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Shanghai has 800,000 IPTV subscribers
May 12, 2009 – Statistics from Shanghai Telecom and Shanghai-based cable TV operator Oriental Cable Network (OCN) show that through the end of 2008 Shanghai had almost 800,000 IPTV subscribers and nearly 600,000 cable DTV subscribers.
News categories: Shanghai Telecom, Oriental Cable Network, Cable TV, China, IPTV, Subscribers

Thomson provides new form factor STBs to Malaysia's Astro
May 11, 2009 – Thomson (Paris:18453; NYSE: TMS) has won a further contract from Astro, Malaysia's leading integrated cross-media group. The new contract is for the ongoing delivery of standard definition basic set-top boxes in a new form factor.
News categories: Thomson, ASTRO TV, Digital TV, Malaysia, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

DISH Network subscribers down 94,000 in 1st quarter
May 11, 2009 – DISH Network (Nasdaq: DISH) has reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. DISH Network lost approximately 94,000 net subscribers during the quarter, giving the company approximately 13.584 million subscribers as of that date.
News categories: DISH Network, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Cablevision digital video customers up 6.7% on March 2008
May 7, 2009 – Cablevision Systems (NYSE:CVC) has reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. iO: Interactive Optimum digital video customers were up 9,400 or 0.3% from December 2008 and 177,500 or 6.7% from March 2008.
News categories: Cablevision, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

RomTelecom Dolce DTH subscriber base nears 750,000
May 7, 2009 – Hellenic Telecommunications Organization (ASE: HTO, NYSE: OTE) has announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. Compared to the end of Q1'08, the number of direct-to-home TV (Dolce) subscribers rose 50% to nearly 750,000.
News categories: RomTelecom, OTE, Results, Romania, Satellite, Subscribers

TELUS TV surpasses 100,000 subscriber milestone
May 7, 2009 – TELUS Corporation (TSX: T, T.A; NYSE: TU) has reported first quarter 2009 results. TELUS' all-digital television, movie and radio entertainment service hit a notable milestone in April as the TELUS TV subscriber base surpassed 100,000 customers.
News categories: TELUS, Canada, DVR, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Welho maintains cable customer base at 68 thousand
May 7, 2009 – Sanoma (Helsinki:SAA1V) Group's net sales decreased by 6.9% in the first quarter, totalling EUR 636.0 (683.1) million. Welho's cable TV customer base remained unchanged at 68 thousand.
News categories: Welho, Sanoma, Cable TV, Finland, Results, Subscribers

StarHub digital TV subscribers up 13k in Q1
May 7, 2009 – StarHub (Singapore: CC3) has reported results for the first quarter of 2009. StarHub's pay TV customer base increased 4% to 527,000. Digital customers now constitute 98% of the total pay TV customer base.
News categories: StarHub, Cable TV, Results, Singapore, Subscribers

DIRECTV U.S. at 18 million subscribers; DTVLA at 4 million
May 7, 2009 – The DIRECTV Group (NASDAQ:DTV) has reported results for the first quarter. DIRECTV U.S. net subscriber additions were 460,000 to give 18.08 million, and DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions were 148,000 to give 4.03 million, at quarter end.
News categories: DIRECTV, DIRECTV Latin America, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, DVR, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela