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Telefónica O2 Czech Republic - 2008 Nine Months Financial Results
Oct 23, 2008 – Telefónica O2 Czech Republic has announced its unaudited financial results for the first nine months of 2008. The total number of O2 TV's customers increased to 108 thousand at the end of 3Q 2008.
News categories: Telefónica O2 Czech Republic, Czech Republic, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Shaw announces strong fourth quarter and full year results
Oct 23, 2008 – Shaw Communications (TSX:SJR.B, NYSE:SJR) has announced results for the quarter ended August 31, 2008. During the quarter Star Choice added 1,736 customers to reach 892,528 subscribers and digital cable customers increased by 23,020 to 906,320.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Fewer than 5000 subscribers to Swisscom DVB-H
Oct 22, 2008 – The 'Bluewin TV mobile' DVB-H service from Swisscom (Swiss: SCMN) is less successful than the company had hoped for, with the service currently having less than 5,000 subscribers.
News categories: Swisscom, Digital TV, Mobile, Subscribers, Switzerland

Strong Wireless Gains, Sound Operational Execution Highlight AT&T's Third Quarter
Oct 22, 2008 – AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) further accelerated its ramp in U-verse TV growth with a net gain of 232,000 subscribers in the third quarter. At the end of the quarter, subscribers to the company's next-generation, IP-based TV service totaled 781,000.
News categories: U-verse, Broadband, DVR, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

KPN - Solid third quarter results
Oct 22, 2008 – At 30 September 2008, KPN (Amsterdam:KPN) served over 37 million customers, of which 29.8 million in wireless services, 4.0 million in wireline voice, 2.5 million in broadband Internet and 0.7 million in TV.
News categories: KPN, Fibre, IPTV, Netherlands, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Russia - Tricolor TV DTH reaches 3 million subscribers
Oct 21, 2008 – The number of subscribers to Russia's Trikolor TV satellite DTH service has reached three million, after passing the 1 million mark only in January this year. Tricolor is signing up households at a rate of 7000 per day.
News categories: Tricolor TV, Digital TV, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

MTG Results for Period Ending 30 September 2008
Oct 21, 2008 – Modern Times Group MTG AB (OMX Nordic: MTGA, MTGB) has announced its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended 30 September 2008. Viasat Broadcasting's net sales were up 14% y-o-y to SEK 2,308 million.
News categories: Modern Times Group, Denmark, DVR, Finland, IPTV, Norway, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Sweden, Ukraine

BIG TV gains 500,000 subscribers within two months of launch to emerge as fastest growing DTH player in India
Oct 20, 2008 – BIG TV (Bombay:532712) has announced that it has touched the magic figure of 500,000 subscribers within two months of its launch. This has put BIG TV DTH in the unique position of being the fastest growing DTH player in India.
News categories: Reliance Communications, BIG TV DTH, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Subscribers

98.9% of television viewers in Bahrain own a satellite TV dish
Oct 19, 2008 – Arab Advisors' new survey in Bahrain, revealed that FTA Sat TV is quite popular while sports content is a main driver for Pay TV subscriptions. The survey revealed that 95.5% of people over 15 years in Bahrain watch TV.
News categories: Arab Advisors, Bahrain, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers