Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

Cable TV subscribers in Switzerland continue to decline
Aug 20, 2014 – According to figures from Swisscable, the sectoral association for cable TV companies in Switzerland, the number of cable TV subscribers in the country at the end of June 2014 was 2.677 million, down 29.8 thousand versus the end of June 2013.
News categories: Swisscable, Cable TV, Digital TV, Subscribers, Switzerland

DIRECTV leads Ecuador's pay TV market in 2Q 2014
Aug 19, 2014 – Ecuador’s Superintendencia de Telecomunicaciones (SUPERTEL) has released pay TV statistics for the top 10 pay TV operators in the country to the end of June 2014. DIRECTV's satellite service had the largest subscriber share at 35%.
News categories: SUPERTEL, Cable TV, Digital TV, Ecuador, Satellite, Subscribers

Over 820 Ultra HD satellite channels worldwide by 2025
Aug 18, 2014 – NSR has forecast that there will be over 820 channels of UltraHD content via satellite by 2025. With Direct to Home (DTH) leading the charge, the next generation technology will not only lead to higher ARPUs, but also greater customer retention.
News categories: Northern Sky Research, Alan Crisp, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Worldwide

SES wins exploitation rights for two Brazilian orbital positions
Aug 18, 2014 – SES (Paris; LuxX:SESG) has announced that its subsidiary SES DTH do Brasil has signed with Anatel (Brazil's telecommunications agency) exploitation rights terms for two Brazilian orbital positions (48°W and 64°W).
News categories: SES S.A, Anatel, Brazil, Content Distribution, Satellite

Russia ends 1H 2014 with 36.4 million pay TV subscribers
Aug 18, 2014 – iKS-Consulting has released its analysis of the Russian pay TV market at the end of the first half of 2014. Compared with the same point in 2013, the number of pay TV subscribers increased by 10% to exceed 36.4 million.
News categories: iKS-Consulting, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Russia, Satellite, Subscribers

SES to deliver DTH services across French-speaking West Africa
Aug 18, 2014 – SES (Paris; Luxembourg: SESG) has announced that it will be delivering direct-to-home (DTH) broadcast television in Sub-Saharan Africa for the Lomé-based consortium of West African broadcasters led by Africable and Media Plus.
News categories: SES S.A, Ibrahima Guimba-Saidou, Ismaila Sidibe, Burkina Faso, Content Distribution, Côte d'Ivoire, Digital TV, Mali, Niger, Satellite, Set Top Box

Cable broadband subscribers surpass cable TV subscribers in U.S.
Aug 15, 2014 – Leichtman Research (LRG) has found that the seventeen largest cable and telephone providers in the US -- representing about 93% of the market -- acquired nearly 385,000 net additional high-speed Internet subscribers in the second quarter of 2014.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Bruce Leichtman, Broadband, Cable TV, IPTV, Market Research, Subscribers, USA

Egatel to show satellite return link Smart LNB at IBCShow
Aug 14, 2014 – Egatel has announced that at IBC2014 it will unveil its 'Smart LNB'. The device connects to the satellite dish providing a narrowband return link, opening the door to a wide range of satellite TV connected services.
News categories: Egatel, Content Distribution, Digital TV, IBCShow, LNB, Satellite, Worldwide

Major U.S. pay TV providers lose 300k subscribers in 2Q 2014
Aug 14, 2014 – Leichtman Research (LRG) has found that the thirteen largest pay-TV providers in the US lost about 300,000 net video subscribers in 2Q 2014, compared to a loss of about 350,000 video subscribers in 2Q 2013.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Bruce Leichtman, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA