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Belgacom releases 2008 half year report
Jul 25, 2008 – Year-over-year, the Belgacom Group (Brussels: BELG) revenue decreased by 2.5% to EUR 2,962 million. Belgacom added 86,141 TV customers in the first half of 2008. By end of June, Belgacom had a TV customer base of 391,460.
News categories: Belgacom, Belgium, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Maxcom Reports Results For The Second Quarter And First Half Of 2008
Jul 24, 2008 – Maxcom Telecomunicaciones (NYSE: MXT)(BMV: MAXCOM CPO), one of the leading integrated telcos in Mexico, has announced its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. The number of pay TV RGUs reached 11,217, adding 3,034 in the quarter.
News categories: Maxcom, IPTV, Mexico, Results, Subscribers

Telefónica O2 Czech Republic - 2008 First Half Financial Results
Jul 24, 2008 – Telefónica O2 Czech Republic is pleased to announce its unaudited financial results for the first half of 2008. The total number of O2 TV's customers increased to 98 thousand at the end of 2Q 2008.
News categories: Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Vivendi Reports First Half 2008 Revenues Up 10.2%
Jul 24, 2008 – Vivendi (Paris: VIV) had revenues in the first half 2008 of €11,268 million. As of June 30, 2008, 80% of TPS subscribers had been transferred to the CanalSat platform confirming the goal of having a single platform by end 2008.
News categories: Vivendi, Digital TV, France, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

TeliaSonera January-June 2008
Jul 24, 2008 – The total number of TeliaSonera (Stockholm: TLSN) TV subscriptions rose to 816,000, of which nearly 430,000 were IPTV subscriptions. In Sweden alone, the push for IPTV resulted in a year-on-year rise of 162,000 new subscriptions to 320,000.
News categories: TeliaSonera, Cable TV, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Finland, IPTV, Lithuania, Norway, Results, Subscribers, Sweden

Thomson: First Half 2008 Results
Jul 24, 2008 – In 2Q08 Thomson (Paris: 18453, NYSE:TMS) shipped 2.8 million satellite set-top boxes, 1.5 million cable set-top boxes and modems/eMTAs, and 2.9 million access products for telecom operators - making a total of 7.3 million in the quarter.
News categories: Thomson, Cable Modem, Cable TV, Digital TV, Gateway, IPTV, Middleware, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box

Telmex Internacional Second Quarter 2008
Jul 23, 2008 – In the second quarter the consolidated revenues of Telmex Internacional (Mexico:TELINTL; NYSE:TII) totaled 18.544 billion pesos. In Brazil, cable TV provider Net had close to 2.7 million pay TV subscribers and 1.8 million broadband Internet users.
News categories: Telmex, Brazil, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, IPTV, Peru, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

AT&T Delivers Solid Second-Quarter Results
Jul 23, 2008 – AT&T (NYSE:T) U-verse TV, the company's next-generation IP-based video service, continued its strong ramp during the second quarter, with a net subscriber gain of 170,000 to reach 549,000 in service.
News categories: AT&T, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

KPN Second Quarter Results
Jul 23, 2008 – The roll-out of KPN (Amsterdam:KPN) TV services - Digitenne and Interactive TV - accelerated during the quarter with customer numbers reaching 636k.
News categories: KPN, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Mobile, Netherlands, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial