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Macrovision to Acquire Blu-ray Disc Security Technology from Cryptography Research, Inc.
Nov 19, 2007 – Macrovision (Nasdaq: MVSN) has announced that it has signed a definitive agreement with Cryptography Research Inc. (CRI) to acquire their SPDC™ (Self-Protecting Digital Content) technology, which forms the basis of BD+, a key element of Blu-ray's content security platform.
News categories: Macrovision, Cryptography Research, Inc., Blu-ray, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, DVD, MandA

China Digital TV Reports Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results
Nov 15, 2007 – China Digital TV shipped 1.9 million cards in the third quarter of 2007, a 32.9% increase over the number of cards shipped in the same period of 2006 and a 23.6% increase over the second quarter of 2007.
News categories: China Digital TV, Earnings Release, Cable TV, China, Conditional Access, Digital TV, Results

DivX Acquires MainConcept AG, Leading Provider of H.264 Technology
Nov 15, 2007 – DivX (NASDAQ:DIVX) has announced that it has acquired MainConcept AG, a leading provider of H.264 and other high-quality video technologies for the broadcast, film, consumer electronics and computer software markets.
News categories: DivX, Digital TV, MandA, Media Player, Streaming

ONO Third quarter 2007 results
Nov 14, 2007 – Cable television customers increased by 5,000 in the quarter to reach 909,000, mainly due to the launch of new television packages during the quarter, including a low entry option, "TV Esencial". 89% of our total television customer base enjoyed our digital offering.
News categories: ONO, Earnings Release, Presentation, Results, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Spain, Subscribers

Vivendi's first nine months 2007 earnings
Nov 14, 2007 – At the end of the period, Canal+ Group's total subscription portfolio (Canal+ France scope) reached 10.4 million, which represented a net increase of 430,000 subscriptions compared to the combined subscriptions of Canal+ Group and TPS at the end of September 2006.
News categories: Vivendi, Earnings Release, Presentation, Digital TV, France, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Shin Satellite Q3 Results Discussion and Analysis
Nov 14, 2007 – Revenue from the Internet access and media business in Q3/2007 increased 226.3% from Q3/2006. This was due to an increase in revenue from DTV sales. As at the end of Q3/2007, DTV sales volume was 50,326 sets.
News categories: Thaicom, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Thailand

Tiscali - Board of Directors approves 9M07 results
Nov 13, 2007 – The Board of Directors of Tiscali has approved the results as of 30th September 2007. Following the UK IPTV launch in September on a national scale, Tiscali TV customers were 36 thousand as of October 31st.
News categories: Tiscali, Earnings Release, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, Results, Subscribers, UK

Telefónica breaks a new record, increasing net profit by 51% to 7,848 million euros through September
Nov 12, 2007 – Telefónica continues to spearhead the development of the pay TV market in Spain, reaching a 12% estimated share of the Spanish pay TV market by September 2007. Net adds in the third quarter amounted 18,142, to bring overall customer base to 469,067 subscribers at the end of September.
News categories: Telefónica, Earnings Release, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Peru, Results, Spain, Subscribers

EchoStar Reports Third Quarter 2007 Financial Results
Nov 9, 2007 – EchoStar's DISH Network® (Nasdaq:DISH) service, the nation's third largest pay-TV provider, added approximately 110,000 net new subscribers during the third quarter of 2007, ending the quarter with approximately 13.695 million subscribers.
News categories: EchoStar, Form 10-Q, Digital TV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA