Revenues grew by 20% despite higher growth in subscribers due to negative exchange rate effects. 2012 was a stellar year for DirecTV in terms of Latin American expansion, and the company believes that its good run will continue in 2013 as well.

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Vodafone is also running several pilots, says Richard Saggers, the head of its mobile advertising unit, in which subscribers receive free content in exchange for viewing ads.

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However, the firm has provided an online postcode checking facility for its subscribers to check if their local exchange has been flagged as having an issue.

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ISPs, with about 500, 000 subscribers, has already announced plans to move away from flat fees: in exchange for usage-based fees, it will offer higher quality connections and services aimed at small business.

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The company also had more U.S. subscribers for the HBO premium channels and saw growth internationally across the TV business, despite unfavorable currency-exchange rates.

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