Digital TV News: DIRECTV Group

S2 Licensing Formally Launches DVB-S2 Patent Licensing Campaign
Aug 25, 2008 – S2 Licensing has announced the launch of a licensing campaign under the combined patent rights in DVB S2 standardized technology held by DTVG Licensing, a subsidiary of The DIRECTV Group (NASDAQ:DTV), and RAI.
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The DIRECTV Group Announces Second Quarter 2008 Results
Aug 7, 2008 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) U.S. net subscriber additions of 129,000 were essentially flat compared with last year's second quarter. DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions increased 30% to 184,000 compared to the same period last year.
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The DIRECTV Group Announces First Quarter 2008 Results
May 7, 2008 – The DIRECTV Group (NASDAQ:DTV) has reported that first quarter 2008 revenues increased 17% to $4.59 billion. DIRECTV U.S. net subscriber additions were 275,000. DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions were 200,000.
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Liberty Media Completes Acquisition of Largest Stake in DIRECTV
Feb 27, 2008 – Liberty Media (Nasdaq: LINTA, LCAPA) has announced that it has completed the exchange of its 16.3% stake in News Corporation for a subsidiary of News that holds a 41% stake in The DIRECTV Group (Nasdaq: DTV), regional sports networks, and $465 million of cash.
News categories: Liberty Media, News Corporation, DIRECTV, Digital TV, MandA, Satellite, USA

The DIRECTV Group Announces Fourth Quarter 2007 Results
Feb 13, 2008 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) U.S. net subscriber additions of 275,000 were driven by strong gross additions and the lowest monthly churn rate in 8 years. DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions more than doubled to 199,000 due to higher gross additions and low monthly churn.
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D&M Holdings Divests ReplayTV
Dec 13, 2007 – D&M Holdings Inc. (TSE 1:6735) has announced that it has sold most of the assets of its ReplayTV® brand company to DIRECTV Group, Inc. (NYSE: DTV), the leading satellite television provider in the U.S.
News categories: DIRECTV, D&M Holdings, Digital TV, DVR, MandA, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

The DIRECTV Group Announces Third Quarter 2007 Results
Nov 7, 2007 – DIRECTV (NYSE:DTV) U.S. net subscriber additions increased 45% to 240,000 in the quarter bringing the total number of subscribers as of September 30, 2007 to 16.56 million. DIRECTV Latin America had a nearly fourfold increase in net subscriber additions to 161,000.
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The DIRECTV Group Announces Second Quarter 2007 Results
Aug 9, 2007 – DIRECTV (NYSE:DTV) U.S. net subscribers increased to 128,000 in the quarter bringing the total number of DIRECTV U.S. subscribers as of June 30, 2007 to 16.32 million, an increase of 5% over the 15.51 million subscribers reported on June 30, 2006. DIRECTV Latin America net subscriber additions increased 83% to 141,000. The total number of DIRECTV subscribers in Latin America as of June 30, 2007 increased to 2.94 million compared to 1.73 million as of June 30, 2006.
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News Corporation Reports Record Full Year Operating Income of $4.45 Billion; Growth of 15% over Fiscal 2006
Aug 8, 2007 – SKY Italia (News Corp - NYSE: NWS, NWSA) reported full year operating income of $221 million, a growth of $182 million over the $39 million reported a year ago. The improvement primarily reflects the addition of 368,000 net new subscribers over the past 12 months, bringing SKY Italia's subscriber base to 4.2 million at year-end.
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