TV Services (Pay TV, OTT, Broadcasting) News

TV subscribers at Vodafone down 162,000 in 2Q 2023
Jul 24, 2023 – Vodafone has released a trading update for its Q1 FY24 period. In Europe, Vodafone finished with 16.89 million TV customers, down 162,000 in the quarter, and down 1.247 million YoY.
News categories: Vodafone, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Telia releases January-June 2023 results
Jul 20, 2023 – Telia Company has releases its Interim Report for January-June 2023. Across the Group, TV subscriptions were 3.290 million at period end, down 113,000 in the quarter and up 22,000 YoY.
News categories: Telia Company, Allison Kirkby, Cable TV, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Finland, IPTV, Lithuania, Norway, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, Sweden

Megacable video subscribers up 84,000 in 2Q 2023
Jul 28, 2023 – Megacable (BMV: MEGA.CPO) has announced results for the second quarter of 2023. The company's Video Segment ended with 3,845,844 subscribers, up 84,000 (2.2%) in the quarter and up 302,000 (8.5%) YoY.
News categories: Megacable, Cable TV, Digital TV, Mexico, Results, Subscribers

Audi integrates YouTube into various models
Jul 25, 2023 – Audi is integrating YouTube into selected models' infotainment systems. YouTube is the first video platform available for download via Audi's new native store for apps.
News categories: Audi, YouTube, Automotive, Canada, Digital TV, Europe, Streaming, USA

Pay TV revenue in Indonesia to reach $1.5 billion in 2027
Jul 26, 2023 – According to GlobalData, pay-TV revenue in Indonesia is set to grow at a CAGR of 4% from $1.2bn in 2022 to $1.5bn in 2027, with the continued rise in pay-TV accounts and no obvious cord cutting.
News categories: GlobalData, Harendra Sharma, Cable TV, Digital TV, Indonesia, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite

Beacon Broadband launches video streaming service with Broadpeak and Vubiquity
Jul 26, 2023 – Beacon Broadband is to launch a video service powered by Broadpeak's peakVU.TV streaming solution. The deployment will use Amdocs' Vubiquity platform for linear channel aggregation.
News categories: Broadpeak, Beacon Broadband, Vubiquity, Mario Rainville, Paul Recanzone, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IPTV, USA

Connected cars on the road to grow 18% in 2023
Jul 25, 2023 – Omdia research reveals that over 900 million connected cars will be on the road at the start of the next decade, eclipsing the installed base of consumer devices such as pay-TV STBs and tablets.
News categories: Omdia, David Tett, Automotive, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Worldwide

RÚV guarantees playback quality with Bitmovin
Jul 26, 2023 – RÚV has chosen to deploy the Bitmovin Player and Analytics to guarantee quality playback on the widest range of devices and monitor and fine tune the performance of each stream.
News categories: Bitmovin, RÚV, Stefan Lederer, Bragi Reynisson, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Iceland, QoE, Streaming

FIFA+ expands availability on CTV and FAST channel platforms
Jul 26, 2023 – FIFA has expanded the reach of FIFA+ with apps for Samsung TV, LG, VIDAA, Amazon Fire and Android TV, and FAST availability on Samsung TV Plus, LG Channels, VIDAA Channels, The Roku Channel and Rakuten TV.
News categories: FIFA, Charlotte Burr, Apps, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, TV OS, Worldwide