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Pay TV Subscriber Losses Drop to 305K in Q1
Top MVPDs shed a net 515K in year-ago quarter, Leichtman Research Group says
Pay TV Subscriber Declines Stabilize in Q1
‘Conversion rate’ from traditional pay TV to OTT TV a particularly good trend for major programmers, analyst says
DirecTV Now Gains Offset AT&T’s Traditional Pay TV Losses in Q1
Adds 312,000 lower-margin DirecTV Now subs in Q1, extending total to 1.46M
Study: U.S. OTT Revenue Climbed 41% in 2017
‘Couch Potato’ report estimates that OTT revenue, subs will continue to gain ground on traditional TV
Arris M&A Strategy to Focus on ‘Near-Adjacencies’
CEO, other execs offer detailed rundown of Arris’s business, product strategy at Investor Day
Kagan: Pay TV Subs Drop 3.7% in 2017
Cable operators losses grow, ending three-year deceleration
Citizens Fiber Connects With MobiTV for App-Powered TV Option
Rollout ties into MobiTV’s commercial agreement with the NCTC
Top U.S. Pay TV Providers Lost 1.49M Subs in 2017: LRG
Nation's six largest cable ops lost about 660,000 video subs last year
House Dems Seek DOJ-White House Communications About AT&T-Time Warner
Cummings, Connolly cite Sessions's refusal to address issue, Gowdy's silence on seeking info
Virtual MVPDs Growing ‘Like Weeds’: Analyst
‘Big 5’ OTTs ended 2017 with 4.6M subs, but virtual MVPD biz remains a ‘truly lousy’ one
Bakish: Mobile Is Viacom’s Future
Programmer is in talks with other OTT providers, hints at direct-to-consumer offering
Analyst: Pay TV Adds 210K Subs in Q4
Growth still behind 2016, but cable, telco TV providers improve losses
4K-Ready Boxes From Arris Part of Bell Canada’s MediaFirst Move
Operator upgrading video product using Ericsson’s new cloud-powered platform
Another Bad Day for Stocks
Dow falls 1,100 points in single worst daily decline; cable stocks falter
AT&T Adds 368,000 DirecTV Now Subs in Q4
Helps to offset loss of 207,000 U-verse TV and DirecTV satellite TV subs
Cable Ops Find Silver Lining in Q4 Declines
Video losses, slower broadband adds not as bad as anticipated
Verizon Loses 29K Fios TV Subs in Q4
Fios internet adds slow to 47K in period, but helps Fios segment revenues rise 2.3%
Bell Canada Rings Up Ericsson for Upgraded TV Platform
Will use Ericsson’s cloud-based MediaFirst platform to deliver multiscreen services
‘New Media?’ No Longer
MCN's Viewer Watch 2018 report finds the television industry adjusting to its maturing digital dilemma
Starz Signs New Distribution Deal With Verizon Fios
Programmer still blacked out on Altice USA systems
Cable Stocks Have a Mixed 2017
Despite competitive pressure, distributor stocks rise 12%; programmers up 4.1%