IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

FCC proposes to unlock the set-top box
Jan 27, 2016 – The FCC has announced that it is circulating for a vote a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would tear down anti-competitive barriers and pave the way for software, devices and other innovative solutions to compete with the set-top boxes that a majority of consumers must lease today.
News categories: FCC, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Regulation, Satellite, Set Top Box, USA

Omantel launches its IPTV service
Jan 27, 2016 – Omantel has announced the launch of Omantel TV+, its IPTV service. Omantel TV+ will enable subscribers to watch news, sports, entertainment and the latest movies, with 450+ popular TV channels, 1100+ movies and 3500+ TV series.
News categories: Omantel, Talal Al Mamari, Haitham Al Kharusi, Digital TV, IPTV, Oman

DIRECTV up 214k; U-Verse down 240k; DTVLA down 34k subscribers in 4Q 2015
Jan 26, 2016 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported results for the fourth quarter of 2015. U.S. video subscribers were down slightly in the quarter. The company added 214,000 satellite subscribers while U-verse TV subscribers declined 240,000. DIRECTV LA fourth-quarter subscriber net losses were 34,000.
News categories: AT&T, Brazil, IPTV, Latin America, Mexico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

LG Uplus adds 331,000 IPTV subscribers in 2015
Jan 25, 2016 – According to earnings data from LG Uplus (KRX: 032640), the company had 2.28 million IPTV subscribers at the end of 2015, up from 1.949 million at the end of 2014 - a gain of 81,258 in the fourth quarter and 330,768 over the year
News categories: LG Uplus, IPTV, Korea, Results, Subscribers

Verizon adds 20,000 FiOS Video connections in 4Q 2015
Jan 21, 2016 – Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has reported fourth-quarter 2015 results. The company added 99,000 net new Fios internet connections and 20,000 net new Fios video connections in fourth-quarter 2015.
News categories: Verizon, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Vodafone TV arrives in Ireland
Jan 21, 2016 – Vodafone Ireland has launched TV services for the first time in Ireland. Vodafone TV is available from €40 per month to all new and existing Vodafone Home (Broadband) customers
News categories: Vodafone, Ciaran Barrett, Digital TV, IPTV, Ireland

Bell Fibe TV launches 4K Whole Home PVR in Canada
Jan 18, 2016 – Bell Canada has announced that Fibe TV customers in Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa and Québec City can now purchase Bell's new 4K Whole Home PVR. The Fibe TV 4K Whole Home PVR is the smallest available on the market, has the largest recording capacity and is HDR-ready.
News categories: Bell Canada, Rizwan Jamal, Apps, Canada, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

IPTV registers strong growth in Malta
Jan 15, 2016 – The Malta Communications Authority (MCA) has updated its Data Report Sheet to cover a number of market indicators up to the end of the third quarter in 2015. The number of pay TV subscriptions at the end of Q3 2015 was down by 1,039 compared to the end of Q3 2014.
News categories: Malta Communications Authority, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Malta, Market Research, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Urban Communications announces IPTV BETA in British Columbia
Jan 14, 2016 – Urban Communications (TSX VENTURE: UBN) has announced that it has launched a private BETA of an IPTV service to residences in Burnaby and Coquitlam in British Columbia. The BETA launch includes access to 251 channels of High Definition (HD) and Standard Definition (SD) TV content.
News categories: Urban Communications, Jon Paul Janze, Canada, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV