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Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE	For further information contact:
	Annie Sun
	Investor Relations Department
	Country/City Code 8862 Tel: 2656-8096
	IR@gigamedia.com.tw

GigaMedia Announces Third-Quarter 2017

Financial Results

TAIPEI, Taiwan, October 31, 2017 – GigaMedia Limited (NASDAQ: GIGM) today announced its third-quarter 2017 unaudited financial results.

Comments from Management

In the third quarter of 2017, a good progress in curbing net cash outflow can be seen in GigaMedia. As we have switched our focus to developing and cultivating long-term relationship with customers, even with no new game published in the past three quarters, stable revenue generated from the long-lifecycle games and the effort we put in to optimize the marketing cost in acquiring new users had led our game division reaching the break-even point.

Strategies of focusing on long-lifespan mobile games and executing effective resource planning and management help the Company to increase gamers’ satisfaction and stickiness. At the same time, we add new contents onto our social casino game platform to boost gamers’ retention and return rate.

To have reasonable margins and positive cash flow in game sector also helps GigaMedia to bring in profit to the Company and Shareholders.

Third Quarter Overview

•	Gross Profit increases 2.32% to approximately $1.5 million compared to the prior year third quarter.

•	Operating expenses decreased 28.69% to $1.8 million compared to $2.5 million for comparable prior quarter period.

•	Total current assets were $65.9 million and the total assets were $66.9 million as of September 30, 2017. The total liabilities decreased $3.1 million quarter-on-quarter from $9.9 million to $6.8 million.

•	The net asset value remained $5.4 per share.

•	Short-term debt came to zero, compared to $2.6 million as of both the end of second quarter of 2017 and the third quarter of 2016.

•	Adjusted EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was minus $0.1 million, compared to adjusted EBITA of minus $3.2 million in the same period last year.

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results

GigaMedia Limited is a diversified provider of online games. GigaMedia’s online games business FunTown develops and operates a suite of games in Taiwan and Hong Kong, with focus on browser/mobile games and social casino games.

Unaudited consolidated results of GigaMedia are summarized in the table below.

For the third Quarter

GIGAMEDIA3Q17 UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS
(unaudited, all figures in US$ thousands, except per share amounts)	3Q17			2Q17			Change (%)			3Q17			3Q16			Change (%)
Revenues		2,304			3,117			-26.08	%		2,304			2,457			-6.23	%
Gross Profit		1,457			1,751			-16.79	%		1,457			1,424			2.32	%
Loss from Operations		(315	)		(734	)	NM				(315	)		(943	)	NM
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to GigaMedia		(129	)		904		NM				(129	)		(2,173	)	NM
Net Income (Loss) Per Share Attributable to GigaMedia, Diluted		(0.01	)		0.08		NM				(0.01	)		(0.20	)	NM
EBITDA (A)		(305	)		812		NM				(305	)		(2,152	)	NM
Cash and Marketable Securities-Current		63,770			66,452			-4.04	%		63,770			67,730			-5.85	%

NM= Not Meaningful

^(A)	EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) is provided as a supplement to results provided in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). (See, “Use of Non-GAAP Measures,” for more details.)

Third-Quarter Financial Results

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Consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2017 decreased 26.08% quarter-on-quarter from $3.1 million to $2.3 million and slightly decreased year-over-year from $2.5 million to $2.3 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, revenue was $9.6 million, compared to $6.9 million in the same period last year.

•	Consolidated gross profit decreased 16.79% quarter-on-quarter from $1.8 million to $1.5 million and increased 2.33% year-over-year from $1.4 million to $1.5 million. Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $5.5 million, compared to $3.9 million in the same period last year.

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Consolidated operating expenses were $1.8 million in the third quarter of 2017. A decrease of $0.7 million which is about 28.69% from the second quarter of 2017 which reflected the effective budgeting and cost management on both selling and marketing expenses and general and administrative expenses.

The Company has saved $1.2 million in total on online game costs and expenses since the last quarter, from $3.2 million to $2.1 million.

•	Consolidated loss from operation of the third quarter of 2017 was $0.3 million, and the decreased loss reflected low operating costs and expenses.

Game division reached break-even point. Income from operation in the third quarter of 2017 was $0.2 million, comparing to a loss of $0.1 million of the second quarter of 2017.

Consolidated loss from operation for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $1.5 million, compared to $2.7 million in the same period last year.

•	Consolidated net income of the third quarter of 2017 was a loss of $0.1 million compared to a loss of $2.2 million in the third quarter of 2016.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, net income was $15 thousands, compared to a loss of $3.3 million in the same period last year. And net income per diluted share for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 was $0.01, compared to net income per diluted share of minus $0.29 in the same period last year.

