Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Comcast cable video subscribers down 543,000 in 2Q 2023
Jul 27, 2023 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. In the quarter, Cable video customer net losses were 543,000. Peacock paid subscribers finished at 24 million, nearly doubling YoY.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, Results, Satellite, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Altice USA residential video RGUs down 68,300 in 2Q 2023
Aug 2, 2023 – Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS) has reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023. Quarterly Residential video net losses were -68.3k in Q2 2023, compared to -84.5k video net losses in Q2 2022.
News categories: Altice USA, Cable TV, Digital TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Ofcom publishes latest Media Nations research
Aug 3, 2023 – Ofcom has published research looking at the media habits and preferences of people in the UK. Take-up of SVOD services has stalled with subscriptions plateauing at about 66% of households.
News categories: Ofcom, Broadcast, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, UK

TV subscribers at Vodafone down 162,000 in 2Q 2023
Jul 24, 2023 – Vodafone has released a trading update for its Q1 FY24 period. In Europe, Vodafone finished with 16.89 million TV customers, down 162,000 in the quarter, and down 1.247 million YoY.
News categories: Vodafone, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, IPTV, Results, Subscribers

Telia releases January-June 2023 results
Jul 20, 2023 – Telia Company has releases its Interim Report for January-June 2023. Across the Group, TV subscriptions were 3.290 million at period end, down 113,000 in the quarter and up 22,000 YoY.
News categories: Telia Company, Allison Kirkby, Cable TV, Denmark, Digital TV, Estonia, Finland, IPTV, Lithuania, Norway, Results, Streaming, Subscribers, Sweden

Megacable video subscribers up 84,000 in 2Q 2023
Jul 28, 2023 – Megacable (BMV: MEGA.CPO) has announced results for the second quarter of 2023. The company's Video Segment ended with 3,845,844 subscribers, up 84,000 (2.2%) in the quarter and up 302,000 (8.5%) YoY.
News categories: Megacable, Cable TV, Digital TV, Mexico, Results, Subscribers

Pay TV revenue in Indonesia to reach $1.5 billion in 2027
Jul 26, 2023 – According to GlobalData, pay-TV revenue in Indonesia is set to grow at a CAGR of 4% from $1.2bn in 2022 to $1.5bn in 2027, with the continued rise in pay-TV accounts and no obvious cord cutting.
News categories: GlobalData, Harendra Sharma, Cable TV, Digital TV, Indonesia, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite

NextGen TV launched by five local TV stations in Reno, NV
Jul 25, 2023 – Television stations serving the Reno market have begun broadcasting with NextGen TV. The launch includes KOLO-TV (ABC), KTVN (CBS), KRXI-TV (Fox), KRNV-DT (NBC), and KNSN-TV (MyNet).
News categories: BitPath, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Smart TV, USA

EUTELSAT 10B satellite enters service
Jul 24, 2023 – Eutelsat (Paris: ETL) has announced the entry into service of EUTELSAT 10B at 10° East. The satellite will ensure continuity of video services when EUTELSAT 10A reaches end-of-life.
News categories: Eutelsat, Cyril Dujardin, Laurence Delpy, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Europe, Middle-East, Satellite