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Time Warner Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results
Nov 7, 2007 – Time Warner (NYSE:TWX) digital video subscribers totaled 7.9 million at the end of the quarter, representing a 59% penetration of basic video customers. Digital video net additions reached 128,000 during the quarter.
News categories: Time Warner, Earnings Releases, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

The DIRECTV Group Announces Third Quarter 2007 Results
Nov 7, 2007 – DIRECTV (NYSE:DTV) U.S. net subscriber additions increased 45% to 240,000 in the quarter bringing the total number of subscribers as of September 30, 2007 to 16.56 million. DIRECTV Latin America had a nearly fourfold increase in net subscriber additions to 161,000.
News categories: DIRECTV, DIRECTV Latin America, Earnings Release, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Virgin Media Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results
Nov 7, 2007 – Virgin Media Inc. (NASDAQ: VMED) announces results for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. Digital TV net additions were 41,700, following net additions of 40,000 in the previous quarter.
News categories: Virgin Media, Earnings Release, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Results, UK

Increase in customers helps Swisscom grow and increase profits
Nov 7, 2007 – After adjustments for the takeover of Fastweb and special effects in the previous year, Swisscom's business proved stable. By the end of September, over 60,000 customers had chosen Bluewin TV.
News categories: Swisscom, Interim Report, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, Switzerland

3rd quarter 2007: Premiere posts EBITDA of EUR 22.0 million and increases subscriber numbers to 4.17 million
Nov 6, 2007 – There was a clear increase in subscriber numbers quarter-on-quarter (3,473,174 on June 30): with a net growth of 700,221 customers in the 3rd quarter 2007, Premiere registered 4,173,395 subscribers as of September 30.
News categories: Premiere AG, Key figures Q3 2007, Austria, Digital TV, Germany, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Digiturk and Romania's RCS & RDS cancel IPOs
Nov 6, 2007 – Turkey's leading pay-TV firm Digiturk and Romania-based satellite TV and Internet company RCS & RDS on Tuesday cancelled initial public offerings planned for London, citing market conditions.
News categories: Digital TV, IPO, Romania, Satellite, Turkey

Mediacom Communications Reports Results for Third Quarter 2007
Nov 6, 2007 – Mediacom Communications (Nasdaq: MCCC) has reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2007. Digital video customers grew by 9,000 during the third quarter of 2007, as compared to an increase of 18,000 in the same period last year.
News categories: Mediacom Communications, Full Release, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Hanaro Records Net Income for Two Consecutive Quarters, Well Poised to Post a Turnaround for the Year 2007
Nov 6, 2007 – hanaTV revenues doubled QoQ to KRW 15.3 billion, and it has rolled out new value-added services including karaoke and launched customized advertising services after securing a sizable subscriber base of 500,000 in 3Q 2007.
News categories: Hanaro, Broadband, Digital TV, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

Insight Announces Third Quarter 2007 Results
Nov 5, 2007 – Insight Communications (Nasdaq: ICCI) has announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. Insight added a net 26,100 digital customers during the quarter to end at 687,600 customers.
News categories: Insight Communications, Earnings Release, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Subscribers, USA