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Spain's Pay TV subscribers down 44,000 in 2Q 2015
Feb 5, 2016 – Spain’s Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) has published telecommunications and audiovisual statistics for the country for the second quarter of 2015. In the quarter, total pay TV subscribers fell by 44,000 to 5.35 million, driven by a 150,000 reduction in satellite TV subscribers.
News categories: CNMC, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Terrestrial

STB shipments to SAARC region grew 52% in 2015
Feb 4, 2016 – Set-Top-Box shipments into the SAARC region has witnessed robust year-on-year growth of 52% during 2015, according to Dataxis. In 2015, 22.3 million STBs were shipped in the SAARC region, compared to a 14 million STBs in 2014.
News categories: Dataxis, Anusha S, Bangladesh, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Market Research, Nepal, Pakistan, Satellite, Set Top Box, Sri Lanka

Accenture powers SKY On Demand in the Philippines
Feb 4, 2016 – SKY subscribers in the Philippines can now watch and stream TV shows and movies from cable TV or online anytime, anywhere and on any screen, using Sky on Demand - SKY Cable's newest service – powered by the Accenture Video Solution.
News categories: Accenture, SKY Cable, Lito Tayag, Jerome Almirante, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Philippines, TV Everywhere

Charter adds 29,000 residential video customers in 4Q 2015
Feb 4, 2016 – Charter Communications has reported results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015. Residential video customers increased by 29,000 in the fourth quarter of 2015, versus a loss of 3,000 in the year-ago period.
News categories: Charter, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Vodafone adds 200,000 TV customers in 4Q 2015
Feb 4, 2016 – Vodafone has released a trading update for the quarter ended 31 December 2015. The company ended the year with 9.4 million TV customers up from 9.2 million at the end of September.
News categories: Vodafone, Cable TV, Germany, IPTV, Results, Spain, Subscribers

Kazakhstan's Alma TV to launch IPTV in the first half of 2016
Feb 3, 2016 – Kazakhstan cable TV operator, Alma TV, has released a review of the activities of the company in 2015. During the year, the company added five cities to its DTV network. In addition, the company said that it will launch an IPTV service in the first half of 2016.
News categories: Alma TV, Cable TV, Digital TV, Kazakhstan

Comcast video subscribers up 89,000 in 4Q 2015
Feb 3, 2016 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has reported results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015. Video customer net additions of 89,000 were the best result for a quarter in eight years.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

DEN Networks adds 1.7 million digital cable subscribers in 2015
Feb 3, 2016 – DEN Networks has announced results for the third quarter of its 2015-16 financial year. The company ended the quarter with 8.5 million digital subscribers, up 945,000 in the quarter and up by 1.7 million year-on-year.
News categories: DEN Networks, Cable TV, India, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Magyar Telekom converts analogue cable customers to DVB-C
Jan 29, 2016 – Magyar Telekom (Reuters: MTEL.BU; Bloomberg: MTELEKOM HB) is to move its analogue cable TV service to digital in several regions including Budapest and Marcali. The company will provide converter boxes free of charge where required.
News categories: Magyar Telekom, Cable TV, Digital TV, Hungary, Set Top Box