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SKY Italia subscriber base declines 25,000 in 2Q 2014
Aug 6, 2014 – Twenty-First Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX) has reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. SKY Italia’s subscriber base declined by 25,000 during the quarter bringing total subscribers to 4.73 million.
News categories: Twenty-First Century Fox, SKY Italia, Sky Deutschland, Germany, Italy, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Consumers' desire to stream video content on TV drives device purchases
Aug 6, 2014 – The most important determining factor among consumers in purchasing a new TV or video device is the ability for it to connect to the Internet and stream content, a U.S. study for the Council for Research Excellence (CRE) has found.
News categories: Council for Research Excellence, Bryon Schafer, Laura Cowan, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Tablet, USA

PCCW adds 32,000 now TV customers in 1H 2014
Aug 6, 2014 – PCCW (SEHK:0008) has announced results for the six months ended June 30, 2014. The total installed now TV subscriber base reached 1,269,000 at the end of June representing a net gain of 65,000 subscribers versus 12 months before.
News categories: PCCW, Hong Kong, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

US video entertainment spend to peak at $123 billion next year
Aug 6, 2014 – The overall US video entertainment market continues to grow in low single digits, reaching $120 billion in 2013 - a 2% increase on 2012 - and is on track to peak at $123 billion in 2015, according to Futuresource Consulting.
News categories: Futuresource Consulting, David Sidebottom, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, USA

Kenya's digital TV uptake at 18 per cent
Aug 6, 2014 – Kenya's Communications Authority has told the country's Star newspaper that take up of digital terrestrial TV set-top boxes nationwide now stands at 18%, with conversion in Nairobi largely complete.
News categories: Communications Authority, Digital TV, Kenya, Market Research, Terrestrial

DISH Network pay TV subscribers down 44,000 in 2Q 2014
Aug 6, 2014 – DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) has reported results for the quarter ending June 30, 2014. Net pay-TV subscribers declined 44,000 in the quarter to close at 14.053 million, up from 14.014 million one year before.
News categories: DISH Network, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Apple TV sales slowing in crowded OTT field
Aug 5, 2014 – Apple TV sales growth has slowed significantly this year, down to a 12 percent annual growth rate at an estimated 1.9 million units sold in Q2 2014 according to Strategy Analytics.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, David Watkins, Eric Smith, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Streaming, Worldwide

Semiconductor industry set for record sales in 1H 2014
Aug 4, 2014 – The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has announced that worldwide sales of semiconductors for the month of June 2014 reached $27.57 billion, marking the industry’s highest monthly sales ever.
News categories: Semiconductor Industry Association, Brian Toohey, Market Research, Semiconductor, Worldwide

Mobile media revenue to approach $380 billion by 2018
Aug 4, 2014 – According to Strategy Analytics, spending on consumer mobile media services consumed via the handset (which excludes tablet spend) will rise from just above $236 Billion in 2013 to approach $380 Billion by 2018.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Nitesh Patel, David MacQueen, Advertising, Digital TV, Market Research, Mobile, Streaming, Worldwide