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

Net Insight publishes Interim Report for the period January - September 2007
Oct 26, 2007 – The strong underlying market demand for more network capacity and high quality media services continue to spur our business with increasing sales, improving our financial performance and a continued strong gross margin.
News categories: Net Insight, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Norway, Results, Terrestrial, TV Services

Telefónica O2 Czech Republic - 2007 First Nine Months Financial Results
Oct 25, 2007 – Telefónica O2 Czech Republic has announced its unaudited financial results for the first nine months of 2007. The total number of O2 TV's customers increased to 53 thousand at the end of September 2007, representing 16 thousand net adds in 3Q 2007, up from 12 thousand in 2Q 2007.
News categories: Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, Broadband, Czech Republic, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Slovakia, Subscribers

Trident Microsystems Reports Financial Results for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2008
Oct 25, 2007 – Trident Microsystems has announced for the first fiscal quarter of 2008, ended September 30, 2007, that the Company achieved net revenues of $88,174,000, a sequential increase of 25% from the $70,593,000 reported in the quarter ended June 30, 2007 and a 24% year-over-year increase from the $71,363,000 reported in the quarter ended September 30, 2006.
News categories: Trident Microsystems, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Motorola Announces Third-Quarter Sales and Earnings
Oct 25, 2007 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has reported sales of $8.8 billion for the third quarter of 2007. During the quarter Motorola shipped its two millionth IPTV set-top device, just five months after reaching the one million milestone.
News categories: Motorola, Broadband, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, DVR, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Set Top Box

Comcast Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results
Oct 25, 2007 – Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2007. Comcast added 489,000 digital cable customers during the third quarter of 2007 compared to 559,000 digital cable customers added in the same quarter of 2006.
News categories: Comcast, Full Release, Broadband, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers, USA

Taiwan tie-up for PCCW's Now TV
Oct 24, 2007 – PCCW (0008) will introduce its Now TV platform for broadband television to the Taiwan market by the end of this year through a tie-up with Chunghwa Telecom, according to an industry source.
News categories: PCCW, Chunghwa Telecom, Digital TV, Finance, Hong Kong, IPTV, Taiwan

STMicroelectronics Reports 2007 Third Quarter and Nine Month Revenues and Earnings
Oct 23, 2007 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2007. Net revenues for the third quarter increased 6.1% sequentially to $2,565 million from the $2,418 million reported in the prior quarter.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Full Release, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Results, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial

Broadcom Reports Third Quarter 2007 Results
Oct 23, 2007 – Broadcom (Nasdaq: BRCM) has reported that net revenue for the third quarter of 2007 was $950.0 million, an increase of 5.8% compared with the $897.9 million reported for the second quarter of 2007 and an increase of 5.2% compared with the $902.6 million reported for the third quarter of 2006.
News categories: Broadcom, Earnings Release, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Digiturk IPO to raise up to $550m
Oct 23, 2007 – Digiturk, Turkey's largest digital television broadcaster, plans to raise as much as $550m (£268m) in an IPO of 25 per cent of its business.
News categories: Digiturk, Digital TV, IPO, Satellite, Turkey