•	Cash and marketable securities-current in the third quarter of 2017 accounted for $63.8 million which decreased 4.04% from $66.4 million in the second quarter of 2017.

Financial Position

GigaMedia maintained its solid financial position with cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities-current and restricted cash accounted for $64.3 million as of September 30, 2017, or $5.8 per share.

Business Outlook

The following forward-looking statements reflect GigaMedia's expectations as of October 31, 2017. Given potential changes in economic conditions and consumer spending, the evolving nature of online games, and various other risk factors, including those discussed in the Company's 2016 Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as referenced below, actual results may differ materially.

GigaMedia CEO James Huang stated: “We are working on content enrichment and platform optimization for our social casino games to maintain stable cash flow. Two to three female-oriented games are scheduled to be released in the next twelve months. This will also build a stronger revenue stream for GigaMedia.

With spend smart approach, stable revenues and improved cash flow, we are confident that we are on the right track to deliver resilient financial performance. We continue reaching out to a wide range of business targets and having full studies on them, and we will carefully select investment objects with comprehensive consideration.”

Use of Non-GAAP Measures

To supplement GigaMedia's consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with US GAAP, the Company uses the following measure defined as non-GAAP by the SEC: EBITDA. Management believes that EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) is a useful supplemental measure of performance because it excludes certain non-cash items such as depreciation and amortization and that EBITDA is a measure of performance used by some investors, equity analysts and others to make informed investment decisions. EBITDA is not a recognized earnings measure under GAAP and does not have a standardized meaning. Non-GAAP measures such as EBITDA should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, other financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. A limitation of using EBITDA is that it does not include all items that impact the company's net income for the period. Reconciliations to the GAAP equivalents of the non-GAAP financial measures are provided on the attached unaudited financial statements.

About the Numbers in This Release

Quarterly results

All quarterly results referred to in the text, tables and attachments to this release are unaudited. The financial statements from which the financial results reported in this press release are derived have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, unless otherwise noted as “non-GAAP,” and are presented in U.S. dollars.

Q&A

For Q&A regarding the third quarter 2017 performance upon the release, investors may send the questions via email to IR@gigamedia.com.tw, and the responses will be replied individually.

About GigaMedia

Headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan, GigaMedia Limited (Singapore registration number: 199905474H) is a diversified provider of online games. GigaMedia’s online games business develops and operates a suite of games in Taiwan and Hong Kong, with focus on browser/mobile games and social casino games. More information on GigaMedia can be obtained from www.gigamedia.com.

The statements included above and elsewhere in this press release that are not historical in nature are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding expected financial performance (as described without limitation in the "Business Outlook" section and in quotations from management in this press release) and GigaMedia's strategic and operational plans. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties and changes in circumstances. There are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statements, including but not limited to, our ability to license, develop or acquire additional online games that are appealing to users, our ability to retain existing online game players and attract new players, and our ability to launch online games in a timely manner and pursuant to our anticipated schedule. Further information on risks or other factors that could cause results to differ is detailed in GigaMedia's Annual Report on Form 20-F filed in April 2017 and its other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

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(Tables to follow)

