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SES reaches 369 million homes worldwide
May 10, 2023 – SES has announced results from its annual Satellite Monitor market research. SES now delivers over 8,000 channels to 369 million TV homes worldwide, an increase of three million over the previous year.
News categories: SES S.A, Norbert Hölzle, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Worldwide

Spending on telecom services and pay TV to grow by 2.0% next year
May 5, 2023 – Worldwide spending on Telecom Services and Pay TV Services reached $1,478 billion in 2022, increasing by 2.2% Y-o-Y, according to IDC. IDC expects an increase of 2.0% next year to reach a total of $1,541 billion.
News categories: IDC, Kresimir Alic, Digital TV, Market Research, Worldwide

Xperi signs second top-10 Smart TV OEM for TiVo OS
May 9, 2023 – Xperi (NYSE: XPER) has announced results for the period ended March 31, 2023. In the quarter Xperi signed an agreement with a second top-10 Smart TV OEM to integrate the TiVo Operating System (TiVo OS) into their TV lineup.
News categories: Xperi, Jon Kirchner, Automotive, Big Data, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Smart TV, TV OS, USA, Worldwide

OTE Group TV subscribers up 5,844 in 1Q 2023
May 5, 2023 – OTE Group (ASE: HTO; OTC MARKET: HLTOY) has announced results for first quarter of 2023. OTE's TV subscriber base reached 649k at the end of the period, an increase of 1.9% compared to the same quarter of 2022.
News categories: OTE Group, Digital TV, Greece, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Deutsche Telekom TV subscribers up 50,000 in Germany in 1Q 2023
May 11, 2023 – Deutsche Telekom has published results for Q1 2023. In Germany MagentaTV recorded 50,000 net customer additions in the quarter with the rest of Europe adding a further 29,000.
News categories: Deutsche Telekom, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Germany, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Swisscom TV connections down 13,000 in 1Q 2023
May 4, 2023 – Swisscom has released results for the first quarter of 2023. The number of Swisscom fixed broadband connections decreased by 0.6% Y-o-Y to 2.02 million and TV by 1.8% to 1.56 million connections.
News categories: Swisscom, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, Switzerland

DISH Network pay TV subscribers down 552,000 in 1Q 2023
May 8, 2023 – DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) has reported results for the quarter ending March 31, 2023. Net pay-TV subscribers decreased 552,000 in the quarter, compared to a decrease of 462,000 in the year-ago quarter.
News categories: DISH Network, Digital TV, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Tolka software powers first certified NEXTGEN TV upgrade accessory receiver
May 9, 2023 – Atlanta DTH (ADTH) is the first vendor to produce officially certified NEXTGEN TV upgrade accessory receivers with its ADTH NEXTGEN TV Box. The receiver is powered by Tolka ATSC 3 Stack software.
News categories: Tolka, Pearl TV, Atlanta DTH, Alex Day, Anne Schelle, Dr. Bob Campbell, ATSC 3, Digital TV, Middleware, Set Top Box, USA

NHL appoints Amagi as FAST channel technology provider
May 8, 2023 – Amagi has announced that the National Hockey League (NHL) has selected the company to create and distribute its first FAST channel to The Roku Channel, and other platforms in the future.
News categories: Amagi, National Hockey League, Srinivasan KA, Chris Foster, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Streaming, USA