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Telefónica posts a 43% increase in net profit to a record 8,906 million euros
Feb 28, 2008 – Telefónica's pay TV subscribers at the end of the quarter exceeded 1.7 million, 64.3% more than in 2006, with operations up and running in Spain, the Czech Republic, Peru, Chile, Colombia and Brazil.
News categories: Telefónica, Earnings Release, Brazil, Broadband, Cable TV, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Peru, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers

Virgin Media 2007 Quarter 4 Results
Feb 28, 2008 – Virgin Media Inc. (NASDAQ: VMED) has announced results for the quarter ended December 31, 2007. Total TV net additions were 61,100 in the quarter, up from 20,400 in the previous quarter.
News categories: Virgin Media, Earnings Release, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Results, Subscribers, UK

Cablevision Systems Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Results
Feb 28, 2008 – Cablevision Systems Corporation (NYSE:CVC) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2007. Digital video customers were up 43,000 or 1.7% from September 2007 and 181,000 or 7.4% from December 2006.
News categories: Cablevision, Earnings Release, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Telekom Austria Results for the Financial Year 2007
Feb 27, 2008 – Telekom Austria (VSE: TKA, OTC US: TKAGY) has announced its results for the Financial Year 2007 and the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2007. aonTV had 20,900 customers by year-end 2007.
News categories: Telekom Austria, Austria, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

ZON announces Full Year 2007 Consolidated Results
Feb 27, 2008 – The last quarter of 2007 was excellent for ZON Multimédia (ex-PT Multimedia). The digital extended basic package ('Funtastic Life') reached 382 thousand subscribers in 2007, with 112 thousand net additions during this period.
News categories: TV Cabo, Earnings Release, Results Presentation, Cable TV, Digital TV, Portugal, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Kabel Deutschland with record growth in its Internet and Phone services
Feb 27, 2008 – The number of Kabel Deutschland (KDG) digital subscriptions increased to nearly 1.6 million (929,000 in the previous year), including the 763,000 KDG pay TV subscriptions as per December 31, 2007.
News categories: Kabel Deutschland, Earnings Release, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Results, Subscribers

Charter Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial and Operating Results
Feb 27, 2008 – As of December 31, 2007, Charter (NASDAQ: CHTR) served approximately 5,596,300 customers and the Company's 11,782,100 RGUs were comprised of 5,219,900 analog video, 2,920,400 digital video, 2,682,500 HSI, and 959,300 telephone customers.
News categories: Charter Communications, Earnings Release, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers, USA

Cablecom achieved 1.048 billion Swiss francs turnover in 2007
Feb 27, 2008 – Digital television contributed to cablecom's positive business performance, with an increase of 82% to 253,000 customers.
News categories: Cablecom, Liberty Global, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Subscribers, Switzerland

Liberty Media Completes Acquisition of Largest Stake in DIRECTV
Feb 27, 2008 – Liberty Media (Nasdaq: LINTA, LCAPA) has announced that it has completed the exchange of its 16.3% stake in News Corporation for a subsidiary of News that holds a 41% stake in The DIRECTV Group (Nasdaq: DTV), regional sports networks, and $465 million of cash.
News categories: Liberty Media, News Corporation, DIRECTV, Digital TV, MandA, Satellite, USA