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Comcast video subscribers down 48,000 in 3Q 2015
Oct 27, 2015 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) has reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2015. Video net losses improved 40.6% year-over-year to 48,000 and were the best result for a third quarter in nine years.
News categories: Comcast, Brian Roberts, Cable TV, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers, USA

YouView to launch on Sony BRAVIA TVs in the UK
Oct 23, 2015 – Sony and YouView have announced that on Wednesday 4th November the YouView service will be available on Sony BRAVIA 2015 Televisions. Sony is the first TV maker to integrate and offer YouView to UK consumers.
News categories: Sony, YouView, Digital TV, Smart TV, Streaming, UK

Global streaming media device sales to hit 86 million units in 2019
Oct 22, 2015 – Parks Associates research has found that global annual unit sales for streaming media devices, including both player and stick form factors, will increase from 30 million units in 2013 to 86 million units in 2019.
News categories: Parks Associates, Stuart Sikes, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA, Worldwide

45% of Western European broadband homes have a smart TV
Oct 20, 2015 – Parks Associates research finds that 45% of European broadband households own a smart TV, with the highest percentage in Germany, where over 50% of broadband households have this internet-connected CE device.
News categories: Parks Associates, Brett Sappington, Digital TV, France, Germany, Market Research, Smart TV, Spain, Streaming, UK

Technicolor announces results for 3Q 2015
Oct 20, 2015 – Technicolor (Paris: TCH; OTCQX: TCLRY) has announced results for the third quarter of 2015. Connected Home revenues stood at €984 million in the first nine months of 2015, down 3.9% at current currency compared to the first nine months of 2014.
News categories: Technicolor, Cable TV, North America, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Worldwide

HDR TV shipments to exceed 32 million in 2019
Oct 20, 2015 – High dynamic range (HDR) TV sets, offering enhanced brightness for a broader palette of light outputs and sparkling highlights, will soon be commonplace in the global ultra-high-definition (UHD) TV market, according to IHS (NYSE: IHS).
News categories: IHS Inc, Paul Gray, Digital TV, Market Research, Smart TV, Worldwide

Set-top box market to hit $24 billion by 2022
Oct 20, 2015 – According to Transparency Market Research, the global set-top boxes market is expected to reach a value of US$ 24.00 Bn by 2022. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 6.4% during the forecast period from 2015 to 2022.
News categories: Transparency Market Research, Digital TV, Market Research, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Roku launches streaming players in France
Oct 20, 2015 – Roku has announced that it is launching its streaming players in France. In France, consumers with a Roku streaming player can stream entertainment from 1,500+ streaming channels, including Netflix, Google Play, Spotify, YouTube, Daily Motion, France 24 and soon content will be added from LA VOD videofutur, Deezer, ARTE and others.
News categories: Roku, videofutur, Clive Hudson, Mathias Hautefort, Digital TV, France, Set Top Box, Streaming

Giraffic Adaptive Video Acceleration boosts LG Smart TVs
Oct 19, 2015 – Giraffic has announced that LG has implemented Giraffic's Adaptive Video Acceleration (AVA) technology in its 2015 webOS TV product lines to enhance digital content streaming, performance and delivery speeds, while eliminating buffering interruptions.
News categories: Giraffic, LG Electronics, Yoel Zanger, Digital TV, Media Player, Smart TV, Streaming, Worldwide