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Amino Technologies - Results For The Year Ended 30 November 2006
Jan 29, 2007 – Amino Technologies (stock code: AMO) has announced its unaudited final results for the year ended 30 November 2006. Shipments of AmiNET products for the period increased 32% to 413,000 (2005: 314,000).
News categories: Amino, Earnings Release, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box, UK

Verizon's 4Q 2006 Results Cap Strong Year of Organic Growth
Jan 29, 2007 – Verizon Telecom (NYSE:VZ), which serves wireline residential and small-business customers, had 207,000 FiOS TV customers at the end of its first full year of offering the service, adding 89,000 in the fourth quarter.
News categories: Verizon, Earnings Release, Broadband, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Conexant Meets First Fiscal Quarter Performance Expectations
Jan 25, 2007 – Conexant (NASDAQ: CNXT) has announced financial results for the first quarter of fiscal 2007, which ended December 29, 2006.
News categories: Conexant, Earnings Release, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor

AT&T Posts Strong Fourth-Quarter Earnings Growth
Jan 25, 2007 – AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) has reported strong fourth-quarter earnings growth. Video connections - AT&T | DISH Network satellite television and AT&T U-verse service - increased by 49,000 to reach 635,000 in service.
News categories: AT&T, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

STMicroelectronics Reports 2006 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Revenues and Earnings
Jan 23, 2007 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2006.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Earnings Release, Digital TV, Results, Semiconductor

Motorola Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Sales and Earnings
Jan 19, 2007 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) Connected Home Solutions segment sales were $980 million, up 39 percent compared with the year-ago quarter.
News categories: Motorola, Earnings Release, Digital TV, Results, Set Top Box

Frontier Silicon secures £16 million funding led by new investor Mitsui Private Equity
Jan 15, 2007 – Frontier Silicon, a leading supplier of IC (integrated circuit) solutions for mobile TV and digital audio products, has announced that it has secured a £16 million financing round led by new investor Mitsui Private Equity.
News categories: Frontier Silicon, Mitsui Private Equity, Digital TV, Mobile, Semiconductor, Venture Capital

Silicon Image Acquires sci-worx, Strengthening its IP Portfolio, Engineering Resources and System-on-a-chip Design Capabilities
Jan 4, 2007 – Silicon Image (NASDAQ: SIMG) has announced its acquisition of sci-worx GmbH, a leading intellectual property (IP) and design service provider specializing in multimedia, communications, and networking applications.
News categories: Silicon Image, Digital TV, MandA, Semiconductor, Silicon IP

Macrovision Acquires Mediabolic, Inc.
Jan 3, 2007 – Macrovision Corporation (Nasdaq: MVSN) has announced that, effective January 1, 2007, it acquired Mediabolic, Inc., a leading provider of software solutions for connected consumer electronics devices, such as televisions, set-top boxes and digital video recorders.
News categories: Macrovision, Digital TV, MandA, Middleware, Smart Home