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DISH pay TV subscribers down 143,000 in 1Q 2017
May 1, 2017 – DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) has reported first quarter 2017 results. Net Pay-TV subscribers declined approximately 143,000 in the first quarter. DISH includes Sling TV in its pay TV metrics.
News categories: DISH Network, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Comcast video subscribers up 42,000 in 1Q 2017
Apr 27, 2017 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2017. Total video customer net additions were 42,000 and total high-speed Internet customer net additions were 429,000.
News categories: Comcast, Brian L. Roberts, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

AT&T linear down 233k; DTVLA up 91k video subs in 1Q 2017
Apr 25, 2017 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has announced results for the first quarter of 2017. Total U.S. linear video subscribers were down 233,000 in the quarter. DIRECTV Latin America first-quarter subscriber net adds were 91,000.
News categories: AT&T, IPTV, Latin America, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Viu hits 6 million active users, 50% growth in 4 months
Apr 25, 2017 – Viu has announced that it hit 6 million monthly active users (MAU) across its markets in March this year, up 50% on November 2016. Viu is now available in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Oman, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Kuwait, Egypt and Bahrain.
News categories: PCCW Media, Janice Lee, Bahrain, Digital TV, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Streaming, Subscribers, UAE

Verizon FIOS video subscribers down 13,000 in 1Q 2017
Apr 20, 2017 – Verizon (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has reported first-quarter 2017 results. In the quarter, Verizon added a net of 35,000 Fios Internet connections and lost a net of 13,000 Fios Video connections.
News categories: Verizon, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Pay TV spending spree in Middle East and North Africa
Apr 11, 2017 – The pay TV market in the Middle East and North Africa saw record growth in 2016 despite harsh economic conditions, according to IHS Markit. Pay TV households topped the five million mark for the first time in the region’s history.
News categories: IHS Markit, Constantinos Papavassilopoulos, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Middle-East, Satellite, Subscribers

Eastern Europe to lose 1 million pay TV subs
Apr 10, 2017 – Tough times continue in Eastern Europe, with poor job prospects forcing many to seek work abroad. This migration married with low birth rates mean that populations will fall between 2016 and 2022.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Subscribers

India adds 0.75 million active DTH subscribers in 4Q 2016
Apr 7, 2017 – According to figures submitted to TRAI, satellite pay TV registrations in India reached 97.05 million at the end of 2016 with 62.65 million being active subscriptions, up 0.75 million versus the previous quarter.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

TV Everywhere available to 72% of pay TV subscribers in Europe
Mar 29, 2017 – In Europe, Pay TV Everywhere has become a must as it was available to 130m Pay TV customers at the end of 2016 according to Dataxis. This translate into a penetration of 72% of all European pay TV subscribers.
News categories: Dataxis, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Subscribers, TV Everywhere