Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

COSMOTE TV reaches 500,000 subscribers
Jan 30, 2017 – OTE Group, the largest telecommunications provider in the Greek market, has announced that COSMOTE TV has continued to grow, reaching 500 thousand subscribers, with more than 250 thousand migrating to hybrid services.
News categories: OTE Group, COSMOTE TV, Digital TV, Greece, IPTV, Satellite, Subscribers

Videocon d2h adds 0.25 million net subscribers in 4Q 2016
Jan 30, 2017 – Videocon d2h (NASDAQ: VDTH) has announced results for the quarter ended December 31, 2016. The company added 0.25 million net subscribers during the period. Total net subscribers finished at 12.77 million.
News categories: Videocon d2h, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Kwesé TV starts DTH broadcasting in Ghana, Rwanda and Zambia
Jan 30, 2017 – The Kwesé Network's Kwesé TV pay TV satellite service has started broadcasting, beaming entertainment and sports programming to households in Ghana, Rwanda and Zambia - the initial countries of the Kwesé TV rollout across Africa.
News categories: Econet Media, Kwesé TV, Joseph Hundah, Digital TV, Ghana, Rwanda, Satellite, Zambia

Strategy Analytics finds big price differences between pay TV providers
Jan 26, 2017 – The Teligen division of Strategy Analytics has released a report showing significant differences in Pay TV prices even between providers in the same country. The study also shows great variation in the structures and underlying technologies of the Pay TV offers.
News categories: Strategy Analytics, Halvor Sannæs, Edouard Bouffenie, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Worldwide

Comcast video subscribers up 80,000 in 4Q 2016
Jan 26, 2017 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has reported results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2016. In the quarter, video customer net additions were 80,000, giving a total of 161,000 net additions for the full year.
News categories: Comcast, Brian L. Roberts, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Rogers TV subscribers down 13,000 in 4Q 2016
Jan 26, 2017 – Rogers Communications has announced results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2016. Cable revenue increased marginally as internet revenue growth exceeded the decline in Television and Phone revenue.
News categories: Rogers Communications, Cable TV, Canada, Content Distribution, IPTV, Results, Smart Home, Subscribers

Sky Q service to be available OTT in 2018
Jan 26, 2017 – Sky has announced plans to launch Sky TV without the need for a satellite dish. Delivered through a box over broadband, the service is expected to launch in the UK in 2018. Sky is also launching a new My Sky app.
News categories: BSkyB, Stephen van Rooyen, Digital TV, Satellite, Set Top Box, Streaming, UK

Tele Columbus deploys Metrological's Application Platform
Jan 26, 2017 – Tele Columbus is deploying Metrological's Application Platform to provide an integrated OTT app experience as part of its recently launched advanceTV entertainment offering. advanceTV is Tele Columbus' next-generation multi-screen video experience.
News categories: Metrological, Tele Columbus, Thijs Bijleveld, Stefan Beberweil, Apps, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Germany

DIRECTV NOW passes 200k; AT&T linear down 27k; DTVLA down 21k video subs in 4Q 2016
Jan 25, 2017 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported 2016 fourth-quarter and full-year results. In the U.S., linear video subscribers were down 27,000 over the period, whilst DIRECTV NOW reached 200,000. DIRECTV Latin America lost 21,000 subscribers.
News categories: AT&T, Brazil, Digital TV, IPTV, Latin America, Mexico, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA