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Brazil Pay TV market to reach 28 million households by 2018
Oct 26, 2015 – The Brazilian pay TV market will reach 27.7 million households by 2018 up 30.7% when compared to end-2015. Households with DTH pay TV will account for 60.9% of the total in 2015, according to data from Dataxis.
News categories: Dataxis, Brazil, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite

DIRECTV U.S. subscribers up 26,000; U-Verse TV subscribers down 91,000 in 3Q 2015
Oct 22, 2015 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported results for the third quarter. The company added 26,000 DIRECTV U.S. satellite subscribers after AT&T acquired DIRECTV. U-verse TV subscribers declined 91,000 as the company focused on profitability and increasingly emphasized satellite sales.
News categories: AT&T, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Global streaming media device sales to hit 86 million units in 2019
Oct 22, 2015 – Parks Associates research has found that global annual unit sales for streaming media devices, including both player and stick form factors, will increase from 30 million units in 2013 to 86 million units in 2019.
News categories: Parks Associates, Stuart Sikes, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA, Worldwide

Rogers TV subscribers down 31,000 in 3Q 2015
Oct 22, 2015 – Rogers Communications (TSX: RCI.A; RCI.B and NYSE: RCI) has announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015. Cable television subscribers declined by 31,000 in the quarter, and 104,000 year-to-date.
News categories: Rogers Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Subscribers

Millicom releases Q3 2015 results
Oct 22, 2015 – Millicom has released its Q3 2015 results. Cable and Digital Media revenue grew strongly at 25.2%. Total Cable and Digital Media revenue generating units increased by 83,000 from Q2 2015 to 5.25 million.
News categories: Millicom, Bolivia, Cable TV, Colombia, Costa Rica, Digital TV, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, Results, Subscribers

Orange adds 223,000 TV customers in 3Q 2015
Oct 22, 2015 – Orange (PARIS: ORA; NYSE: ORAN) has released financial information for the 3rd quarter of 2015. The Orange Group added 223 thousand IPTV and satellite TV subscribers in the three months to end-September, finishing with a total of 7.658 million.
News categories: Orange, France, IPTV, Poland, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers

2H15 IC market will be down 1.0% compared to 1H15
Oct 21, 2015 – IC Insights recently released its October Update to The McClean Report, which examined the effects of slowing worldwide GDP growth and a stronger U.S. dollar on the 2015 IC market forecast.
News categories: IC Insights, Market Research, Semiconductor, Worldwide

Germany audiovisual market set to top €10 billion
Oct 21, 2015 – For the first time, the revenue generated by audiovisual media enterprises in Germany will exceed the 10 billion limit in 2015, according to the latest market forecast published by the Association of Commercial Broadcasters and Audiovisual Services in Germany (VPRT).
News categories: VPRT, Dr. Tobias Schmid, Claus Grewenig, Frank Giersberg, Digital TV, Germany, Market Research

45% of Western European broadband homes have a smart TV
Oct 20, 2015 – Parks Associates research finds that 45% of European broadband households own a smart TV, with the highest percentage in Germany, where over 50% of broadband households have this internet-connected CE device.
News categories: Parks Associates, Brett Sappington, Digital TV, France, Germany, Market Research, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming, UK