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Ofcom publishes UK Communications Market report 2016
Aug 4, 2016 – The UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom, has published its annual Communications Market report for 2016. More than half of UK adults (59%) used a video-on-demand (VoD) service during 2015 – up from 57% in 2014.
News categories: Ofcom, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial, UK

Nine operators dominate MEA pay TV
Aug 1, 2016 – According to Digital TV Research, pay TV subscriptions in the Middle East & Africa region will increase by 67% between 2015 and 2021 – from 32.37 million to 54.09 million.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Africa, Digital TV, Market Research, Middle-East, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Hungary adds 49,000 digital pay TV subscribers in 2Q 2016
Jul 29, 2016 – According to Hungary’s Office of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH), in June 2016, the number of households with digital television subscriptions was 2,397,850, up 49,002 from 2,348,848 at the end of March 2016.
News categories: NMHH, Cable TV, Digital TV, Hungary, IPTV, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Dish TV India adds 402,000 subscribers in 2Q 2016
Jul 28, 2016 – Dish TV India (BSE: 532839, NSE: DISHTV) has reported its first quarter fiscal 2017 results. The company added 402 thousand subscribers during the quarter to close with a subscriber base of 14.9 million.
News categories: Dish TV India, Jawahar Goel, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

New Zealand's growing gap between younger and older audiences
Jul 28, 2016 – New research commissioned by NZ On Air shows New Zealanders’ media consumption habits are changing rapidly as the media environment and technology changes. And the most rapid change is with younger audiences.
News categories: NZ On Air, Jane Wrightson, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, New Zealand

Connected car infotainment & telematics to account for 98% of M2M data traffic by 2021
Jul 27, 2016 – Juniper Research has found that in-vehicle infotainment services such as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto will generate large amounts of new cellular M2M data traffic. Over the next five years, this will account for up to 98% of all M2M data traffic.
News categories: Juniper Research, Sam Barker, Automotive, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Worldwide

Comcast video subscribers down 4,000 in 2Q 2016
Jul 27, 2016 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. Video customer net losses of 4,000 were the best result for a second quarter in over 10 years, high-speed Internet customer net additions of 220,000 were the best result for a second quarter in 8 years, and Voice customer net additions improved to 64,000.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Airtel Digital TV adds 424,000 subscribers in 2Q 2016
Jul 27, 2016 – Bharti Airtel has announced results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2016. On June 30, 2016, the Company had 12.1 million DTH customers, an increase of 16.7%, the highest in the last 13 quarters, as compare to the corresponding quarter last year.
News categories: Airtel, India, Satellite, Subscribers

Young UK adults spend more time watching video on laptops than on TV
Jul 27, 2016 – TV sets are still the preferred viewing device for video-based content among the UK adult online population overall, but younger adults show significant deviation from this trend.
News categories: GfK, Julia Lamaison, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, UK