USA (United States of America) Digital TV News

Verizon FiOS Video net additions slow further to 57,000 in 1Q 2014
Apr 24, 2014 – Verizon Communications (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) has reported results for the first-quarter of 2014. Verizon added 57,000 net new FiOS Video connections to surpass 5.3 million, up 8.7% year-on-year.
News categories: Verizon, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Time Warner Cable video subscribers down 34,000 in 1Q 2014
Apr 24, 2014 – Time Warner Cable Inc. (NYSE:TWC) has reported results for the first quarter of 2014. Residential Services revenue declined as a result of decreases in video and voice revenue, partially offset by an increase in high-speed data revenue.
News categories: Time Warner Cable, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

U-verse TV adds 201,000 subscribers in 1Q 2014
Apr 22, 2014 – AT&T (NYSE:T) has reported first-quarter 2014 results. U-verse TV added 201,000 subscribers in the first quarter to reach 5.7 million in service.
News categories: AT&T, IPTV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Fan TV coming to Time Warner Cable subscribers
Apr 22, 2014 – Fan TV and Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) have announced the release of Fan TV, a new way to watch live TV and streaming content with a frictionless discovery experience and a breakthrough touch remote.
News categories: Fan TV, Time Warner Cable, Gilles BianRosa, Mike Angus, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA

The Chernin Group and AT&T create OTT joint venture
Apr 22, 2014 – AT&T (NYSE:T) and The Chernin Group have announced the formation of a venture to acquire, invest in and launch OTT video services. The Chernin Group and AT&T have committed over $500 million to the venture.
News categories: AT&T, Crunchyroll, John Stankey, Peter Chernin, MandA, Private Equity, Streaming, USA

Comcast adds 24,000 billable video customers in 1Q 2014
Apr 22, 2014 – Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) has reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. The company's video customers increased by 24,000 in the quarter to 22.601 million, the second consecutive quarter of customer growth.
News categories: Comcast, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA

Netflix adds 4 million members in 1Q 2014
Apr 21, 2014 – Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has released its first-quarter 2014 financial results. The comany ended Q1 with over 48 million global members, and topped $1 billion in quarterly streaming revenue.
News categories: Netflix, Cable TV, Europe, Latin America, Middleware, North America, Results, Set Top Box, Streaming, Subscribers, USA

Univision launches Flama Latin OTT service
Apr 16, 2014 – Univision Communications (UCI) and Bedrocket have announced the launch of Flama. Flama is UCI’s over-the-top network providing English-language TV for 15–30 year olds who are inspired and entertained by Latin culture.
News categories: Univision Communications, Bedrocket, Flama, Steven Benanav, Al Madrigal, Alexis Tirado, Bruce Weiss, Streaming, USA

NAGRA adds multiscreen DRM to DISH/Echostar security
Apr 16, 2014 – NAGRA (SIX:KUD.S) has announced that it has extended its security partnership with DISH Network (NASDAQ: DISH) and EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS). DISH and EchoStar have deployed NAGRA’s DRM to secure DISH's Anywhere™ multiscreen VOD service.
News categories: NAGRA, DISH Network, EchoStar, Vivek Khemka, Mark Jackson, Pierre Roy, Content Protection, Digital TV, DRM, Mobile, Satellite, TV Everywhere, USA