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IPTV subscribers to overtake DTH in Western Europe
The number of paying IPTV subscribers in Western Europe will overtake pay satellite TV (pay DTH) subscribers by 2020, according to a new report by Digital TV Research. The Digital TV Western Europe...
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Deutsche Telekom grows TV subscribers by 20%
Deutsche Telekom said that it increased its European IPTV, satellite and cable TV customer numbers by 19.8% in the first quarter of the year. In total, the operator counted 3.56 million TV customers,...
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US cable celebrates ‘best quarter in years’ as pay TV subs rise
The US cable TV industry achieved its “best quarter in years,” stemming subscriber losses as the overall pay TV market – including cable, satellite and IPTV – rose by 202,670 subscribers in Q1....
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Beenius to demo Beesmart middleware
TV middleware provider Beenius will demo its Beesmart offering and discuss cable and hybrid solutions at ANGA COM this year. The firm’s Beesmart middleware is designed to offer traditional IPTV...
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Cable operators express mixed views on fixed mobile convergence
Tele Columbus CEO and chairman, Ronny Verhelst. Cable operators expressed mixed views of the importance of mobile in their offerings and on the role of fixed-mobile convergence to meet the future needs...
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M7 Deutschland buys KabelKiosk from Eutelsat
TV platform operator M7 Deutschland is buying KabelKiosk, a platform of digital channels and interactive services for cable and IPTV networks in Germany, from Eutelsat. M7 Deutschland, an affiliate of...
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Russia passes pay TV ad ban
Russia’s State Duma has passed a bill banning advertising on cable and satellite pay TV channels, which is set to take effect from the beginning of next year. According to reports, the bill is...
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European pay TV sector shrinks 5.8%
The European pay TV sector had 7,898 operators across 37 countries last year, a “significant reduction” of 5.8% compared to 2009, according to The European Audiovisual Observatory. Part two of the...
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Web video use in Germany sees growth
Kabel Deutschland: cable remains the most popular distribution technology in Germany The split between cable, satellite and other transmission technologies has changed little in Germany over the last...
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Denmark’s TDC buys Norwegian cable provider Get for €1.7 billion
Get CEO, Gunnar Evensen Danish telco TDC Group has acquired Norwegian cable operator Get in a blockbuster NOK 13.8 billion (€1.67 billion) deal, which TDC says will establish it as Scandinavia’s...
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US cable and telcos angrily reject Obama net neutrality call
US cable and telecom operators have responded angrily to President Barack Obama’s call for the strongest form of net neutrality and the implementation of new regulations to ensure that all internet...
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US cable ‘needs to change’ to meet threat
Cable TV is a ‘legacy model’ that is ‘under threat’ and US cablers need to change the way they offer TV services, according to new research. US mobile technology company Marchex analysed data from over...
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Liberty Global boss Fries calls for ‘scale in the cable industry’
Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries has called for “scale in the cable industry” in order for cable firms to compete with digital giants like Google and Netflix. Speaking in a...
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Global pay TV market tops 924.4m subscribers
The global pay TV market is estimated to have passed 924.4 million subscribers in 2014, driven by market-leading growth in IPTV, according to ABI Research. The new stats claim that worldwide pay TV...
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North American pay TV revenues to drop by 12%
Traditional North American pay TV revenues from subscription and on-demand services are due to fall by 11.7% between 2014 and 2020, according to new stats by Digital TV Research. The forecast claims...
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FTTH and DOCSIS 3.0 lead global broadband CPE growth
The global broadband consumer premises market was worth US$10.5 billion (€9.9 billion) last year, up 9% on the 2013 figure, according to Infonetics Research. According to IHS-owned Infonetics...
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Pay TV subscriber numbers to grow in Western Europe
The number of pay TV subscribers in Western Europe is due to climb in the coming years, with cord-cutting “not expected to make much of an impact,” according to Digital TV Research. The Digital TV...
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Vodafone’s TV customer base now 9.1 million
Vodafone closed the quarter ending March 31 with 9.1 million TV customers and 11.3 million broadband customers in Europe as it moves forward with plans to become a “full service, integrated operator”....
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Cable DOCSIS shipments grew 48% in Q1
Cable DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) channel shipments grew to 1.8 million in the first quarter of 2015, a 48% year-on-year increase, according to IHS. The research firm also...
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