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DEN Networks ends 2016 with 10.2 million digital cable subscribers
Jan 23, 2017 – DEN Networks has announced results for the quarter ended 31 December 2016. The company seeded ~200k STBs during the quarter taking its digital base to 10.2 million.
News categories: DEN Networks, S N Sharma, Cable TV, India, Results, Subscribers

Sub-Saharan Africa pay TV thrives despite falling prices
Jan 16, 2017 – Digital TV Research estimates that three groups will continue to account for 90% of Sub-Saharan Africa’s pay TV subscribers. At end-2016, Multichoice had 11.61 million subscribers, well ahead of StarTimes with 4.18 million and Vivendi with 2.32 million.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Africa, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Médiamétrie releases Médiamat 2016 survey of TV in France
Jan 2, 2017 – Médiamétrie has released 2016 results from its Yearly Médiamat survey of the French television market. According to the survey, there are 57.974 million individuals with access to TV in the country.
News categories: Médiamétrie, Cable TV, Digital TV, France, IPTV, Satellite, Subscribers

India adds 1.4 million active DTH subscribers in 3Q 2016
Dec 30, 2016 – The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has released performance indicators for the quarter ending September 2016. The total number of registered and active subscribers being served by India's DTH operators was 94.61 million and 61.90 million respectively as on 30th September, 2016.
News categories: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, Cable TV, Digital TV, India, Satellite, Subscribers

Portugal adds 44,000 pay TV subscribers in 3Q 2016
Dec 19, 2016 – According to ANACOM there were 3.639 million subscribers to subscription TV in Portugal at the end of the third quarter of 2016, 44,000 more than in the previous quarter, and an extra 159,000 compared to the same point in 2015.
News categories: ANACOM, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

DEN Networks adds 270k digital subscribers in 3Q 2016
Dec 14, 2016 – DEN Networks has announced results for the quarter ended 30 September 2016. The company seeded 270k STBs during the quarter taking its digital base to 10.1 million. DEN is shortly to launch an OTT application.
News categories: DEN Networks, SN Sharma, Cable TV, India, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers

Global SVOD homes to reach 428 million by 2021
Dec 12, 2016 – The number of SVOD homes is forecast to reach 428 million across 200 countries by 2021, up from 177 million in 2015 and an expected 248 million by end-2016, according to Digital TV Research.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Digital TV, Market Research, Streaming, Subscribers, Worldwide

Two million OTT subscribers for Eros Now
Dec 8, 2016 – Eros Now (NYSE: EROS) has announced that the platform currently has over two million paid subscribers worldwide through deals in place with all the major telecom players in India who are on the forefront of 4G growth.
News categories: Eros Now, Rishika Lulla Singh, Digital TV, India, Mobile, Streaming, Subscribers, Worldwide

Netflix and Amazon drive Western European SVOD
Dec 8, 2016 – According to Digital TV Research, Netflix will remain the dominant force in Western European SVOD for the next five years. However, Amazon Video will provide a stiff challenge as it expands into more countries in the region.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Digital TV, Europe, Market Research, Streaming, Subscribers