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April 25, 2017

 
 

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Study: Pay TV Continues to Decline, OTT Rises in 2016
Couch Potato report says cable halved sub losses in 2016, OTT revenue up 32% for year
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WHY THIS MATTERS: Despite cable's improvements, pay TV lost 2.05 million subscribers in 2016, nearly double 2015's 1.16 million, while over-the-top services continued to thrive, Convergence Research Group found in its annual "The Battle for the American Couch Potato" report.
 
Telus Soft-Launches Skinny-Bundle OTT TV Service
Pik TV uses Ericssons MediaFirst platform, runs on Android TV box, mobile devices
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WHY THIS MATTERS: The service, with some a la carte features, complements the Canadian operator's full-freight, managed IPTV service.
 
Verizon Fios Flirts With 1-Gig
Telco says new Fios Gigabit Connection delivers up to 940 Mbps down, 880 Mbps up
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WHY THIS MATTERS: The near-gig service, which starts at $69.99, follows the telco's January launch of Fios Instant Internet, a symmetrical 750-Mbps service that was initially available to about 7 million homes and businesses.

 
 

 

 

 
 

 

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HBO Dominates NAMIC Vision Awards

Writers Guild Authorizes Strike

Trump Brands ABC, NBC Polls Fake News

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Google Looks to Sell TV Ad Inventory

Taplin: Government Needs to Reckon With Edge Powerhouses
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