DVR cable RGUs in the last twelve months
Nov 4, 2009 – Liberty Global (NASDAQ: LBTYA, LBTYB, LBTYK) has announced results for the quarter ended September 30, 2009. In the last twelve months, digital cable RGUs have grown by 42% or 1.9 million, to give a digital penetration of 45%.
News categories: Liberty Global, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Cable TV, Chile, Czech Republic, DVR, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, MMDS, Netherlands, Poland, Puerto Rico, Results, Romania, Satellite, Slovakia, Slovenia, Subscribers, Switzerland

Pace plc Interim Management Statement
Nov 4, 2009 – Pace (LSE: PIC) has provided its second Interim Management Statement for FY2009. Given current market strengths, Pace's position and good order visibility, the Group continues to be confident in management's expectations for the full year 2009.
News categories: Pace plc, DVR, Results, Set Top Box

Poland's 'n' DTH adds 17k post-paid in 3Q09
Nov 3, 2009 – TVN Group has announced its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009. At quarter-end, the 'n' DTH platform had signed up almost 573,000 post paid subscribers, of which over 571,000 had been activated.
News categories: TVN Group, Poland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers