DVR / PVR (Digital Video Recorder/Personal Video Recorder) News

Virgin Media adds 41,400 digital TV subscribers in Q1
May 5, 2009 – Virgin Media (Nasdaq:VMED) has announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. Total TV net additions were 30,600 in the quarter. At the quarter-end, the company had 611,900 V+ DVR subscribers, a 17% penetration of digital subscribers.
News categories: Virgin Media, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Subscribers, UK

BSkyB adds 80k subscribers in quarter to end-March
May 1, 2009 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) net customer additions for the quarter ended 31 March 2009 were 80,000 taking the total base to 9.318 million. Gross customer additions were 13% higher year-on-year at 327,000 and churn was 10.6%.
News categories: BSkyB, DVR, Ireland, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, UK

Motorola Reports First-Quarter Financial Results
Apr 30, 2009 – Motorola (NYSE: MOT) has reported sales of $5.4 billion in the first quarter of 2009. Motorola's Home and Networks Mobility segment shipped more than 4.3 million digital entertainment devices in the quarter.
News categories: Motorola, Cable TV, DVR, IPTV, Middleware, Results, Set Top Box

CYFRA+ adds DTT reception to Philips set-tops
Apr 30, 2009 – Poland's CYFRA+ has released new software to enable the digital terrestrial TV (DTT) tuner in its Philips HD set-top boxes. As a result, subscribers will be able to receive DTT free of charge and without the need to purchase separate equipment.
News categories: CYFRA+, DVR, Middleware, Poland, Satellite, Set Top Box, Terrestrial

Sky+HD passes 1 million homes after record growth
Apr 30, 2009 – BSkyB (LSE:BSY) has announced that the total number of Sky+HD customers has passed the 1 million mark for the first time after record sales in the first three months of 2009.
News categories: BSkyB, Digital TV, DVR, Ireland, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers, UK

Telenet adds 107k digital TV subscribers in Q1
Apr 29, 2009 – Telenet (Brussels: TNET) has announces results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. Telenet achieved record quarterly net subscriber additions to its digital TV product of 107,000 during the first quarter of 2009.
News categories: Telenet, Belgium, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

STMicroelectronics Reports 2009 First Quarter Financial Results
Apr 29, 2009 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has reported financial results for the 2009 first quarter ended March 28, 2009. Automotive/Consumer/Computer/Telecom Infrastructure Product Groups net revenue declined 40% year-over-year to $627 million.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Cable TV, DOCSIS, DVR, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

2.1 million digital TV subscribers for J:COM at end-Q1
Apr 28, 2009 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced results for the three months ended March 31, 2009. J:COM TV Digital subscribers rose by 521,800 to 2,085,300 households with 424,500 HDR PVR contracts at the end of the quarter.
News categories: Jupiter Telecom, Cable TV, DVR, Japan, Results, Subscribers

J:COM exceeds 2 million digital cable TV households
Apr 28, 2009 – Jupiter Telecommunications (JASDAQ: 4817) has announced that the number of J:COM TV Digital subscribers rose by 521,800 to 2,085,300 households in the year to March 31, 2009, accounting for 82% of all cable television subscribers.
News categories: Jupiter Telecommunications, Cable TV, DVR, Japan, Results, Subscribers