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Mexico pay TV penetration expected to reach 75% by 2018
Apr 24, 2014 – Overall consumer spend on video and TV entertainment in Mexico grew by 9% in 2013 to reach USD$4.2 billion and is forecast to reach USD$4.5 billion in 2014, according to Futuresource Consulting.
News categories: Futuresource, Joanna Wright, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Mexico, Satellite, Subscribers

Akamai tops ABI Research multiscreen video service providers competitive assessment
Apr 24, 2014 – ​According to ABI Research, the cloud video services market is led by Akamai, a content delivery network (CDN) that strikes relationships with nearly every other vendor in the video ecosystem.
News categories: ABI Research, Sam Rosen, Content Distribution, Market Research, Mobile, TV Everywhere, Worldwide

Verizon FiOS Video net additions slow further to 57,000 in 1Q 2014
Apr 24, 2014 – Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has reported results for the first-quarter of 2014. Verizon added 57,000 net new FiOS Video connections to surpass 5.3 million, up 8.7% year-on-year.
News categories: Verizon, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Time Warner Cable video subscribers down 34,000 in 1Q 2014
Apr 24, 2014 – Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE:TWC) has reported results for the first quarter of 2014. Residential Services revenue declined as a result of decreases in video and voice revenue, partially offset by an increase in high-speed data revenue.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Harmonic and Elemental tie for lead in multiscreen encoder market
Apr 23, 2014 – A recent Competitive Assessment by ABI Research, looking at the multiscreen encoder market, found a virtual tie between well-established Harmonic and rapidly growing start-up Elemental.
News categories: ABI Research, Sam Rosen, Content Distribution, Market Research, Mobile, Worldwide

U-verse TV adds 201,000 subscribers in 1Q 2014
Apr 22, 2014 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported first-quarter 2014 results. U-verse TV added 201,000 subscribers in the first quarter to reach 5.7 million in service.
News categories: AT&T, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

TEO LT adds 1,369 pay TV subscribers in 1Q 2014
Apr 22, 2014 – TEO LT has released financial results for the first quarter of 2014. Over the first three months the number of IPTV subscribers increased by 4.3 per cent, over the year – by 14 per cent.
News categories: TEO LT, IPTV, Lithuania, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Comcast adds 24,000 billable video customers in 1Q 2014
Apr 22, 2014 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) has reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. The company's video customers increased by 24,000 in the quarter to 22.601 million, the second consecutive quarter of customer growth.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Netflix adds 4 million members in 1Q 2014
Apr 21, 2014 – Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has released its first-quarter 2014 financial results. The comany ended Q1 with over 48 million global members, and topped $1 billion in quarterly streaming revenue.
News categories: Netflix, Cable TV, Europe, Latin America, Middleware, North America, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, USA