IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) News

SNL Kagan releases 2nd-quarter U.S. multichannel subscriber report
Sep 3, 2013 – According to the most recent report from SNL Kagan, the seasonally soft period followed the script of a mature industry that is concurrently struggling to make gains while still holding a significant but not absolute share of the U.S. market.
News categories: SNL Kagan, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

EKT, Entropic and nangu.TV deliver advanced set-top box to Telefonica
Aug 26, 2013 – EKT (Eagle Kingdom Technologies) has been selected by Telefonica Czech Republic to supply their new interactive set-top box, based on an Entropic ARM® Cortex™ A-9 secure integrated circuit (IC).
News categories: Entropic, Eagle Kingdom, nangu.TV, Telefonica Czech Republic, Digital TV, IBCShow, IPTV, Semiconductor, Set Top Box

Ace Communications awards Amino contract for HD IPTV set-top boxes
Aug 22, 2013 – Amino (AIM: AMO) has announced that it has secured a contract to provide HD set-top boxes to Ace Communications, the Minnesota-based telecommunications provider.
News categories: Amino, Ace Communications, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, USA

TELUS launches wireless digital box for Optik TV
Aug 20, 2013 – TELUS (TSX: T, NYSE: TU) has announced that it is launching a new wireless digital box for Optik TV subscribers, giving customers the freedom to move their TV anywhere in the home - or yard - without the need to plug it into a TV outlet.
News categories: TELUS, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV, Set Top Box, Smart Home

Nagra announces 2013 half year results
Aug 20, 2013 – The Kudelski Group (SIX: KUD.S) has announced its 2013 half year results. While the European crisis and weak consumer sentiment continued to affect the European Digital TV business, the American Digital TV business posted a 12.1% growth.
News categories: Kudelski, Cable TV, Conditional Access, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, IPTV, Middleware, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming

Watch TV anywhere with the new Bell TV app
Aug 19, 2013 – Bell Canada has announced the launch of its Bell TV app that lets customers watch popular channels that they receive in their programming package at home on tablet or smartphones at no extra charge.
News categories: Bell Canada, Apps, Canada, IPTV, Mobile, Satellite, Smartphone, Tablet, TV Everywhere

Major US multichannel video providers lose 345,000 subscribers in 2Q 2013
Aug 19, 2013 – Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that the thirteen largest multi-channel video providers in the US -- representing about 94% of the market -- lost about 345,000 net additional video subscribers in 2Q 2013.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

IPTV defies drop in US Pay TV market to gain subscribers in Q2
Aug 14, 2013 – Amid a plunge in subscribers for cable, and now satellite providers, Internet protocol television (IPTV) was the only segment of the U.S. pay-TV market to achieve growth in the second quarter, according to a new report from IHS (NYSE: IHS).
News categories: IHS, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Asia Pacific drives on-demand TV growth
Aug 14, 2013 – Based on forecasts for 97 countries, the On-Demand TV Revenue Forecasts report from Digital TV Research expects that on-demand TV revenues from movies and TV programs will reach $6.0 billion in 2018, up by 44% from $4.2 billion in 2012.
News categories: Cable TV, Digital TV, Digital TV Research Reports, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Terrestrial