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DirecTV, Cablevision Sales Rise on Pay-TV Demand

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DirecTV, Cablevision Systems Corp. and Time Warner Cable Inc. reported second-quarter sales that beat analysts’ estimates, signaling consumers are continuing to spend on pay-TV programming as the economic recovery sputters.

Each company added subscribers in the period ended in June and customers spent more on premium services such as high- definition set-top boxes and digital-video recorders.