Finance (M&A, results, venture capital, private equity, …) News

OTE Group Reports 2007 Fourth Quarter Results Under IFRS
Mar 20, 2008 – Success of RomTelecom's direct-to-home TV service launched in November 2006 continued in the fourth quarter of 2007, with the acquisition of close to 100,000 new customers in the three months bringing the total number of subscribers to 390,000 at year end.
News categories: RomTelecom, OTE, Earnings Release, Digital TV, Results, Romania, Satellite, Subscribers

Trident Microsystems Acquires Private Chinese Software Firm
Mar 13, 2008 – Trident Microsystems (NASDAQ: TRID) has announced the acquisition of Beijing Tiside Electronics Design Co., Ltd., in a move to enhance Trident's software and connected TV strategies.
News categories: Trident, China, Digital TV, MandA, Middleware, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV

SureWest Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results Support Transformation to a Triple-play Communications Provider
Mar 13, 2008 – SureWest (NASDAQ: SURW) Video RGUs increased 7% in the fourth quarter compared to the prior year reflecting growth in residential digital cable subscribers and increased demand for premium, digital features including VOD, HDTV and HD DVR.
News categories: SureWest, Earnings Release, Broadband, Digital TV, DVR, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Iliad Financial Results 2007
Mar 12, 2008 – During 2007, Iliad delivered strong operational and financial growth. The Group's strategy, which is based on the unbundling of the local loop and growing use of optional value-added services with the Freebox, has enabled a significant improvement in the Group's profitability.
News categories: Iliad, Broadband, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Sigma Designs, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2008 Results
Mar 12, 2008 – Sigma Designs (NASDAQ: SIGM) has reported financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and year ended February 2, 2008.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Earnings Release, Blu-ray, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Mediaset: approval for 2007 results
Mar 11, 2008 – The excellent performance of Mediaset Premium continues and as of 5 March active clients had grown to 2,420,000, compared with 2,067,000 on 31 December 2007, an increase of 353,000 clinets in just two months.
News categories: Mediaset, Mediaset Premium, Earnings Release, CAM, Digital TV, Italy, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Bezeq Group Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Financial Results
Mar 11, 2008 – The number of yes' subscribers at the end of December 2007 was 549,000, up from 545,000 in the prior quarter and up from 540,000 at the end of 2006.
News categories: 'yes', Bezeq, Earnings Release, Full Report (1.4MB), Digital TV, Israel, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers

Neuf Cegetel: 2007 results
Mar 11, 2008 – More than 1,050,000 new broadband subscribers joined Neuf Cegetel in 2007. The group has therefore established itself as France's leading alternative broadband operator with 21% market share at the end of 2007.
News categories: Neuf Cegetel, Earnings Release, Presentation, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, France, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

For Valhalla Partners, "I" in IPTV Means "Invest"
Mar 10, 2008 – Signaling the D.C.-area's growing contribution to, and opportunity in, the market for online-video solutions, Valhalla Partners has announced it has recently made three significant investments in local start-ups (Avail Media, KZO Innovations and TidalTV).
News categories: Valhalla Partners, IPTV, Venture Capital