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AT&T U-Verse TV adds 50,000 subscribers in 1Q 2015
Apr 22, 2015 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported results for the first-quarter of 2015. U-verse TV added 50,000 subscribers in the first quarter. More than 97 percent of AT&T’s video customers subscribe to bundled services.
News categories: AT&T, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Worldwide semiconductor sales expected to grow 4% in 2015
Apr 22, 2015 – Worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to reach $354 billion in 2015, a 4 percent increase from 2014, but down from the previous quarter's forecast of 5.4 percent growth, according to Gartner.
News categories: Gartner, Bryan Lewis, Market Research, Semiconductor, Worldwide

802.11ac Wi-Fi CPE shipments to hit 71 million units in 2015
Apr 22, 2015 – ​The consumer Wi-Fi equipment market increased 5% in 2014, surpassing 166.1 million unit shipments, according to ABI Research. Shipments of devices which support the 802.11ac standard represented more than 11% of total access point shipments.
News categories: ABI Research, Jake Saunders, CPE, Market Research, Smart Home, Worldwide

TR-069-enabled devices to pass 350 million in 2016
Apr 21, 2015 – According to Ovum, the number of residential gateways, TV set-top boxes and other home broadband equipment in use that support the Broadband Forum’s TR-069 standard will reach 356 million in 2016, as a growing number of service providers embrace the management protocol.
News categories: Ovum, Broadband Forum, Rob Gallagher, Robin Mersh, Broadband, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Gateway, IPTV, Market Research, Middleware, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Verizon adds 90,000 net FiOS Video connections in 1Q 2015
Apr 21, 2015 – Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has announced first-quarter 2015 results. In the quarter, Verizon added 90,000 net new FiOS Video connections. Verizon finished with a total of 5.7 million FiOS Video connections.
News categories: Verizon, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

OTT TV market to increase fourfold by 2019
Apr 21, 2015 – According to Juniper Research subscriptions from 'over-the-top' (OTT) TV providers such as Netflix and Amazon Prime will generate $31.6 billion by 2019, up from just under $8 billion in 2014.
News categories: Juniper Research, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide

Netflix' international business yet to turn a profit
Apr 20, 2015 – Netflix international paid subscribers totaled 16.8 million at the end of 2014, according to SNL Kagan. While the international business has yet to turn a profit, the company has seen strong growth in its non-U.S. markets thus far.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Netflix, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Digital TV, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, Market Research, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Streaming, Subscribers, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Venezuela

Global 4K display market to reach $52 billion in 2020
Apr 20, 2015 – Strong promotion of 4K display resolutions from TV makers, display manufacturers and distribution channels has successfully increased consumer awareness and boosted 4K LCD TV penetration in 2014, according to a new report from IHS (NYSE: IHS).
News categories: IHS Inc, David Hsieh, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Smart TV, Worldwide

One million IPTV customers for Bell Canada
Apr 17, 2015 – Bell has announced that it now serves 1 million IPTV customers, making Fibe TV and FibreOP TV among the fastest growing product lines in Bell's history. Bell has become the second-largest television provider in Canada.
News categories: Bell Canada, Rizwan Jamal, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV, Subscribers