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Hulu users prefer subscription streaming over legacy pay TV
Aug 2, 2017 – When asked to choose between their legacy pay-TV and SVOD services, Hulu on-demand users are 37% more likely than Amazon Prime users and 29% more likely than Netflix users to select streaming services over legacy pay-TV, according to The Diffusion Group (TDG).
News categories: The Diffusion Group, Michael Greeson, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, USA

Savings from U.S. STB energy agreement top $2 billion
Aug 2, 2017 – Consumers saved approximately $941 million in energy costs in 2016 – and almost $2.1 billion over the last four years – as a result of the voluntary set-top box energy conservation agreement among U.S. pay-TV providers, manufacturers and energy efficiency advocates.
News categories: ACEEE, D+R International, Jennifer Thorne Amann, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, USA

More than half of Smart HD TVs sold in the UK have Freeview Play
Jul 31, 2017 – Freeview has announced that Freeview Play TVs account for more than half of all Smart HD TV sales in the UK. In June, 55% of Smart HD TVs sold were Freeview Play enabled, a rise of 20 percentage points since January 2017.
News categories: Freeview, Guy North, Dan Hastings, Digital TV, Market Research, Middleware, Smart TV, UK

China drives Asia Pacific’s OTT TV & video boom
Jul 31, 2017 – According to Digital TV Research, Asia Pacific OTT revenues from TV episodes and movies will reach $24.41 billion in 2022; triple the $8.27 billion recorded in 2016. The total will increase by nearly $3 billion in 2017 alone.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Asia, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming

Videocon d2h adds 130,000 net subscribers in 2Q 2017
Jul 29, 2017 – Videocon d2h (VDTH) has announced results for the quarter ended June 30 2017. The Company added 0.63 million gross subscribers and 0.13 million net subscribers during Q1 FY18. Net subscribers totaled 13.04 million as of June 30, 2017.
News categories: Videocon d2h, Saurabh Dhoot, Digital TV, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

IPTV market to grow at a CAGR of almost 16% to 2021
Jul 27, 2017 – Technavio analysts have forecast that the global IPTV market will grow at a CAGR of almost 16% during the period 2017-2021, as the percentage of the world's population with broadband internet access rises over the upcoming years.
News categories: Technavio, Ujjwal Doshi, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Worldwide

Videology finds advanced TV ad spend grew 150% in Q2 2017
Jul 27, 2017 – Videology has released its Q2 2017 U.S. TV & Video At-A-Glance report. Videology continues to see an increasing number of advertisers using their own first-party data for targeting, and that the number of connected TV ad requests has grown exponentially over the last three years.
News categories: Videology, Scott Ferber, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, Market Research, USA

Charter video customers down 90,000 in 2Q 2017
Jul 27, 2017 – Charter Communications has reported results for the period ended June 30, 2017. Residential video customers decreased by 90,000 in the second quarter of 2017. Charter finished with 16.6 million residential video customers.
News categories: Charter Communications, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Verizon FIOS video subscribers down 15,000 in 2Q 2017
Jul 27, 2017 – Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has reported results for the second-quarter of 2017. In the quarter, Verizon lost a net 15,000 Fios Video subscribers to end the period with 4.7 million video connections, up 0.6% Y-o-Y.
News categories: Verizon, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA