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Verizon FIOS video subscribers down 29,000 in 4Q 2017
Jan 23, 2018 – Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has reported results for the fourth quarter of 2017. In the quarter, Verizon lost a net 29,000 Fios Video connections, continuing to reflect the shift from traditional linear video to OTT offerings.
News categories: Verizon, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Airtel Digital TV adds 416,000 subscribers in 4Q 2017
Jan 18, 2018 – Bharti Airtel has announced results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2017. At the end of the year, DTH had 13.9 million customers, up 10.7% year-on-year. Net customer additions for Digital TV during the quarter were 416,000.
News categories: Bharti Airtel, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Subscribers

60 million pay TV subscribers added globally between Q316 and Q317
Jan 11, 2018 – According to Q317 data published by Dataxis, 60 million pay TV subscribers have been added globally since Q316. Asia‐Pacific had the highest number of Pay TV subscribers accounting for 62% of the total in Q317.
News categories: Dataxis, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, Terrestrial, Worldwide

Hulu grows to over 17 million subscribers in 2017
Jan 9, 2018 – Hulu has announced that it closed its fiscal year 2017 with more than 17 million total subscribers across its SVOD and live TV plans in the U.S. – over 5 million more subscribers since the company’s last reported total in 2016.
News categories: Hulu, Randy Freer, Digital TV, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Pay TV subscribers in Africa to grow 74% between 2017 and 2023
Jan 8, 2018 – The number of pay TV subscribers in Sub-Saharan Africa will increase by 74% between 2017 and 2023 to reach 40.89 million. However, Digital TV Research estimates that subscriber growth will outstrip revenue progress.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Africa, Angola, Côte d'Ivoire, Digital TV, DRC, Kenya, Market Research, Nigeria, South Africa, Subscribers, Tanzania, Uganda

India adds 1.68 million active DTH subscribers in 3Q 2017
Dec 28, 2017 – According to figures submitted to TRAI, active satellite pay TV subscriptions in India reached 66.99 million at the end of September 2017, up 1.68 million versus the end of 2Q 2017. In India there are 6 pay DTH service providers.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

IPTV reaches 6.7 million subscribers in South East Asia
Dec 22, 2017 – As in other Asian regions, South East Asian markets consist mainly of cable and satellite connections. However, Dataxis has noticed the increasing share of IPTV subscribers in Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
News categories: Dataxis, Asia, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers

Pay TV subscribers in Portugal up 116,000 in 3Q 2017
Dec 18, 2017 – At the end of 3rd quarter 2017, there were around 3.8 million subscribers to the subscription television signal distribution services in Portugal, an increase of 33 thousand from the previous quarter and an increase of 116 thousand Y-o-Y.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

Dish TV India adds 188,000 subscribers in 3Q 2017
Dec 6, 2017 – Dish TV India (BSE: 532839, NSE: DISHTV) has reported results for its second quarter ended September 30, 2017. Subscriber additions for the period were 188 thousand. Dish TV is enthusiastic about its soon to be launched Hybrid Box and OTT app.
News categories: Dish TV India, Digital TV, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers