Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that the eleven largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 665,000 net video subscribers in Q2 2016, compared to a loss of about 545,000 subscribers in Q2 2015. The top pay-TV providers account for 93.75 million subscribers – […]
Telekom Malaysia’s IPTV service, HyppTV is showcasing the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in 4K quality, a first in Malaysia, in a special event at Sunway Pyramid, the official venue partner for the showcase. The event was held to preview HyppTV’s breakthrough innovation in TV broadcasting, together with its technology partner, Huawei. The 4K technology will […]
Deutsche Telekom has reported core profit rose 8.6 per cent as its US operations compensated for network upgrade investments in Germany. The German telco said adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), excluding special items, rose to €5.46 billion. Deutsche Telekom added 41,000 customers to its domestic IPTV platform Entertain in Q2 2016, […]
In contrast to other European countries, which have an average penetration of 27 per cent, DTT is the main TV distribution system in Spain to watch TV. Eighty per cent of Spaniards watch TV through DTT with the remaining 20 per cent through pay-TV platforms (IPTV, cable and satellite). The increasing use of smartphones, tablets […]
The addition of 59,000 TV customers in Q1 has seen BT reach 1.6 million, with the telco reporting that BT Sport’s average audience figures increased 58 per cent, excluding Showcase and digital channels. Broadband and TV revenue rose 21 per cent. “We’ve brought our BT Sport content to millions of additional sports fans through a […]
MobiTV, a global player in live and on-demand video delivery solutions, has announced the MobiTV Connect Platform, an IP video delivery solution which allows cable operators to significantly upgrade their user experience and utilise the connected TV devices and streaming boxes already in a large majority of US homes. “The in-home TV experience is changing […]
Semiconductor and IP products specialist Rambus has confirmed that DishTV India has selected the CryptoMedia Security Platform for use in its pay-TV satellite system. The platform, which includes a hardware root-of-trust embedded in the set-top box chipset, ensures secure distribution of premium content for cable and satellite operators while eliminating the need for a smart […]
The QYOU, a curator of Internet video for the TV Everywhere market, has formed a partnership with TotalPlay, a Mexican-based Triple Play provider, to bring The QYOU’s curated short-form content to subscribers across Mexico. TotalPlay will air The QYOU’s linear channel on its IPTV service. The deal marks The QYOU’s entry into the Latin American […]
Findings from market and consumer information firm GfK show that US TV households are embracing alternatives to cable and satellite reception. Levels of broadcast-only reception and Internet-only video subscriptions have both risen over the past year, with fully one-quarter (25 per cent) of all US TV households now going without cable and satellite reception. The […]
Figures released by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission covering statistical and financial information on cable, IPTV and satellite companies for the year ending on August 31st 2015 reveal a slight decline in revenues of C$11.8 million (€8.2m/0.1 per cent) to C$8.9 billion, while expenses increased by 1.3 per cent to C$7.2 billion. As a […]