North America Digital TV News

Bell becomes Canada's largest TV provider
Nov 4, 2015 – Bell has announced that the popularity of Fibe TV has made Bell TV the largest provider of television services in Canada for the first time, with more than 2.7 million TV customers across the country.
News categories: Bell Canada, George Cope, Apps, Canada, Digital TV, IPTV, Mobile, Streaming, Subscribers

Xbox and PlayStation most popular online video platforms in the U.S.
Nov 4, 2015 – Research from Parks Associates finds that 21% of U.S. broadband households with at least one Internet-connected CE device use a streaming media player as the primary platform for online video, up from 12% a year ago.
News categories: Parks Associates, Barbara Kraus, Blu-ray, Digital TV, Gaming, Market Research, Set Top Box, Smart TV, Streaming, USA

Canadians increasingly consuming video on mobile devices
Oct 29, 2015 – The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has released the final part of the 2015 Communications Monitoring Report, which provides information on the state of the broadcasting industry in Canada.
News categories: CRTC, Jean-Pierre Blais, Canada, Digital TV, Market Research

BluFocus first Ultra HD Blu-ray test center in North America
Oct 29, 2015 – BluFocus has announced that it has been approved as the first BDA 'Ultra HD Blu-ray' Test Center in North America for Movie Player Verification, Application Software Verification and Commercial Audiovisual Content Verification.
News categories: BluFocus, Juan Reyes, Blu-ray, Content Distribution, Digital TV, North America, USA

Charter residential video customers up 12,000 in 3Q 2015
Oct 29, 2015 – Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) has reported results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. Residential video customers increased by 12,000 in the third quarter of 2015, versus a loss of 9,000 in the year-ago period.
News categories: Charter Communications, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Time Warner Cable residential video subscribers down 7,000 in 3Q 2015
Oct 29, 2015 – Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) has reported results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2015. Residential video net declines in the quarter were 7,000 – the best third quarter since 2006.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, Rob Marcus, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

SMPTE publishes study group report on HDR
Oct 27, 2015 – The SMPTE has announced the publication of a study group report on the HDR imaging ecosystem. The report summarizes discussion on the implementation of HDR and addresses key questions that will arise as members take advantage of the technology.
News categories: SMPTE, Alan Lambshead, Thomas Bause Mason, Digital TV, Smart TV, USA, Worldwide

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

DIRECTV U.S. subscribers up 26,000; U-Verse TV subscribers down 91,000 in 3Q 2015
Oct 22, 2015 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported results for the third quarter. The company added 26,000 DIRECTV U.S. satellite subscribers after AT&T acquired DIRECTV. U-verse TV subscribers declined 91,000 as the company focused on profitability and increasingly emphasized satellite sales.
News categories: AT&T, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA