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Major U.S. pay TV operators lose 665,000 subscribers in 2Q 2016
Aug 15, 2016 – Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that the eleven largest pay-TV providers in the US lost about 665,000 net video subscribers in 2Q 2016, compared to a loss of about 545,000 subscribers in 2Q 2015.
News categories: Leichtman Research, Bruce Leichtman, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Africa Pay TV subscribers to reach 30 million in 2021
Aug 9, 2016 – Pay TV subscribers in Africa will reach 30 million by 2021, up from 16 million in 2015, according to Dataxis. Digital satellite pay TV subscribers are expected to be 20 million in 2021 compared to 8 million for DTT.
News categories: Dataxis, Priscilla Tirvengadum, Africa, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Charter residential video customers down 152,000 in 2Q 2016
Aug 9, 2016 – Charter Communications has reported results for the quarters ended June 30, 2016. Residential video customers decreased by 152,000 in the second quarter of 2016, versus a decrease of 170,000 in the year-ago period.
News categories: Charter Communications, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Europe compensates for Altice' US subscriber losses in 2Q 2016
Aug 9, 2016 – Altice (Euronext: ATC NA and ATCB NA) has announced results for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. Having closed the Cablevision acquisition, Altice USA has become the 4th largest cable operator in the US market.
News categories: Altice, Belgium, Cable TV, Dominican Republic, France, IPTV, Israel, Luxembourg, Portugal, Results, Satellite, Subscribers, USA

Nine operators dominate MEA pay TV
Aug 1, 2016 – According to Digital TV Research, pay TV subscriptions in the Middle East & Africa region will increase by 67% between 2015 and 2021 – from 32.37 million to 54.09 million.
News categories: Digital TV Research, Simon Murray, Africa, Digital TV, Market Research, Middle-East, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Hungary adds 49,000 digital pay TV subscribers in 2Q 2016
Jul 29, 2016 – According to Hungary’s Office of the National Media and Infocommunications Authority (NMHH), in June 2016, the number of households with digital television subscriptions was 2,397,850, up 49,002 from 2,348,848 at the end of March 2016.
News categories: NMHH, Cable TV, Digital TV, Hungary, IPTV, Satellite, Subscribers, Terrestrial

Dish TV India adds 402,000 subscribers in 2Q 2016
Jul 28, 2016 – Dish TV India (BSE: 532839, NSE: DISHTV) has reported its first quarter fiscal 2017 results. The company added 402 thousand subscribers during the quarter to close with a subscriber base of 14.9 million.
News categories: Dish TV India, Jawahar Goel, India, Results, Satellite, Subscribers

Comcast video subscribers down 4,000 in 2Q 2016
Jul 27, 2016 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. Video customer net losses of 4,000 were the best result for a second quarter in over 10 years, high-speed Internet customer net additions of 220,000 were the best result for a second quarter in 8 years, and Voice customer net additions improved to 64,000.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Airtel Digital TV adds 424,000 subscribers in 2Q 2016
Jul 27, 2016 – Bharti Airtel has announced results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2016. On June 30, 2016, the Company had 12.1 million DTH customers, an increase of 16.7%, the highest in the last 13 quarters, as compare to the corresponding quarter last year.
News categories: Airtel, India, Satellite, Subscribers