Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Accenture powers SKY On Demand in the Philippines
Feb 4, 2016 – SKY subscribers in the Philippines can now watch and stream TV shows and movies from cable TV or online anytime, anywhere and on any screen, using Sky on Demand - SKY Cable's newest service – powered by the Accenture Video Solution.
News categories: Accenture, SKY Cable, Lito Tayag, Jerome Almirante, Cable TV, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Philippines, TV Everywhere

Charter adds 29,000 residential video customers in 4Q 2015
Feb 4, 2016 – Charter Communications has reported results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015. Residential video customers increased by 29,000 in the fourth quarter of 2015, versus a loss of 3,000 in the year-ago period.
News categories: Charter, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Freesat now available in 1.93 million homes
Feb 4, 2016 – Freesat has announced a strong final quarter to 2015, with the addition of 36,000 new homes in the three months to December 2015. After adding 61,000 homes over the course of 2015, Freesat is now available in over 1.93 million households in the UK.
News categories: Freesat, Alistair Thom, Results, Satellite, Set Top Box, UK

Vodafone adds 200,000 TV customers in 4Q 2015
Feb 4, 2016 – Vodafone has released a trading update for the quarter ended 31 December 2015. The company ended the year with 9.4 million TV customers up from 9.2 million at the end of September.
News categories: Vodafone, Cable TV, Germany, IPTV, Results, Spain, Subscribers

M-Net unveils GoTV DTT service for South Africa
Feb 3, 2016 – M-Net has unveiled its digital terrestrial television service for South Africa, called GOtv. GOtv will use digital network towers throughout South Africa and customers will need a decoder to access the signal.
News categories: M-Net, GOtv, Yolisa Phahle, Tsabiso Letsoela, Digital TV, Set Top Box, South Africa, Terrestrial

Kazakhstan's Alma TV to launch IPTV in the first half of 2016
Feb 3, 2016 – Kazakhstan cable TV operator, Alma TV, has released a review of the activities of the company in 2015. During the year, the company added five cities to its DTV network. In addition, the company said that it will launch an IPTV service in the first half of 2016.
News categories: Alma TV, Cable TV, Digital TV, Kazakhstan

Comcast video subscribers up 89,000 in 4Q 2015
Feb 3, 2016 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has reported results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2015. Video customer net additions of 89,000 were the best result for a quarter in eight years.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Dish TV India adds 317,000 net subscribers in 4Q 2015
Feb 3, 2016 – Dish TV India (BSE: 532839, NSE: DISHTV) has reported third quarter fiscal 2016 results. Dish TV added 317 thousand net subscribers during the quarter bringing its total subscriber base to 14.0 million.
News categories: Dish TV India, Jawahar Goel, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

DEN Networks adds 1.7 million digital cable subscribers in 2015
Feb 3, 2016 – DEN Networks has announced results for the third quarter of its 2015-16 financial year. The company ended the quarter with 8.5 million digital subscribers, up 945,000 in the quarter and up by 1.7 million year-on-year.
News categories: DEN Networks, Cable TV, India, Results, Set Top Box, Subscribers