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Sharp Passes 5-Million Mark for One-Seg Mobile Phone Shipments
Nov 2, 2007 – On October 31, 2007, Sharp Corporation passed the five-million mark for shipments of One-Seg-compatible mobile phones in Japan.
News categories: Sharp, Digital TV, ISDB-T, Japan, Mobile, Results

British Sky Broadcasting - 1st Quarter Results
Nov 2, 2007 – Net DTH customer growth of 83,000 reflected good new DTH customer additions and, despite retail price changes, a further improvement in churn to 11.3%, the lowest for five quarters.
News categories: BSkyB, Earnings Release, AGM Statement, Broadband, Digital TV, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, UK

Conexant Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter of Fiscal 2007
Nov 1, 2007 – Conexant (NASDAQ: CNXT) has announced financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. In addition, the company announced that it will terminate further investments in "stand-alone" products for wireless networking but will continue to support DSL gateway solutions that incorporate wireless-networking capability.
News categories: Conexant, Digital TV, Gateway, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Genesis Microchip Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2008 Financial Results
Nov 1, 2007 – Genesis Microchip (Nasdaq:GNSS) has announced its financial results for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2008, which ended September 30, 2007.
News categories: Genesis Microchip, Earnings Release, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor, Smart TV

ADB Group reports second-half 2007 business update
Nov 1, 2007 – Advanced Digital Broadcast Holdings S.A. (SWX: ADBN) reports its second-half 2007 update on the progress of its business.
News categories: Advanced Digital Broadcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVB-MHP, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

It's a survival race for mobile TV chip suppliers
Nov 1, 2007 – Suppliers of mobile TV technology waiting for the fledgling market to take wing have already entered a race for survival.
News categories: Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Venture Capital

Imagine Communications Closes $15 Million Venture Capital Round to Accelerate Deployments and Growth in Digital Video Markets
Oct 30, 2007 – Imagine Communications, developer of the industry's most powerful and scalable digital video platform, has announced the completion of a $15 million Series B round of expansion financing.
News categories: Imagine Communications, Court Square Ventures, Columbia Capital, Carmel Ventures, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, Venture Capital

Panorama Capital Leads $9.5MM Series A Funding in GridNetworks, Inc.
Oct 30, 2007 – GridNetworks, a leading innovator of technology and services that power Internet television, has announced a $9.5MM Series A financing led by Panorama Capital and two strategic investors to be disclosed in the future.
News categories: GridNetworks, Panorama Capital, Broadband, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, Venture Capital

TEO signed an agreement on acquisition of UAB Nacionalinė Skaitmeninė Televizija
Oct 30, 2007 – By acquiring Nacionalinė Skaitmeninė Televizija, TEO seeks to accelerate the development of digital terrestrial TV in Lithuania - to provide a bigger variety of services and better quality.
News categories: TEO LT, Digital TV, IPTV, Lithuania, MandA, Terrestrial