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BT enters into exclusive negotiations to acquire EE
Dec 15, 2014 – BT Group plc (BT) has announced that it has entered into an exclusivity agreement with Deutsche Telekom and Orange in relation to BT’s possible acquisition of all of their UK mobile business, EE.
News categories: BT Group, Digital TV, IPTV, MandA, Mobile, UK

Sky completes Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland deals
Nov 13, 2014 – Sky has created Europe’s leading entertainment company after completing the acquisition of Sky Italia and a majority interest in Sky Deutschland. The enlarged group will serve 20 million customers across five countries: Italy, Germany, Austria, the UK and Ireland.
News categories: BSkyB, Jeremy Darroch, Austria, Germany, Ireland, Italy, MandA, Satellite, UK

DIRECTV US down 28,000 subscribers; DTVLA down 119,000 in 3Q 2014
Nov 6, 2014 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) has announced third quarter 2014 results. DIRECTV U.S. subscriber net losses were approximately 28,000 in the third quarter. DIRECTV Latin America subscriber net losses were approximately 119,000 in the quarter.
News categories: DIRECTV, DIRECTV Latin America, Sky Mexico, Sky Brasil, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Sky Italia subscribers down another 21,000 in 3Q 2014
Nov 4, 2014 – Twenty-First Century Fox (NASDAQ: FOXA, FOX) has reported results for the three months ended September 30, 2014. Sky Deutschland grew net direct subscribers by 96,000 during the quarter, while SKY Italia’s subscriber base declined by 21,000.
News categories: Twenty-First Century Fox, SKY Italia, Sky Deutschland, Germany, Italy, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

DISH Network pay TV customers down 12,000 in 3Q 2014
Nov 4, 2014 – DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) has reported results for the quarter ending Sept. 30, 2014. Total pay-TV customers decreased by approximately 12,000 in the quarter. DISH closed the third quarter with 14.041 million pay-TV subscribers, compared to 14.049 million pay-TV subscribers at the end of Q3 2013.
News categories: DISH Network, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Rovi acquires Fanhattan (Fan TV)
Nov 3, 2014 – Rovi Corporation has announced that it has acquired Fanhattan, a venture-backed startup, in an all-cash transaction. Fanhattan pioneers innovative ways to discover media and entertainment on any screen, from any source, through its cloud-based Fan TV branded products.
News categories: Rovi Corp, Fanhattan, Omar Javaid, Gilles BianRosa, Olivier Chalouhi, Digital TV, MandA, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Bharti Airtel adds 151,000 TV customers in 3Q 2014
Oct 30, 2014 – Bharti Airtel has announced results for its second quarter ended September 30, 2014. On September 30, 2014, the Company had 9.5 million Digital TV customers, an increase of 11.3% compared to the corresponding quarter last year. Net customer additions were 151,000.
News categories: Bharti Airtel, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

BT adds 38,000 in Q3; adds Netflix to its offer
Oct 30, 2014 – BT Group (BT.L) has announced results for the quarter to 30 September 2014. BT added 38,000 TV customers in the quarter. The company also announced that it has entered into a partnership with Netflix that will allow customers to sign up for and receive Netflix directly through BT.
News categories: BT Group, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, UK

Dish TV India adds 378k subs in Q3; considers local STB manufacturing
Oct 29, 2014 – Dish TV India (BSE:532839, NSE:DISHTV) has reported second quarter fiscal 2015 results. Dish TV added 378,000 net subscribers during the quarter to finish with a net subscriber base of 12.1 million at end-September. Dish TV said that it is considering plans for domestic manufacturing of STBs.
News categories: Dish TV India, Jawahar Goel, Digital TV, India, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Subscribers