Digital TV News: News Corp
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.
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Liberty Media, News Corporation, DIRECTV, Digital TV, MandA, Satellite, USA
News Corporation Increases Stake in German Pay-TV Operator, Premiere AG
Feb 21, 2008 – News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWS.A; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) has announced that it has secured additional shares in leading German pay-TV operator, Premiere AG, increasing its total stake to 19.9 percent.
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News Corporation, Premiere AG, Digital TV, Germany, MandA, Satellite
OpenTV surpasses major industry milestone of 100 million enabled devices worldwide
Feb 19, 2008 – OpenTV is pleased to announce that more than 100 million OpenTV-enabled digital set-top boxes and televisions have been deployed worldwide.
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OpenTV, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, Smart TV
News Corporation Reports Record Second Quarter Operating Income of $1.4 Billion, a 24% Increase on Revenue Growth of 10%
Feb 4, 2008 – News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) has reported its second quarter results. SKY Italia added more than 400,000 net subscribers over the past 12 months, bringing SKY Italia's subscriber base to 4.43 million at quarter end.
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Sky Italia, News Corp., Digital TV, Italy, Results, Satellite, Subscribers
NDS Group plc Reports Second Quarter Results
Jan 29, 2008 – NDS (NASDAQ: NNDS) has announced its operating results for the quarter ended December 31, 2007.
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NDS Group, Earnings Release, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Digital TV, IPTV, Middleware, Results, Satellite
News Corporation Acquires 14.58 Percent Interest in German Pay-TV Operator, Premiere AG
Jan 7, 2008 – News Corporation has announced that it has acquired a 14.58 percent stake in Premiere AG, the leading German pay-TV operator for 287 million Euro in cash.
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News Corp, Premiere AG, Digital TV, Germany, MandA, Satellite
Macrovision Agrees to Acquire Gemstar-TV Guide
Dec 7, 2007 – Macrovision Corporation (NASDAQ: MVSN) and Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMST) have announced a definitive agreement for Macrovision to acquire Gemstar-TV Guide in a cash and stock transaction.
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Macrovision, Gemstar-TV Guide, Cable TV, Content Protection, Digital TV, MandA, Middleware, Optical Disc Recorder, Satellite, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial
News Corporation Reports First Quarter Operating Income of $1.05 Billion
Nov 7, 2007 – News Corporation (NYSE: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) reported 410,000 net new SKY Italia subscribers added over the past 12 months, bringing SKY Italia's subscriber base to 4.24 million at quarter-end.
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News Corporation, Earnings Release, Digital TV, Italy, Results, Satellite, Subscribers
The Launch of Hulu Signals a New Phase in the Broadband Video Market; but Risks Exist for Large TV Networks in an Online World
Nov 5, 2007 – Recent news concerning NBC and News Corporation's Hulu joint-venture includes the launch of its recent site in beta mode, signaling that the broadband video market has entered into a new phase.
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ABI Research, Broadband, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming
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