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Comcast video subscribers up 80,000 in 4Q 2016
Jan 26, 2017 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has reported results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2016. In the quarter, video customer net additions were 80,000, giving a total of 161,000 net additions for the full year.
News categories: Comcast, Brian L. Roberts, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Rogers TV subscribers down 13,000 in 4Q 2016
Jan 26, 2017 – Rogers Communications has announced results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2016. Cable revenue increased marginally as internet revenue growth exceeded the decline in Television and Phone revenue.
News categories: Rogers Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Content Distribution, IPTV, Results, Smart Home, Subscribers

DIRECTV NOW passes 200k; AT&T linear down 27k; DTVLA down 21k video subs in 4Q 2016
Jan 25, 2017 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported 2016 fourth-quarter and full-year results. In the U.S., linear video subscribers were down 27,000 over the period, whilst DIRECTV NOW reached 200,000. DIRECTV Latin America lost 21,000 subscribers.
News categories: AT&T, Brazil, Digital TV, IPTV, Latin America, Mexico, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Verizon FIOS video subscribers up 21,000 in 4Q 2016
Jan 24, 2017 – Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has reported results for fourth-quarter 2016. In the quarter, Verizon added a net 21,000 Fios Video connections to finish the year with a total of 4.7 million.
News categories: Verizon, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Airtel Digital TV adds 183,000 subscribers in 4Q 2016
Jan 24, 2017 – Bharti Airtel has announced results for its third quarter ended December 31, 2016. DTH had 12.6 million customers at the end of the quarter. Net customer additions for Digital TV during the quarter were 183,000.
News categories: Airtel, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

DEN Networks ends 2016 with 10.2 million digital cable subscribers
Jan 23, 2017 – DEN Networks has announced results for the quarter ended 31 December 2016. The company seeded ~200k STBs during the quarter taking its digital base to 10.2 million.
News categories: DEN Networks, S N Sharma, Cable TV, India, Results, Subscribers

Cable ONE to acquire NewWave Communications
Jan 18, 2017 – Cable One (NYSE: CABO) has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NewWave Communications for $735 million in cash. NewWave is owned by funds affiliated with GTCR, a private equity firm based in Chicago.
News categories: Cable One, NewWave Communications, Julie Laulis, Phil Spencer, Cable TV, Digital TV, MandA, USA

Viaccess-Orca acquires mobile video app developer BigHill
Jan 17, 2017 – Viaccess-Orca has announced that it has acquired BigHill, a Finland-based software company that specializes in developing mobile apps for TV content. An agreement between the two companies was reached in December 2016.
News categories: Viaccess-Orca, BigHill, Paul Molinier, Kari Kärkkäinen, Apps, Digital TV, Finland, MandA, Mobile, MWC24, Worldwide

VITEC acquires stake in Anevia
Jan 11, 2017 – VITEC has announced that it has become a shareholder of Anevia. VITEC now owns 8 percent of Anevia's share capital through an over-the-counter transaction of a block of shares.
News categories: VITEC, Anevia, Philippe Wetzel, Laurent Lafarge, Content Distribution, Digital TV, MandA, Worldwide