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45% of U.S. pay TV subscribers find cloud DVR very appealing
Jul 31, 2014 – Over 45% of U.S. pay-TV subscribers find cloud DVR technology very appealing, according to Parks Associates. Consumers show particular interest in unlimited storage space and two-week catch-up services for video.
News categories: Parks Associates, Glenn Hower, Digital TV, DVR, Market Research, Mobile, TV Everywhere, USA

DIRECTV US down 34,000 subscribers; DTVLA up 543,000 in 2Q 2014
Jul 31, 2014 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) has reported second quarter 2014 results. DIRECTV U.S. net subscriber loss was 34 thousand. Sky Brasil and PanAmericana achieved record-breaking gross subscriber additions resulting in DTVLA net customer additions of 543,000.
News categories: DIRECTV, DIRECTV Latin America, Sky Mexico, Sky Brasil, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Digital TV, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Charter video subscribers down 29,000 in 2Q 2014
Jul 31, 2014 – Charter Communications has reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014. Residential video customers decreased by 29,000 in the second quarter, versus a loss of 55,000 in the year-ago period.
News categories: Charter Communications, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Time Warner Cable video subscribers down 152,000 in 2Q 2014
Jul 31, 2014 – Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) has reported results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2014. Residential video net declines were 152,000 – the best second quarter in three years.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, Cable TV, DVR, Results, Subscribers, USA

Telefonica adds 494,000 pay TV subscribers in 2Q 2014
Jul 31, 2014 – Telefónica (Madrid and NYSE: TEF) has released its second quarter 2014 results. Pay TV access growth was 32% year-on-year in organic terms reaching 4.2 million subscribers at the end of June, with 494 thousand net additions.
News categories: Telefónica, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, IPTV, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Venezuela

BT adds 40,000 TV subscribers in 2Q 2014
Jul 31, 2014 – BT Group (BT.L) has announced results for its quarter to 30 June 2014. The company added 40,000 TV customers in the quarter. BT commenced the exchange of legacy set-top boxes in the quarter which resulted in some TV customer churn.
News categories: BT Group, IPTV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers, UK

Telenet adds 19,200 digital TV subscribers in Q2 2014
Jul 31, 2014 – Telenet (Brussels: TNET) has announced results for the six months ended June 30, 2014. At June 30, 2014, the company served 1,528,300 digital TV customers (+5% year-on-year) having added 19,200 net digital TV subscribers in Q2 2014.
News categories: Telenet, Belgium, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers

Costa Rica adds 100,000 pay TV subscribers in 2013
Jul 30, 2014 – Costa Rica's telecoms regulator (SUTEL) has released a market report for the period 2010 to 2013. The country ended 2013 with 641,042 pay TV subscribers, up 100,349 versus the end of 2012.
News categories: SUTEL, Cable TV, Costa Rica, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, MMDS, Satellite, Subscribers

STB market trade value totals $20 billion in 2013
Jul 30, 2014 – Global STB (Set-Top-Box) shipments in 2013 remained relatively stable, despite competition from other devices such as Smart TVs and Digital Media Adaptors, according to the latest research from Futuresource Consulting.
News categories: Futuresource Consulting, Jack Wetherill, Digital TV, Market Research, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide