IPTV in the first quarter of 2012

How did the IPTV industry perform in the first quarter of 2012? Check here throughout the Q1 earnings season for news on the key players in IP television, IPTV deployments, Triple Play, Quadruple play, Set-top box, IP multimedia subsystems (IMS) and IP video.

April 19
Verizon (NYSE:VZ)
The carrier's wireline story in Q1 2012 was again a tale in which Verizon saw gains from next-gen consumer services like FiOS data and TV and business services like cloud and Ethernet, but declines in wholesale revenue clouded the picture.
- see this article
- these selected slides
- more Verizon news

April 24
AT&T (NYSE:T) 
AT&T's wireline operating income was $1.8 billion, up 2.4 percent over Q1 2011, yet down 1.2 percent from Q4 2011. Likewise, total Q1wireline revenues were $14.9 billion, down 0.8 percent versus the same period in 2011 and down slightly sequentially.
- see this article
- and the earnings release
- and slides from the investor presentation
- more AT&T news

May 2
Comcast (Nasdaq:CMCSA)
Comcast Corp. reported that for the first quarter of 2012 its revenue jumped 22.7 percent, to $14.9 billion, and operating income increased 24 percent, to $2.8 billion.  The company posted Q1 per-share earnings of 45 cents, up 32.4 percent compared to the same period last year.
- see this story
- see the earnings release
- more Comcast news

SureWest Communications (Nasdaq:SURW)
SureWest Communications reported that its first-quarter 2012 revenue rose 3.6 percent, to $62.8 million, up from $60.6 million. SureWest reported a loss of $3.9 million, or 28 cents per share, due to $3.3 million charges related to its pending merger with Consolidated Communications.
- see this story
- see the earnings release
- more SureWest Communications news

May 3
Cincinnati Bell (NYSE:CBB)
Cincinnati Bell Inc. said revenue for its first quarter totaled $363 million, up from $361 million a year ago. Net income was $13 million, or 5 cents per diluted share, down from 8 cents a year ago.
- see this story
- see the earnings release
- listen to earnings call
- more Cincinnati Bell news

Consolidated Communications (Nasdaq:CNSL)
Consolidated Communications Holdings Inc. reported first-quarter 2012 revenues of $93.4 million, down 1.4 percent year-over-year, from $95.4 million in Q1 2011. Excluding a $0.7 million settlement from the National Exchange Carrier Association (NECA) in Q1 2011, the service provider's revenue declined by $1.3 million, or 1.4 percent year-over-year. Operational revenue was $11.0 million, down from $16.9 million in Q1 2011.
- see this story
- see this release 
- more Consolidated Communications news

May 4
TDS Telecom (NYSE:TDS)   
Telephone & Data Systems Inc.'s first-quarter 2012 earnings rose 20 percent. TDS reported a quarterly profit of $52.2 million, or 48 cents a share, up from $43.5 million, or 39 cents, a year earlier. The company's Q1 revenue climbed 3.7 percent, to $1.31 billion. Analysts had projected Q1 revenues of $1.30 billion.
- see this story
- see earnings release
- see earnings call transcript
- more TDS Telecom news

May 7
Frontier Communications (Nasdaq:FTR)
Frontier Communications Corp. reported first-quarter 2012 revenue of $1.27 billion, down from $1.35 billion in Q1 2011.  The company reported net income of $26.8 million, or 3 cents per share for the quarter, compared with $54.7 million, or 5 cents per share, in Q1 2011.
- see this story
- see the earnings release
- see the earnings call transcript
- more Frontier Communications news

May 9
CenturyLink (NYSE:CTL)
CenturyLink Inc. reported 5 percent lower first-quarter 2012  profit. CenturyLink reported its net income declined to $200 million, or 32 cents per share, from $211 million, or 69 cents per share. The company projected full-year adjusted pre-share earnings of $2.35 to $2.55.
- see this story
- see the earnings statement
- more CenturyLink news

May 11 
Warwick Valley Telephone (Nasdaq:WWVY)
Warwick Valley Telephone Company reported its total first-quarter 2012 revenues increased 14.6 percent over the prior-year period. The company said it had Q1 gross profit of $3.5 million, up 20 percent, from $2.9 million from the year-ago period. Profit was up 34 percent, from $2.6 million, in Q4 2011.
- see the earnings statement
- more Warwick Valley Telephone news