GIGAMEDIA LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

	Three months ended									nine months ended
	9/30/2017			06/30/2017			9/30/2016			9/30/2017			09/30/2016
	unaudited			unaudited			unaudited			unaudited			unaudited
	USD			USD			USD			USD			USD
Operating revenues
Asian online game and service revenues		2,304,287			3,117,035			2,457,165			9,568,390			6,905,913
Other revenues		—			—			302			—			27,204
		2,304,287			3,117,035			2,457,467			9,568,390			6,933,117
Operating costs
Cost of Asian online game and service revenues		846,905			1,366,009			1,032,941			4,077,502			3,052,522
Cost of other revenues		—			—			315			—			28,426
		846,905			1,366,009			1,033,256			4,077,502			3,080,948
Gross profit		1,457,382			1,751,026			1,424,211			5,490,888			3,852,169
Operating expenses
Product development and engineering expenses		269,539			288,371			418,748			834,607			714,287
Selling and marketing expenses		601,638			1,174,915			985,433			3,247,181			3,201,110
General and administrative expenses		900,913			1,021,624			962,576			2,887,061			2,645,288
Other		—			—			—			—			—
		1,772,090			2,484,910			2,366,757			6,968,849			6,560,685
Loss from operations		(314,708	)		(733,884	)		(942,546	)		(1,477,961	)		(2,708,516	)
Non-operating income (expense)
Interest income		208,696			108,580			69,823			394,449			218,132
Interest expense		(9,985	)		(11,717	)		(16,045	)		(33,432	)		(69,615	)
Foreign exchange (loss) gain - net		(13,239	)		(74,523	)		(193,649	)		(465,212	)		(357,529	)
(Loss) Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment		(2	)		965			8,771			963			790,842
Equity in net loss on equity method investments		(105	)		(311	)		(1,117,217	)		(23,682	)		(1,995,851	)
Gain on disposal of investments		—			—			9,125			—			822,735
Impairment loss on marketable securities and investments		(233	)		(52,242	)		—			(52,475	)		—
Other - net		860			1,667,257			8,518			1,673,620			36,876
		185,992			1,638,009			(1,230,674	)		1,494,232			(554,410	)
(Loss) Income from continuing operations before income taxes		(128,716	)		904,125			(2,173,220	)		16,271			(3,262,926	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		(7	)		—			25			(463	)		2,530
(Loss) Income from continuing operations		(128,723	)		904,125			(2,173,195	)		15,808			(3,260,396	)
Net (loss) income		(128,723	)		904,125			(2,173,195	)		15,080			(3,260,396	)
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		—			—			—			—			—
Net (loss) income attributable to shareholders of GigaMedia		(128,723	)		904,125			(2,173,195	)		15,080			(3,260,396	)
(Loss) Earnings per share attributable to GigaMedia
Basic:
(Loss) Income from continuing operations		(0.01	)		0.08			(0.20	)		0.01			(0.29	)
Loss from discontinued operations		0.00			0.00			0.00			0.00			0.00
		(0.01	)		0.08			(0.20	)		0.01			(0.29	)
Diluted:
(Loss) Income from continuing operations		(0.01	)		0.08			(0.20	)		0.01			(0.29	)
Loss from discontinued operations		0.00			0.00			0.00			0.00			0.00
		(0.01	)		0.08			(0.20	)		0.01			(0.29	)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		11,052,235			11,052,235			11,052,235			11,052,235			11,052,235
Diluted		11,052,235			11,052,235			11,052,235			11,052,235			11,052,235

GIGAMEDIA LIMITED

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

	9/30/2017		6/30/2017		9/30/2016
	unaudited		audited		unaudited
	USD		USD		USD
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents		63,767,004		66,449,544		67,726,267
Marketable securities - current		2,617		2,617		3,830
Accounts receivable - net		699,407		724,508		1,245,375
Prepaid expenses		310,286		510,432		445,515
Restricted cash		503,640		503,640		1,004,110
Other receivables		495,685		913,366		46,870
Other current assets		155,240		146,242		188,209
Total current assets		65,933,879		69,250,349		70,660,176

Marketable securities - noncurrent
Investments		—		—		1,273,018
Property, plant & equipment - net		135,287		29,445		579,459
Intangible assets - net		2,812		4,848		83,623
Prepaid licensing and royalty fees		516,477		389,886		1,536,574
Other assets		325,763		384,468		426,742
Total assets		66,914,218		70,058,996		74,559,592

Liabilities and equity
Short-term borrowings		—		2,629,849		2,551,020
Accounts payable		269,316		291,215		409,812
Accrued compensation		565,446		375,393		615,666
Accrued expenses		2,037,396		2,628,643		2,456,071
Unearned revenue		2,068,262		2,111,474		2,091,888
Other current liabilities		223,173		169,352		1,761,767
Total current liabilities		5,163,593		8,205,926		9,886,224
Other liabilities		1,671,511		1,671,511		1,712,015
Total liabilities		6,835,104		9,877,437		11,598,239
GigaMedia’s shareholders’ equity		60,079,114		60,181,559		62,961,353
Noncontrolling interest		—		—		—
Total equity		60,079,114		60,181,559		62,961,353
Total liabilities and equity		66,914,218		70,058,996		74,559,592

GIGAMEDIA LIMITED

RECONCILIATIONS OF NON-GAAP RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

	Three months ended									nine months ended
	9/30/2017			6/30/2017			9/30/2016			9/30/2017			9/30/2016
	unaudited			unaudited			unaudited			unaudited			unaudited
	USD			USD			USD			USD			USD
Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to EBITDA
Net income (loss) attributable to GigaMedia		(128,723	)		904,125			(2,173,195	)		15,808			(3,260,396	)
Depreciation		18,929			1,657			44,713			2,609			111,730
Amortization		3,301			3,005			29,832			5,803			83,639
Interest income		(208,695	)		(108,580	)		(69,823	)		(185,753	)		(218,132	)
Interest expense		9,985			11,717			16,045			23,447			69,615
Income tax (benefit) expense		7			—			(25	)		456			(2,530	)
EBITDA		(305,196	)		811,924			(2,152,453	)		(137,630	)		(3,216,074	)