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Networks ready for HD programming pile-up?
High-definition television always has been viewed as a nice benefit of new TV delivery technologies, but 2008 may prove to be the year HDTV becomes a significant battlefield in the competitive war Read more...
Cablevision adds video subs, strikes Newsday deal
While some cable TV companies are taking an obvious hit from telco IPTV competition (see Comcast), others may not be seeing much of an impact. Cablevision Systems last week said it added 41,000 Read more...
MRG: IPTV subs to hit 92.8 million in 2012
Market research firm MRG is forecasting the number of IPTV subscribers globally will zoom to 92.8 million by 2012, from just more than 24 million this year. In the latest edition of its bi-annual Read more...
Dish Network can't match DirecTV growth
It is still too early to tell how AT&T's new commitment to re-sell Dish Network satellite TV services across all of its markets will affect Dish's business, but as the sales effort gears up, it Read more...
SureWest climbs Everest to new IPTV heights
SureWest Communications posted 180 percent growth in IPTV subscribers during the first quarter, but before you start copying their marketing materials, consider that most of that growth--about 172 Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: IPTV success starting to impact pay TV
The number of households worldwide subscribing to pay TV services will continue to increase at a compound annual growth rate of about 3.2 percent through 2013, according to research firm Analysys Read more...
ALSO NOTED: DT adds 38,000 IPTV customers; Orange hits 1.41 million subs; and much more...
> German telco Deutsche Telekom reported that it signed up 38,000 new IPTV subscribers during the first quarter. Article > France Read more...
Sezmi aims to redefine TV service models
For those of you who heard about Sezmi Corp. while walking around the National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas last month, and didn't recognize the name, the company is actually video Read more...
Comcast takes video hit, but adds telephony subs
Is video becoming a point of market weakness for cable TV companies? That could be the case if we decide to invest in the trend suggested by Comcast's first quarter 2008 earnings report last week. Read more...
NXP acquires Conexant unit for $110 million
NXP Semiconductors last week announced it is acquiring the broadband media business of Conexant Systems for about $110 million, a deal value which could rise of the business unit meets certain Read more...
KPN adds 56,000 IPTV customers in Q1
Dutch telco KPN Telecom reported that it signed up 56,000 new IPTV customers during its first quarter, a boost that now gives the company about 553,000 IPTV subscribers. The main IPTV competition in Read more...
IOL Netcom pick Verimatrix for PC TV play
IOL Netcom, a telco in India with more than 250,000 IPTV subscribers, is offering the ViewRight PC Player from Verimatrix to support a second-screen video service for personal computers. the telco is Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: SDV on rise, BigBand still hurting
Switched digital video is one of several technologies that cable TV companies are looking toward to improve the efficiency and revenue potential of their services and their ability to compete with Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Time Warner spinning off cable; DirecTV joins MoCA; and much more...
> Time Warner plans to spin off its Time Warner Cable unit. Article > Satellite TV player DirecTV has joined the Read more...
Verizon posts 263K TV customer boost
Verizon Communications this week reported a 9.8% increase in profit for the first quarter of 2008. Verizon said net income totaled $1.64 billion, with revenue rising about 5.5%. Much of the growth Read more...