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Charter residential video customers down 133,000 in 3Q 2021
Oct 29, 2021 – Charter Communications has reported results for the priod ended September 30, 2021. Residential video customers decreased by 133,000 in Q3, finishing the quarter at 15.287 million.
News categories: Charter Communications, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Proximus adds 5,000 TV subscribers in 3Q 2021
Oct 29, 2021 – Proximus has released results for the third quarter of 2021. Its number of TV subscribers grew by +5,000 over the period, bringing the total TV base to 1,696,000, a growth of +2.6% from end-September 2020.
News categories: Proximus, Belgium, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Orange TV subscribers down 92,000 in 3Q 2021
Oct 26, 2021 – Orange has provided third quarter 2021 financial information. The company finished the quarter with 10.568 million IPTV and satellite customers, down 92,000 in the quarter, though up 380,000 year-on-year.
News categories: Orange, Belgium, Digital TV, Europe, France, IPTV, Luxembourg, Poland, Results, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers

UK's DTG releases D-Book 12.6
Oct 28, 2021 – The DTG has announced the release of its D-Book 12.6. Previously optional, support for HbbTV now becomes mandatory in the latest version, as the transition away from MHEG continues in the UK.
News categories: DTG, HbbTV Association, Richard Lindsay-Davies, Vincent Grivet, Content Distribution, Digital TV, HbbTV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Terrestrial, UK

Comcast cable video subscribers down 408,000 in 3Q 2021
Oct 28, 2021 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. Cable video customer net losses were 408,000 in the quarter. At Sky, Total Customer Relationships decreased by 233,000.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Results, Satellite, Streaming, USA

Limelight caching technology adopted by NTT DOCOMO
Oct 28, 2021 – Limelight Networks (Nasdaq: LLNW) has announced that Limelight's EdgeXtend has been adopted by NTT DOCOMO to expand its content business and improve user experiences for viewers across Japan.
News categories: Limelight, NTT DOCOMO, Takayuki Tadokoro, Takashi Ito, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Japan, Streaming

MKMG teams up with VlogBox for OTT/CTV placement
Oct 28, 2021 – MKMG now owns a set of CTV apps developed by VlogBox, including art, cooking, lifestyle, travel, knowledge and family leisure channels. VlogBox will offer the channels to its demand partners.
News categories: VlogBox, MKMG, Anna McMichael, Olena Shkrobot, Apps, Digital TV, Streaming, Worldwide

Megacable video subscribers up 59,000 in 3Q 2021
Oct 26, 2021 – Megacable (BMV:MEGA.CPO) has announced results for the third quarter of 2021. The Video segment continued its growth trend, ending with 3,516,194 subscribers, up 155 thousand, or 4.6%, compared to 3Q20.
News categories: Megacable, Cable TV, Digital TV, Mexico, Results, Subscribers

Beijing Gehua Cable updates infrastructure with ATEME
Oct 26, 2021 – ATEME has announced that Beijing Gehua Cable (BGC) has deployed ATEME encoders to upgrade its cable TV service. The update delivers greater stability and video quality for viewers, while reducing BGC’s energy footprint.
News categories: ATEME, Gehua Cable, Xiao Zhang, Cable TV, China, Content Distribution, Digital TV