ROK has acquired 100% of the issued and to be issued share capital of Jalipo Ltd for total consideration of 600,000 ordinary shares.

Jalipo is a UK Registered IPTV company which offers live streaming of TV content over the internet. Jalipo is the first online marketplace for TV and video, allowing content owners to use the internet to offer their channels, video-on-demand and live events direct to viewers around the world.

NXP Semiconductors will acquire the Broadband Media Processing business of Conexant System. With this transaction, NXP’s existing set-top box and digital TV operations will be combined with Conexant’s BMP business. The combined operations will create a top three player in digital video systems with the scale to establish a strong leadership position. The deal represents NXP’s fourth acquisition since independence and is the first for its Home Business Unit.

Conexant’s BMP business, which provides industry-leading solutions for satellite, cable and IPTV applications, accounted for US $205 million in revenue in 2007. Under the terms of the deal, NXP will pay Conexant US $110 million in cash up front, and additional consideration of up to US $35 million based on achievement of certain revenue milestones over the period from closing through 2009.

ROO has entered into a Content Distribution Agreement with Kamera Content AB, providing for a collateralized and callable advance payment by ROO of US $300,000. The CDA provides ROO with an exclusive time period during which to fully negotiate the acquisition of Kamera. The binding CDA was signed between the companies on March 12, 2008, at the same time as the execution of a non-binding Letter of Intent for the purchase of 100% of the capital stock of Kamera by ROO.

Orca has signed an agreement with Viaccess, a France Telecom subsidiary. Under the agreement, Viaccess will acquire a 100-percent stake in Orca for an estimated price of 21.4 million US dollars.

The completion of the transaction is subject to conditions precedent and notably to the approval of the transaction by the extraordinary general meeting of Orca Interactive.

Viaccess is a leader in the field of content protection, with conditional access and DRM solutions delivered in over 30 countries. Viaccess is a European leader in IPTV with over 1.2 million active subscribers worldwide.

Entriq announced a definitive agreement to acquire DayPort. As broadcasters and entertainment providers seek to realize the potential of the digital media economy, they face an ever-increasing volume of syndication and distribution opportunities that stretch the production capabilities of their organizations. Yet reaching connected audiences across a wide variety of consumer platforms is key to reinforcing their brand and diversifying their revenue mix. And gathering information that allows them to offer better targeted services is vital if they are to maximize traffic and pay or advertising revenue.

Yahoo! has acquired Maven Networks to expand state-of-the-art consumer video and advertising experiences on Yahoo!.com and Yahoo!’s network of leading premium video publishers across the web. Under the terms of the agreement, Yahoo! acquired Maven Networks for approximately $160 million.

Yahoo! and Maven will be able to offer publishers a full portfolio of technology and media solutions. Yahoo! already has the largest library of professionally produced legally licensed video content and has video advertising relationships with over 75% of the top TV advertisers. Additionally, Yahoo! has advertising relationships with a growing number of premium publishers including eBay, Comcast, Newspaper Consortium, Forbes.com and others. Maven’s platform is currently used to manage, distribute and monetize premium online video content for over 30 major media companies, including Fox News, Sony BMG, CBS Sports, Hearst, Gannett, Scripps Networks, and the Financial Times as well as hundreds of their affiliates. Together they represent one of the most robust video platforms in the industry.

USA TODAY announces the acquisition of Banquet, which operates the action sports destination BNQT.com and the Cold War Collective action sports ad network of more than 20 affiliated websites and blogs. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Company management will continue in their current roles and the company will remain in Pasadena, Calif. with an executive office in McLean, Va.

Hughes has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Helius. The acquisition is expected to be completed on or about February 4, 2008. Upon completion of the acquisition, Helius will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Hughes and will operate closely with Hughes' North America and International enterprise businesses.

Ericsson has acquired HyC Group a Spanish company in TV consultancy and systems integration with around 110 employees. The acquisition further strengthens Ericsson’s position in the services and multimedia domains as a systems integrator of IPTV solutions. IPTV is a key technology for telecom operators and service providers that aims to offer interactive and personalized broadband TV services to fixed and mobile users. With the acquisition of HyC, Ericsson further strengthens its ability to support operators and service providers in the solution design, installation, integration and operation of IPTV services.

Pace Micro Technology has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the set-top box and connectivity solutions business (the Philips STB and CS Business) of Royal Philips Electronics (Philips) (the Acquisition). The Philips STB and CS Business employs approximately 335 staff predominantly based in France and is a leading designer and supplier of a range of digital TV products including satellite, cable, terrestrial and IPTV set-top box products. The proposed transaction values the business at up to 95.0 million.

SureWest has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Everest Broadband for $173 million in cash. Everest is a privately held competitive provider of high-speed data, video and voice services in the greater Kansas City area. The transaction, which is expected to close by the end of the first quarter 2008, will more than double SureWest’s triple-play residential subscriber base and facilitate the rapid expansion of its business services.

SureWest has been successfully transforming itself from a traditional provider of voice products to a full-service integrated communications company. This transaction significantly advances SureWest’s strategic transformation by bringing together two companies focused on delivering advanced services to a knowledgeable customer demographic that has historically demanded superior triple-play products.

Macrovision and Gemstar-TV Guide have signed a definitive agreement for Macrovision to acquire Gemstar-TV Guide in a cash and stock transaction. The aggregate value of the transaction to Gemstar-TV Guide stockholders, based on the closing price for the Macrovision stock on December 6, 2007, is approximately $2.8 billion.

Nighthawk Systems announces that it has purchased the IPTV set-top box business assets of Eagle Broadband. The purchase is expected to significantly bolster revenues and cash flows at Nighthawk based on existing purchase orders for high-definition MediaPro IP3000HD set-top boxes with a leading hospitality solutions provider. Under terms of the purchase, Nighthawk assumes responsibility for production on a contract under which the customer has forecasted purchases that could generate in excess of $6 million in revenues to Nighthawk over a period of just over one year.

Danaher Corporation and Tektronix announces they have reached a definitive agreement under which Danaher will make a cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Tektronix for $38.00 per share. The aggregate purchase price is approximately $2.8 billion, including debt, transaction costs and net of cash acquired.

Discovery Communications announces that it has agreed to acquire HowStuffWorks, the online source of high quality, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works. Acquiring HowStuffWorks further strengthens Discovery Communications' global position as the number-one nonfiction media company dedicated to providing knowledge and satisfying curiosity across all platforms.

HowStuffWorks' 11 million global monthly unique visitors, which have grown 25% over the past year, have access to an extensive and rapidly growing library of deep and broad content designed to deliver the most relevant information possible. In addition to an editorial team that creates new content every day, HowStuffWorks leverages the exclusive digital rights to over 30,000 books, 800,000 images and more than 180,000 maps as it explains the world from brains to bats, from rocket engines to roller coasters, from hybrid cars to HDTV, and countless other topics.