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

GestureTek Inc. and Telefónica announce strategic partnership and investment agreement
Dec 5, 2007 – GestureTek, world leader and patent holder in computer vision and gesture-recognition technology for presentation, information and entertainment systems, has announced a strategic investment in the company by Telefónica SA, Spain's leading telecommunications operator.
News categories: GestureTek, Telefónica, MandA, Middleware, Mobile

Irdeto Strengthens Content Security Solutions and Expands Security Portfolio with Acquisition of Cloakware
Dec 4, 2007 – Irdeto, a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers (JSE: NPN), has announced that it has acquired 100 percent of Cloakware, a privately held software company based in Vienna, Virginia, USA and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
News categories: Irdeto, Cloakware, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, MandA, Mobile, Venture Capital

Comstar Financial Results For The Third Quarter And First Nine Months Of 2007
Nov 29, 2007 – Comstar-Direct is the largest broadband service provider in Moscow, and has 452,600 residential subscribers, including 106,000 double-play (broadband Internet + IPTV) customers.
News categories: Comstar, Financial Results, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Russia, Subscribers

Kabel Deutschland accelerates growth in the internet and telephone business
Nov 29, 2007 – In the Pay TV business, Kabel Deutschland boosted the number of RGUs. The digital pay TV packages Kabel Digital Home and Kabel Digital International posted 731,000 RGUs. In the previous year this figure was 601,000.
News categories: Kabel Deutschland, Earnings Release, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, Results, Subscribers

Korea - Satellite Mobile TV's SOS Unanswered
Nov 28, 2007 – Squashed by mounting losses, TU Media is sending rescue calls to the government and to major shareholder SK Telecom, only to receive a cold or indifferent response.
News categories: TU Media, Digital TV, Finance, Korea, Mobile

Sigma Designs, Inc. Reports Fiscal Third Quarter Results
Nov 28, 2007 – Sigma Designs' (NASDAQ:SIGM) net revenues for the third quarter were $66.2 million, up from $25.1 million reported for the same period last year. The increase was primarily attributable to increased SoC sales to manufacturers of IPTV set-top boxes and Blu-ray players.
News categories: Sigma Designs, Investor Presentation, Blu-ray, Digital TV, DVD, IPTV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

TiVo Announces Results for Third Quarter Ended October 31, 2007
Nov 28, 2007 – TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) has reported financial results for the third quarter ended October 31, 2007. TiVo-Owned subscription gross additions for the third quarter were 69,000 for a total of 1.7 million from 1.6 million in the year ago-period.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Cable TV, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, Mexico, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Naspers Reports Growth And Increased Investment Activity
Nov 27, 2007 – Over the period the total pay-TV subscriber base grew by 109,000 to 2.3 million subscribers, with strong growth across the African continent. Irdeto shipped 26% more smart cards compared with the same period last year.
News categories: Naspers, Results Presentation, Africa, Broadband, CAM, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Greece, Results, Satellite, South Africa, Subscribers

Tiscali Board of Directors approves 2008-2012 business plan
Nov 26, 2007 – Based on the business plan, the target for Italy and the United Kingdom is 4 million customers in 2012 of which 650,000 would be IPTV subscribers.
News categories: Tiscali, Full Release, Broadband, Digital TV, Finance, IPTV, Italy, Subscribers, UK