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LG Uplus adds 331,000 IPTV subscribers in 2015
Jan 25, 2016 – According to earnings data from LG Uplus (KRX: 032640), the company had 2.28 million IPTV subscribers at the end of 2015, up from 1.949 million at the end of 2014 - a gain of 81,258 in the fourth quarter and 330,768 over the year
News categories: LG Uplus, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

Reliance Big TV approaching the 5 million subscriber mark
Jan 22, 2016 – Reliance Communications has announced results for the quarter ended December 31, 2015. 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

Verizon adds 20,000 FiOS Video connections in 4Q 2015
Jan 21, 2016 – Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has reported fourth-quarter 2015 results. The company added 99,000 net new Fios internet connections and 20,000 net new Fios video connections in fourth-quarter 2015.
News categories: Verizon, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Kazakhstan's OTAU TV DTH service reaches 1 million subscribers
Jan 20, 2016 – OTAU TV, the state-owned satellite TV operator in Kazakhstan, has announced that it now has more than one million subscribers.
News categories: OTAU TV, Digital TV, Kazakhstan, Satellite, Subscribers

STMicroelectronics ships 100 millionth STB chipset for India
Jan 20, 2016 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced that it has shipped its 100 millionth chipset for digital cable and satellite set-top boxes (STB) in India.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Ted Grauch, Cable TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Netflix subscribers reach 75 million
Jan 20, 2016 – Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has released its fourth-quarter 2015 results. The company finished the quarter with 74.76 million members, with over 17 million net additions for the year. The compny expects to add over 6 million more subscribers in Q1.
News categories: Netflix, Digital TV, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, Worldwide

IPTV registers strong growth in Malta
Jan 15, 2016 – The Malta Communications Authority (MCA) has updated its Data Report Sheet to cover a number of market indicators up to the end of the third quarter in 2015. The number of pay TV subscriptions at the end of Q3 2015 was down by 1,039 compared to the end of Q3 2014.
News categories: Malta Communications Authority, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Malta, Market Research, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Set-Top Box shipments expected to top 250 million in 2015
Jan 14, 2016 – According to SNL Kagan, global set-top box (STB) shipments maintained elevated levels in 2015, buoyed by demand in emerging market such as China and India. Worldwide STB shipments are on track to reach 253.1 million in 2015, up marginally from 248.6 million in 2014.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Global Smart Home device shipments to nearly double in 2016
Jan 13, 2016 – According to ABI Research, over the next 12 months, smart home devices sales will nearly double year-on-year, as the groundwork and service offerings developed over the past few years provide solid impetus for wider adoption.
News categories: ABI Research, Jonathan Collins, Cable TV, Gateway, IPTV, Market Research, Smart Home, Worldwide