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Korea Telecom collects 700,000 IPTV customers
Korea Telecom has been facing stiff broadband competition, but the telco still managed to reach 700,000 subscribers for its "MegaTV" IPTV service by the end of the second quarter of this year. It has 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...
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...
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...
Mossberg Blesses Web Video, Bashes Broadband Before iPhone Tease
Wall Street Journal technology columnist Walt Mossberg, or "Uncle Walt" to his fans, last week declared that the web is becoming a video medium. However, Read more...
Comcast fails to sway Wall Street
Comcast continues to struggle to persuade investors its triple-play strategy is winning. Its share price is down 35 percent over the year, making it the seventh-worst performing stock on the NASDAQ Read more...
SlingBox doubles as a cable modem
Also pushing for TV viewer attention is Sling which announced for CES its SlingModem product. The SlingModem acts as both as cable modem and a box to stream TV to any internet enabled device. Sling Read more...