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Mediacom adds 8k digital subscribers in 2Q09
Aug 7, 2009 – Mediacom Communications (Nasdaq: MCCC) has reported results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009. During the quarter, the company added 8,000 digital customers to end with 658,000 customers - a 51.3% penetration of basic subscribers.
News categories: Mediacom Communications, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

TELUS TV adds 17k subscribers in 2Q09
Aug 7, 2009 – TELUS Corporation (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) has reported second quarter 2009 results. TELUS TV net additions were 17,000, an increase of 70% over the same period last year, due to enhanced broadband coverage and expanded marketing efforts.
News categories: TELUS, Canada, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Videotron illico Digital TV adds 27k subscribers in 2Q09
Aug 6, 2009 – Videotron (TSX: QBR.A, QBR.B) registered continued growth in the second quarter of 2009 for all its services. Videotron's cable customer base increased by 3,453 during the quarter to 1,732,621, including 990,308 customers for illico Digital TV.
News categories: Videotron, Cable TV, Canada, Subscribers

Portugal's meo TV adds 59k subscribers in 2Q09
Aug 6, 2009 – Portugal Telecom (Lisbon: PTC; NYSE: PT) has announced its results for the first half ended 30 June 2009. 'meo' IPTV and satellite pay TV customers increased by 59 thousand in the second quarter to reach 443,000 at the end of June.
News categories: Portugal Telecom, IPTV, Mobile, Portugal, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Magyar Telekom cable subscribers down 7k, satellite up 41k and IPTV up 7k in 2Q09
Aug 6, 2009 – Magyar Telekom (NYSE: MTA, BSE: MTEL, MTELEKOM HB) has reported results for the first half of 2009. The total number of TV customers was close to 546,000 by the end of June with growth mostly driven by the newly launched satellite TV service.
News categories: Magyar Telekom, T-Home, Cable TV, Hungary, IPTV, Macedonia, Montenegro, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Charter Digital Video customers down 5,700 in 2Q09
Aug 6, 2009 – Charter Communications (Pink OTC: CHTRQ) has reported results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2009. Digital video customers declined by approximately 5,700 and basic video customers decreased by 73,300 during the second quarter.
News categories: Charter Communications, Cable TV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers, USA

SureWest Video RGUs down 900 in 2Q09
Aug 6, 2009 – SureWest Communications (Nasdaq: SURW) has announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009. Video RGUs increased 4% compared to 2008 reflective of the company's ability to offer high-speed data, HDTV, HD DVR and other enhanced services.
News categories: SureWest, Fibre, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

DIRECTV U.S. up 224,000 subscribers and DTVLA up 128,000 in 2Q09
Aug 6, 2009 – The DIRECTV Group (NASDAQ:DTV) has reported second quarter 2009 results. DIRECTV U.S. net subscriber additions were 224,000 to give 18.31 million, and DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions were 128,000 to give 4.16 million, at quarter end.
News categories: DIRECTV, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, DVR, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Malta's GO hits 40,000 digital TV subscriber mark
Aug 6, 2009 – GO has hit and surpassed the 40,000 subscriber mark for its digital tv service with an increase of 10,000 customers in the last eight months.
News categories: GO p.l.c., Malta, Subscribers, Terrestrial