IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

Telecom Italia to add Netflix to TIMvision set-top box
Jul 29, 2015 – Telecom Italia and Netflix have announced an agreement to deliver access to Netflix to TIM's customers directly on the TIMvision set-top box, via TIM’s fixed ADSL and Ultra-Broadband (UBB) networks.
News categories: Telecom Italia, Netflix, Marco Patuano, Bill Holmes, Apps, Digital TV, IPTV, Italy, Set Top Box, Streaming

100,000 IPTV customers for Mexico's Axtel
Jul 28, 2015 – Axtel has announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. AXTEL launched its pay-television service, AXTEL TV, in 2013, and as of June 30, 2015, video subscribers reached 100 thousand compared to 80 thousand a year ago.
News categories: Axtel, IPTV, Mexico, Results, Subscribers

FTTH subscribers in Asia-Pacific up 35 percent in one year
Jul 28, 2015 – Figures from IDATE and the FTTH Council Asia-Pacific have revealed that more than 300 million businesses and homes across Asia-Pacific now have access to fiber services - an increase of 36.8% when compared to 2013.
News categories: FTTH Council, IDATE, Peter Macaulay, Asia, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Market Research, Streaming, Subscribers

MPEG LA issues Call for Patents for MPEG-DASH
Jul 27, 2015 – MPEG LA has announced a call for patents essential to the MPEG Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP (DASH) standards. DASH adaptively streams audio and video content enabling continuous viewing without freezing or stuttering.
News categories: MPEG LA, Larry Horn, Digital TV, IPTV, Licensing, Patent, Streaming, Worldwide

AT&T completes acquisition of DIRECTV
Jul 24, 2015 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has completed its acquisition of DIRECTV. AT&T is now the largest pay TV provider in the U.S. and the world, providing service to more than 26 million customers in the United States and more than 19 million customers in Latin America.
News categories: AT&T, DIRECTV, Randall Stephenson, John Stankey, Mike White, Caribbean, Digital TV, IPTV, Latin America, MandA, Mexico, Satellite, USA

AT&T U-verse TV subscribers down 22,000 in 2Q 2015
Jul 23, 2015 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported second-quarter 2015 results. U-verse TV lost 22,000 subscribers in the second quarter as the company focused on profitability. More than 97 percent of AT&T’s video customers subscribe to bundled services.
News categories: AT&T, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Technicolor to acquire Cisco connected devices division
Jul 23, 2015 – Technicolor (Paris: TCH; OTCQX: TCLRY) has entered into an exclusive agreement with Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) to acquire its customer premises equipment (CPE) business for €550 million (or $600 million equivalent) in a cash and stock transaction.
News categories: Technicolor, Cisco Systems, Frederic Rose, John Chambers, Cable TV, CPE, Digital TV, Gateway, IPTV, MandA, Set Top Box, Worldwide

Verizon adds 26,000 FiOS Video connections in 2Q 2015
Jul 21, 2015 – Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has reported second-quarter 2015 results. In the quarter, Verizon added 26,000 net new FiOS Video connections to finish with 5.8 million connections, representing a year-on-year increase of 6.4 percent.
News categories: Verizon, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Pay TV booming in German-speaking territories
Jul 15, 2015 – According to the Association of Commercial Broadcasters and Audiovisual Services (VPRT), pay-TV continues to record ongoing expansion in Germany. In 2014, new record figures were reached in terms of revenues, subscribers and viewing times.
News categories: VPRT, Frank Giersberg, Austria, Cable TV, Digital TV, Germany, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Switzerland