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Ecuador adds 140,000 pay TV subscribers in 2015
Feb 18, 2016 – Ecuador's telecoms regulator ARCOTEL has released pay TV statistics for the country to the end of 2015. Ecuador finished the year with 1,351,470 pay TV subscribers, up 140,895 versus the end of 2014.
News categories: ARCOTEL, Cable TV, Ecuador, Satellite, Subscribers

FCC approves proposal to unlock the set-top box
Feb 18, 2016 – The Federal Communications Commission has approved a proposal that would pave the way for software, devices, and other solutions to compete with the set-top boxes that a majority of U.S. consumers lease from pay-TV providers today.
News categories: Federal Communications Commission, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Regulation, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

AirTies licenses Reference Design Kit (RDK)
Feb 18, 2016 – AirTies has announced that it has licensed the RDK (Reference Design Kit) in support of the RDK community’s newest initiative for broadband devices (RDK-B).
News categories: AirTies, RDK Management, Bulent Celebi, Steve Heeb, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, RDK, Set Top Box, USA

Kudelski Group announces its 2015 annual results
Feb 18, 2016 – The Kudelski Group (SIX: KUD.S) has announced its 2015 annual results. In 2015, the Group strengthened its position in the TV market with a series of new contracts and deployments.
News categories: NAGRA, Cable TV, Content Protection, Middleware, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, Worldwide

Evolution Digital TiVo-powered STBs available to NCTC members
Feb 17, 2016 – Evolution Digital and the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) have announced a deal to make available to NCTC members Evolution Digital’s IP Hybrid Set-Top Box (STB) powered by TiVo.
News categories: Evolution Digital, NCTC, TiVo Inc, Marc Cohen, Rich Fickle, Cable TV, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

Jadoo Digital in Bangladesh adopts Cubiware middleware
Feb 17, 2016 – Cubiware (NASDAQ: TIVO) has announced that cable provider Jadoo Digital in Bangladesh has joined the roster of operators choosing Cubiware for linear TV set-top boxes that support over the top and video on demand.
News categories: Cubiware, Jadoo Digital, Jakub Gorski, Navidul Huq, Bangladesh, Cable TV, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box

India adds 1.31 million active DTH subscribers in 3Q 2015
Feb 16, 2016 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released telecom indicators for the quarter ended September 30, 2015. At the end of the period, the total numbers of registered and active DTH subscribers were 81.47 million and 41.05 million respectively.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers

StarHub pay TV subscribers down 1.2% in 2015
Feb 16, 2016 – StarHub has announced results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 31 December 2015. On December 31, 2015, the company's Pay TV subscriber base was 536,000 down 6,200 in the quarter and down 6,500 YoY.
News categories: StarHub, Cable TV, Results, Singapore, Subscribers

Mobistar Internet & TV to launch on cable in Belgium
Feb 15, 2016 – Starting on March 1st, Mobistar will offer its mobile customers television (up to 70 channels) and unlimited ultrafast internet (100Mbps) thanks to a strong cable network that is available throughout Belgium.
News categories: Mobistar, Belgium, Cable TV, Digital TV