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STMicroelectronics reports 4Q 2014 results
Jan 28, 2015 – STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has reported results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2014. Net revenues decreased 3.0% sequentially. On a year-over-year basis, net revenues decreased 9.2%.
News categories: STMicroelectronics, Android TV, DOCSIS, RDK, Results, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide

AT&T adds 73,000 U-verse TV subscribers in 4Q 2014
Jan 27, 2015 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported fourth-quarter 2014 results. U-verse TV added 73,000 subscribers in the quarter for nearly 6 million in service at the end of the period after adjusting for the sale of the Connecticut operations.
News categories: AT&T, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Dish TV India adds 416,000 net subscribers in 4Q 2014
Jan 23, 2015 – Dish TV India Limited (Dishtv) (BSE: 532839, NSE: DISHTV) has reported third quarter fiscal 2015 results. Dish TV added 416,000 net subscribers during the quarter to finish with a net subscriber base of 12.5 million at December 31, 2014.
News categories: Dish TV India, Jawahar Goel, Digital TV, India, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers

Verizon adds 116,000 net FiOS Video connections in 4Q 2014
Jan 22, 2015 – Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has announced results for the fourth quarter of 2014. In the quarter, Verizon added 116,000 net new FiOS Video connections. Verizon had a total of 5.6 million FiOS Video connections at year-end.
News categories: Verizon, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Viuing disposable TV startup receives €700,000 funding boost
Jan 21, 2015 – Alva House Capital has announced that it has participated in the first funding round of Viuing, a company that has developed a low-cost disposable television that can receive TV broadcasts, for example, at major public events.
News categories: Viuing, Alva House Capital, Sergio Palomino, Marc Garcia, Toni Felguera, Digital TV, TV Everywhere, Venture Capital, Worldwide

Sunplus to sell set-top box chip business to Availink
Jan 20, 2015 – Sunplus Technology (TAIEX: 2401, LSE: SUPD) has announced that it will sell its set-top-box product center assets to Availink for NT$330 million, NT$295million of which it will use to to acquire a 16.67% share of Availink.
News categories: Sunplus, Availink, Chou-Chye Huang, Digital TV, MandA, Semiconductor, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Shaw cable and satellite subscribers down 30,295 in latest quarter
Jan 14, 2015 – Shaw Communications has announced results for the first quarter ended November 30, 2014. Consumer Cable Video subscribers declined 11,923 and Satellite Video subscribers decreased 18,372 during the period.
News categories: Shaw Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Cogeco cable TV customers down 8,465 in quarter to End-November
Jan 13, 2015 – Cogeco Cable (TSX: CCA) has announced results for the first quarter of fiscal 2015, ended November 30, 2014. Fiscal 2015 first-quarter net losses for Television service customers stood at 8,465 compared to 9,093 in the same period of 2013.
News categories: Cogeco, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Subscribers, USA

TalkTalk Group acquires Blinkbox from Tesco
Jan 8, 2015 – TalkTalk has acquired the blinkbox Movies business and the Tesco broadband and fixed line voice base from Tesco Plc. The assets have been acquired free of debt and as a single transaction for cash.
News categories: TalkTalk, Tesco, Dido Harding, Digital TV, MandA, Streaming, UK