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Deutsche Telekom signs deal with Netflix 27 November 2017

Pay TV operator Deutsche Telekom has signed a deal with Netflix for content carriage. The company is one of the largest pay-TV operators in Europe, with around 7.3 million customers, with 3.0 million in Germany and another 4.2 million outside … Continue reading

Content on DirecTV now in sync with consumer preferences 18 October 2017

TiVo released its Q2 2017 Online Video and Pay TV Trends study. According to the study, virtual MVPDs are delivering skinny TV channel bundles and it appears to be the most aligned to the kind of mix that consumers want. … Continue reading

Global pay-TV subs growing at a slow pace 18 October 2017

In the second quarter of 2017, the informitv Multiscreen Index of the top 100 leading pay-TV service providers witnessed a growth of around 4 million subscribers worldwide, an increase of just 0.9%. On average, the index has gained subscribers at … Continue reading

Pay-TV incomes soar high in LATAM 13 October 2017

A recent report by the Organización de Telecomunicaciones de Iberoamérica (OTI) has revealed that pay-TV incomes grew by 23.6% in Latin America in the third quarter of 2016. Incorporating official data from every Latin American country, Spain, and Portugal, as … Continue reading

Decline in US pay-TV to 79% of households 02 October 2017

According to new consumer research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG), 79% of US TV households nationwide subscribe to some form of pay-TV service. The percentage of TV households that subscribe to a pay-TV service is on the decline from 84% … Continue reading

Global pay-TV subscriber base hits 1.05BN at the end of Q2 2017 29 September 2017

60 million customers were added to the total number of pay-TV customers in the first half of the year according to research from Dataxis. IPTV and Linear Over the Top represent the major growth in the market of 1.05 billion … Continue reading

Pay-TV service subscriptions drop to below four-fifths 29 September 2017

According to research from Leichtman Research Group, the percentage of TV households that subscribe to some form of pay-TV service has dropped to below 80% for the first time since early 2000s. 79% of US TV households undertake pay-TV with … Continue reading

Skinny bundles all set to outgrow traditional US pay-TV 16 August 2017

Ampere Analysis research suggests that skinny pay-TV bundles offer more return than traditional US pay-TV packages. This makes the transition to the so called ‘virtual’ pay-TV super enticing for channels. Channel distribution has become more complex than ever with pay-TV … Continue reading

Tigo, Personal contribute to Pay TV growth in Paraguay 14 August 2017

Paraguay had more than 549,000 pay TV subscribers which is up by 11% compared to previous year. This is as per data from regulator Conatel, published by Paraguay.com.py. Tigo which is currently the market leader reported 273,000 subscribers. This is … Continue reading

Streaming Video on Demand on the rise in Australia 09 August 2017

Subscribers of streaming video on demand (SVOD) are up 30% in Australia reaching 3.7 million at the end of June 2017 as per a new study by upcoming technology analyst firm Telsyte. According to Telsyte’s Australian SVOD Market Study 2017, … Continue reading