Digital TV News: Time Warner
AirTies licenses Reference Design Kit (RDK)
Feb 18, 2016 – AirTies has announced that it has licensed the RDK (Reference Design Kit) in support of the RDK community’s newest initiative for broadband devices (RDK-B).
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AirTies, RDK Management, Bulent Celebi, Steve Heeb, Cable TV, Digital TV, Europe, RDK, Set Top Box, USA
800,000 subscribers for HBO Now
Feb 10, 2016 – Answering questions on Time Warner's Q4 2015 results earnings call, HBO CEO, Richard Plepler, said that after eight months of operation the company's 'HBO Now' streaming service has 800,000 paying subscribers.
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Home Box Office, Richard Plepler, Streaming, Subscribers, USA
Charter adds 29,000 residential video customers in 4Q 2015
Feb 4, 2016 – Charter Communications has reported results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2015. Residential video customers increased by 29,000 in the fourth quarter of 2015, versus a loss of 3,000 in the year-ago period.
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Charter, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA
In 2015 Time Warner Cable added video customers for the first time in nine years
Jan 4, 2016 – Time Warner Cable (NYSE: TWC) has announced that its full-year residential subscriber growth in 2015 was its best ever, with customer relationship net additions of 618,000 and video net additions of 32,000.
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Time Warner Cable, Rob Marcus, Cable TV, Subscribers, USA
U.S. pay-TV providers lose 190,000 subscribers in 3Q 2015
Nov 16, 2015 – Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has found that the thirteen largest pay-TV providers in the US -- representing about 95% of the market -- lost about 190,000 net video subscribers in 3Q 2015, compared to a loss of about 155,000 subscribers in 3Q 2014.
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Leichtman Research, Bruce Leichtman, Cable TV, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, Subscribers, USA
Time Warner Cable begins TWC TV Roku trial in New York
Nov 10, 2015 – Time Warner Cable (TWC) has launched The TWC TV Roku Trial in New York City, its first IP-only video trial. Participants will experience TWC’s video service using a Roku Streaming Player rather than leasing a traditional set-top box.
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Time Warner Cable, Roku, Peter Stern, Apps, Cable TV, Digital TV, Set Top Box, Streaming, USA
Charter residential video customers up 12,000 in 3Q 2015
Oct 29, 2015 – Charter Communications (NASDAQ: CHTR) has reported results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015. Residential video customers increased by 12,000 in the third quarter of 2015, versus a loss of 9,000 in the year-ago period.
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Charter Communications, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA
Time Warner Cable residential video subscribers down 7,000 in 3Q 2015
Oct 29, 2015 – Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) has reported results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2015. Residential video net declines in the quarter were 7,000 – the best third quarter since 2006.
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Time Warner Cable, Rob Marcus, Cable TV, Results, Subscribers, USA
Pay TV operators to add 200 million subscribers by 2020
Oct 8, 2015 – Pay TV subscriptions for 338 operators across 89 countries will increase by 200 million from a collective 704 million in 2014 to 904 million by 2020, according to a report from Digital TV Research. The report estimates that 29 operators had more than 5 million paying subs by end-2014.
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Digital TV Research, China, Digital TV, Latin America, Market Research, Subscribers, USA, Worldwide
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