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Strategy Analytics: Pay TV subs ready to switch
About 68 percent of U.S. pay TV subscribers are willing to switch service providers in exchange for a price discount of 20 percent, according to new data from market research firm Strategy Analytics.... Read more >>
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Zpryme: Consumers excited, concerned about 3D TV
Austin-based consumer research firm Zpryme Research & Consulting says it has determined by analyzing consumer discussion around last month's Consumer Electronics Show that U.S. consumers are very... Read more >>
IMS Research: Operator OTT services on the rise
IMS Research says in a report that over-the-top video offerings provided by TV service providers are becoming more common, with operator-deployed hybrid set-top boxes accounting for almost 13 percent... Read more >>
Rentrak extends measurement reach with Dish
TV audience measurement company Rentrak has extended the reach of its set-top box data analysis service to about 15 million TV subscribers in 210 TV markets via a new partnership with satellite TV... Read more >>
KT takes bite of Apple model
The Korea Times reports that Korea Telecom chief Lee Suk-chae dropped the A-word in talking about the future of the telco's IPTV services offering, which has evolved over the last year from... Read more >>
Telus takes Mediaroom route for new IPTV launch
Add Canada's Telus to the list of service providers that have launched IPTV offerings on Microsoft's Mediaroom platform. Telus is another telco that comes to the platform after using Minerva Networks... Read more >>
Also Noted
> Korea Telecom ends 2009 with more than 1 million IPTV subscribers, and 89 percent rise from 2008.
> Verizon touts 2009 TV widget releases and upgrades.
> India's Aksh Optifibre readies major investment in IPTV over the next three years.
> thePlatform announces a new video management platform.
> Bouygues Telecom captures 300,000 subscribers with Bbox IPTV offering.
Commentary
The itch to switch
Strategy Analytics has come out with a new report suggesting a strong willingness among pay TV subscribers to switch service providers if a 20 percent discount is dangled in front of them. Telco TV... Read more >>
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FierceIPTV Watch List 2009
Welcome to the FierceIPTV Watch List, a list of 10 TV service providers (notice I did not specify IPTV) who I think are worth watching closely due to their recent exploits and future potential. Special Report >>
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