North America Digital TV News

Videotron illico Digital TV subscribers stable at 1.5 million in 2Q 2013
Aug 8, 2013 – Quebecor has reported results for the second quarter of 2013. The customer base for all of Vidéotron's cable television services decreased by 16,800 (-0.9%) in the second quarter of 2013 and decreased by 5,500 (-0.3%) during the 12-month period ended June 30, 2013.
News categories: Videotron, Cable TV, Canada, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers

86% of U.S. TV households subscribe to a multi-channel video service
Aug 8, 2013 – Consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) finds that 86% of U.S. households subscribe to some form of multi-channel video service. Among TV households that do not, 40% subscribe to Netflix, 11% to Amazon Prime, and 7% to Hulu Plus.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Streaming, USA

CEA releases report on Ultra HD
Aug 7, 2013 – The CEA has announced the release of a new report. The analysis provides a snapshot of the emerging Ultra HD market, with overviews of key industry segments including content development, production, and delivery, as well as overall product status.
News categories: Consumer Electronics Association, Digital TV, Market Research, USA

Time Warner Cable video subscribers down 191 thousand in 2Q 2013
Aug 7, 2013 – Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE: TWC) has reported financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2013. Residential video revenue decreased driven by declines in video subscribers and transactional video-on-demand revenue.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

DISH Network pay TV subscribers down 78,000 in 2Q 2013
Aug 6, 2013 – DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) has reported results for the quarter ending June 30, 2013. Total subscribers declined approximately 78,000 in the second quarter. The company ended the second quarter with 14.014 million pay-TV subscribers.
News categories: DISH Network, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Redbox Instant by Verizon arrives on Roku
Aug 5, 2013 – Redbox Instant by Verizon is now available as a channel on Roku streaming players. Redbox Instant is a monthly subscription package which includes thousands of movies for streaming, plus four DVD credits to get releases on disc at any Redbox kiosk in the U.S.
News categories: Redbox, Roku, Apps, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

Cox launches 'Contour' personal TV experience
Aug 5, 2013 – Cox Communications has introduced Contour. Contour offers personal recommendations integrated into an intuitive new guide, a tablet app that serves up relevant content to viewers at home or on-the-go and the only DVR in the country that can record 6 shows at once.
News categories: Cox Communications, Apps, Cable TV, Digital TV, DVR, Gateway, TV Everywhere, USA

DIRECTV U.S. subscribers down 84,000 in 2Q 2013
Aug 1, 2013 – DIRECTV (NASDAQ:DTV) has announced second quarter 2013 results. DIRECTV U.S. net subscribers declined by 84,000 in the quarter principally due to lower gross subscriber additions. DTVLA net additions in the quarter were 165,000.
News categories: DIRECTV, DIRECTV Latin America, Sky Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Caribbean, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Latin America, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela

Comcast reports second quarter 2013 results
Jul 31, 2013 – Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) has reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2013. Revenue for Cable Communications increased 5.8% to $10.5 billion in the second quarter of 2013 compared to $9.9 billion in the second quarter of 2012.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA