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SITI Cable adds 0.4 million video subscribers in 3Q 2016
Nov 22, 2016 – SITI Networks (BSE: 532795, NSE: SITINET) [Siti Cable] has announced results for its second quarter ended September 30, 2016. The company added 0.4 million digital video subscribers to bring its total to 8.7 million.
News categories: SITI Networks, Cable TV, India, Results, Subscribers

Flat Panel Display revenues to grow in 2017
Nov 22, 2016 – After two consecutive years of decline, global flat panel display revenues are expected to grow by 9.3 percent year-over-year in 2017 to $110 billion, according to IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO).
News categories: IHS Markit, Ricky Park, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

4K UHD TV to shift from early adopter to mass market
Nov 21, 2016 – With awareness and interest on the rise, this holiday season could mark the shift in the 4K Ultra-High Definition (UHD) TV consumer base from early adopter to mass market audience, according to The NPD Group.
News categories: NPD Group, John Buffone, Digital TV, Market Research, USA

Global OTT revenues to grow at 14.5% pa from 2016 to 2026
Nov 18, 2016 – According to a report from Future Market Insights, the global OTT content market was valued at US$ 47.7 Bn in 2015 and is expected to reach a market valuation of US$ 53.2 Bn by the end of 2016.
News categories: Future Market Insights, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide

OTT STBs tend to co-exist with traditional pay-TV
Nov 17, 2016 – According to GfK, 64% of U.S. digital media player owners report that at least one of their players is connected to a TV that also has traditional pay TV service. (The research shows that 27% of owners have two or more of the players.)
News categories: GfK, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Major U.S. pay TV operators lose 255,000 subscribers in 3Q 2016
Nov 16, 2016 – Leichtman Research has found that the eleven largest pay-TV providers in the US -- representing about 95% of the market -- lost about 255,000 net video subscribers in 3Q 2016, compared to a loss of about 210,000 subscribers in 3Q 2015.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Bruce Leichtman, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Reliance Big TV subscribers unchanged at 5 million
Nov 16, 2016 – Reliance Communications (RCom) has announced its results for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. Reliance Digital TV currently has about 5.0 million subscribers, with 6% share of the DTH market in India.
News categories: Reliance Communications, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Satellite in 91% of TV homes in Middle East and North Africa
Nov 16, 2016 – Eutelsat (Paris: ETL) has unveiled the results of its survey on TV reception modes and trends across the Middle East and North Africa. Overall, satellite remains the backbone of digital TV infrastructure, reaching into 56.1 million homes.
News categories: Eutelsat, Michel Azibert, Africa, Digital TV, Market Research, Middle-East, Satellite

SNL Kagan releases Q3 U.S. multichannel subscriber report
Nov 14, 2016 – The U.S. multichannel segment produced a drop in third quarter video customers that was slightly worse year-over-year, according to SNL Kagan, though the cable sector continues to show progress in mitigating losses.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA