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Smart Home will drive IoT to 50 billion devices
Oct 26, 2017 – The Internet of Things continues to expand rapidly, and the smart home will be one of the keys to further growth through the 2020s, according to Strategy Analytics. Nearly 20 billion IoT and connected devices will be deployed worldwide by the end of this year.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, David Mercer, Bill Ablondi, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart Home, Smart TV, Smartphone, Tablet, Worldwide

Over 50% of U.S. broadband households have both pay TV and OTT video
Oct 26, 2017 – According to Parks Associates, 53% of U.S. broadband households subscribe to both a pay-TV service and at least one OTT video service. The company notes that 60 players introduced OTT video services during 2016 and 2017, while only seven services closed during that same period.
News categories: Parks Associates, Brett Sappington, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Comcast video subscribers down 125,000 in 3Q 2017
Oct 26, 2017 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2017. Total video customer net losses were 125,000 and total high-speed Internet customer net additions were 214,000.
News categories: Comcast, Michael J. Cavanagh, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Video streaming on TV-connected devices continues to grow in the US
Oct 25, 2017 – According to NPD, 57% of all U.S. smartphone users access video content via an app at least once a month, with iOS users more likely than Android users to access video content, 66 percent versus 49 percent, respectively.
News categories: NPD Group, Brad Akyuz, John Buffone, Apps, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Partner TV in Israel heading towards 30,000 subscribers
Oct 25, 2017 – Partner Communications (NASDAQ; TASE: PTNR) has announced that approximately 30,000 households have joined its Partner TV service, of which approximately 20,000 are already using the service and 10,000 have scheduled installations.
News categories: Partner Communications, Isaac Benbenisti, Digital TV, IPTV, Israel, Subscribers

AT&T US down 89k; DTVLA down 132k video subs in 3Q 2017
Oct 24, 2017 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported results for the third quarter of 2017. US video subscribers were down 89,000 in the quarter with DIRECTV NOW helping to offset traditional video declines. In Latin America third-quarter subscriber net losses were 132,000.
News categories: AT&T, Digital TV, IPTV, Latin America, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

IoT is here and growing exponentially
Oct 24, 2017 – The number of connected Internet of Things (IoT) devices worldwide will jump 12 percent on average annually, from nearly 27 billion in 2017 to 125 billion in 2030, according to new analysis from IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO).
News categories: IHS Markit, Jenalea Howell, Market Research, Smart Home, Worldwide

74.3 million pay TV subscribers for Latin America in Q2 2017
Oct 24, 2017 – According to Dataxis, the Pay TV market in Latin America reached 74.3 million subscribers in the second quarter of 2017, ended almost unchanged from the previous quarter. Although the market remained stable, America Movil and AT&T (DIRECTV), the two main groups lost subscribers.
News categories: Dataxis, Digital TV, Latin America, Market Research

Verizon FIOS video subscribers down 18,000 in 3Q 2017
Oct 19, 2017 – Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has reported results for the third quarter of 2017. In the quarter, Verizon lost a net 18,000 Fios Video subscribers to end the period with 4.648 million video connections.
News categories: Verizon, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA