Virtual MVPDs: Platform Improves the Path to Content
Providing a better experience is helping to keep pay TV relevant
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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
T-Mobile’s Jeff Binder: 5G Is ‘Perfect Delivery Mechanism for Video’
Says robust speeds, low latencies make next-gen mobile platform a great fit for video
Five Challenges for the IP Video Era
New consumer experiences, distribution options, competition, devices all playing roles
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
More Than a Quarter of Pay TV Customers Subscribe for Sports
Parks Associates research surfaces as streaming alternatives multiply
Dish Drops 94K Net Video Subs in Q1
Sling TV sub adds of 91K not enough to overcome broader pay TV losses
T-Mobile Touts Wireless Broadband, Pay TV Ambitions
Says ‘new’ T-Mobile, amid pending Sprint deal and recent Layer3 TV acquisition, will be positioned for a quad-play
AT&T Aims to Ease ‘Margin Pressure’ on OTT TV Services
Intro of cloud DVR services, additional streams per account, PPV options will help, CFO 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
Verizon Loses 22K Fios Video Subs, Adds 66K Fios Internet Subs in Q1
Fios-related revenues rose 2.1% in period
Survival of the Quickest and Smartest
Broadcasters, operators must transform and innovate
fuboTV Raises $75M More
Following ‘D’ round that includes AMC Networks, OTT TV service has raised $150M-plus
Delivering Content Direct-to-Consumer Not as Easy as it Looks
Potential consumer demand, revenue, strength of content, existing MVPD relationships factor into the risks
Younger Viewers Gravitating to OTT TV Services: Study
12% of 18-34 age group take a live streaming internet-delivered pay TV service, LRG says
OTT: Challenges and Opportunities
New entrants have advantages, but will be tested by acquisition costs, fulfillment, churn and retention
Study: Pay TV Subs Making an OTT Connection
21% of them subscribe to an online video service via their MVPD
Voice Search Awareness, Accessibility Inch Ahead: TiVo Study
But consumer adoption still lags, as almost half with voice search still don’t use it
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
T-Mobile Expects ‘Quick Payback’ on Layer3 TV Deal, OTT TV Play
But still tight-lipped about specific plans for a ‘disruptive’ service set to debut later this year
Virtual MVPDs Growing ‘Like Weeds’: Analyst
‘Big 5’ OTTs ended 2017 with 4.6M subs, but virtual MVPD biz remains a ‘truly lousy’ one
Tracking Sling TV
Filing gives historical look at sub trends along with challenges, advantages of OTT TV