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Spain adds another 277,000 IPTV subscribers in 1Q 2015
Nov 9, 2015 – Spain’s Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) has published telecommunications and audiovisual statistics for the country for the first quarter of 2015. In the quarter, total pay TV subscribers rose by 337,000 to close in on the 5.4 million mark.
News categories: CNMC, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Spain, Subscribers, Terrestrial

15.9 million pay TV subscribers in Africa at end-June 2015
Nov 9, 2015 – Total pay-TV subscriptions across Africa amounted to 15.9 million as of Q2 2015, according to the latest research from Dataxis, an increase of 18% over the 13.4 million recorded in the same period last year.
News categories: Dataxis, Africa, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial

RTVE and partners to show 4K HDR over DVB-T2 in Seville
Nov 4, 2015 – At the 4K Summit in Seville, RTVE, in collaboration with Cellnex Telecom, Hispasat, Dolby Laboratories and SAPEC, will present two worldwide premieres that will showcase Ultra HD and also its distribution through the different platforms used by citizens.
News categories: RTVE, Cellnex, Hispasat, Dolby, SAPEC, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Satellite, Spain, Terrestrial

KPN adds 55,000 IPTV subscribers in 3Q 2015
Oct 27, 2015 – KPN has published its third quarter 2015 results. KPN’s broadband (+33k) and IPTV (+55k) net adds showed continued good growth in Q3 2015. Broadband market share grew to 41% (Q3 2014: 40%) and TV market share increased to 28% (Q3 2014: 26%).
News categories: KPN, IPTV, Netherlands, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Teo adds 6,733 TV subscribers in 3Q 2015
Oct 20, 2015 – Lithuanian IT and telecommunications company, Teo, has released results for the third quarter of this year. Over the past 12 months, the number of Teo smart television (IPTV) users increased by 23.1 per cent.
News categories: TEO LT, Kęstutis Šliužas, IPTV, Lithuania, Results, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Humax Freeview Play STB based on Opera HbbTV 2.0 SDK
Oct 19, 2015 – Opera TV has announced that Humax's new UK set-top boxes, unveiled last week, will be the first live deployment of its HbbTV 2.0 SDK. Humax's new set-top boxes are the first Freeview-Play-enabled devices.
News categories: Opera TV, Humax, Aneesh Rajaram, Graham North, Digital TV, HbbTV, Set Top Box, Terrestrial, UK

Georgia completes switch from analogue to digital television
Oct 9, 2015 – The Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC) has announced that the country's switchover process from analogue terrestrial broadcasting to digital broadcasting has been completed.
News categories: Georgian National Communications Commission, Digital TV, Georgia, Terrestrial

TabletTV Plus to launch mid-Q4 in the United States
Oct 8, 2015 – Motive Television (AIM: MTV) has announced that Tablet Television, the joint venture between Motive Television and Granite Broadcasting, is launching TabletTV Plus in mid-4th quarter within the United States.
News categories: Motive Television, TabletTV, Granite Broadcasting, Leonard M Fertig, Luc Tomasino, Apps, Digital TV, Streaming, Tablet, Terrestrial, USA

TiVo announces ad-skipping TiVo BOLT
Sep 30, 2015 – TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) has introduced the TiVo BOLT. BOLT allows viewers to skip entire commercial breaks in a single bound at the press of a button. The TiVo BOLT combines cable, video on demand, OTA, and OTT sources.
News categories: TiVo Inc, Tom Rogers, Ira Bahr, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, Terrestrial, USA