North America Digital TV News

Altice rolls out home hub, with Netflix, across its Optimum footprint
Jan 29, 2018 – Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS) has announced that Altice One is now available across the full Optimum footprint and includes integrated access to Netflix. Altice One is a home hub that provides video, broadband, WiFi and IP telephony.
News categories: Altice, Netflix, Hakim Boubazine, Paul Perryman, Cable TV, Digital TV, Gateway, Streaming, USA

SeaChange monetizes Layer3 TV investment
Jan 29, 2018 – SeaChange International (NASDAQ:SEAC) has announced that, in conjunction with the acquisition of Layer3 TV by T-Mobile, it had monetized its ownership stake in Layer3 TV Inc.
News categories: SeaChange, Layer3 TV, Ed Terino, Digital TV, MandA, USA

Audience's emotional response predicts future live TV viewership
Jan 25, 2018 – Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business and Canvs have announced a joint study on how television show audience Emotional Reactions (ERs) impact the following week's live airing viewership.
News categories: Canvs, McDonough School of Business, Jared Feldman, David Schweidel, Digital TV, Market Research, USA

Comcast video subscribers down 33,000 in 4Q 2017
Jan 24, 2018 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has reported results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017. At the end of the quarter, total high-speed internet customer net additions were 350,000 and total video customer net losses were 33,000.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Verizon FIOS video subscribers down 29,000 in 4Q 2017
Jan 23, 2018 – Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has reported results for the fourth quarter of 2017. In the quarter, Verizon lost a net 29,000 Fios Video connections, continuing to reflect the shift from traditional linear video to OTT offerings.
News categories: Verizon, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

T-Mobile closes Layer3 TV acquisition
Jan 23, 2018 – T-Mobile US (NASDAQ: TMUS) has announced the completion of its acquisition of Layer3 TV. The Layer3 TV team has joined T-Mobile and will drive the Un-carrier’s initiative to launch a disruptive new TV service in 2018.
News categories: T-Mobile, Layer3 TV, John Legere, Digital TV, MandA, Mobile, Streaming, USA

Utah's SFCN powers video services with Espial cloud platform
Jan 23, 2018 – Espial has announced that Spanish Fork Community Network (SFCN) is powering its video services with the Elevate Cloud based SaaS solution. SFCN is a leading operator in Utah providing television, broadband and voice services.
News categories: Espial, Spanish Fork, Matt James, John Bowcut, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Mobile, USA

Apple's wireless speaker arrives February 9
Jan 23, 2018 – HomePod, the wireless speaker from Apple, arrives on February 9 in the US, UK and Australia. HomePod will arrive in France and Germany this spring. With Siri, HomePod can control a wide range of HomeKit smart home accessories.
News categories: Apple, Philip Schiller, Australia, France, Germany, Smart Home, UK, USA

DISH releases DVR tailored to one- and two-TV households
Jan 22, 2018 – DISH has released Hopper Duo, a dual-tuner HD set-top solution for one- and two-TV households. Hopper Duo packages the most essential features of DISH's Hopper 3 for customers with smaller-scale entertainment setups.
News categories: DISH Network, Niraj Desai, Digital TV, Set Top Box, USA