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Dish Hops Into 4k

by Tom Allen

Dish has announced its first UltraHD STB, the 4k Joey. Said to be on the way ‘very soon’, the box can decode HEVC, and supports UltraHD at 60fps over HDMI. It is also capable …

400,000 Customers Leave US Pay-TV

by Tom Allen

Image: Reuters The top 10 pay-TV providers in the USA lost 400,000 subscribers in Q2’15, according to Informitiv’s Multiscreen Index. This wipes out a small gain earlier in the year, although still represents less …

Dish Falls in Q2

by Tom Allen

Dish subscribers fell in Q2’15, the company has said. Around 638,000 new pay-TV subscribers joined Dish in the quarter (compared to 656,000 a year ago). However, net subscribers fell 81,000, compared to a loss …

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Top Pay-TV Providers End Subscriber Losses

by Tom Allen

Informitiv’s Multiscreen Index shows that the top 10 pay-TV providers in the USA gained a total of 54,800 digital subscribers in Q1. Six of the services reported a net increase: Verizon (up 90,000); AT&T …

US Pay-TV Sees Low Growth in 2014

by Tom Allen

The 10 top US pay-TV operators lost 20,600 subscribers collectively in Q4’14, according to Informitiv’s Multiscreen Index. This compares to a loss of 45,000 in Q3. Despite these results, the companies gained 82,000 subscribers …

Dish’s Pay-TV Numbers are Flat

by Tom Allen

Dish has said that around 2.601 million gross new pay-TV subscribers joined the company in 2014; slightly down from the 2.666 million joining in 2013. Average monthly churn was effectively flat, growing from 1.58% …

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Sling TV Adds AMC Network, is Open for Business

by Norbert Hildebrand

We have reported before on Sling TV as the OTT offering from Dish Network. This new service is now open for business in the USA. The IP-based video delivery system promises many channels for …

CES 2015 a Tipping Point for OTT/Streaming Video

by Bob Raikes

Phew!!! Last year, I thought our CES report was comprehensive – it ran to 48 pages. However, this year, the report has swollen to 80 pages as we have boosted our coverage of a …

Will New ESPN Streaming Kill Pay TV? (sort of)

by Steve Sechrist

The most notable news to come out of this years Consumer Electronics Show CES (and perhaps in hindsight the past ten years of CES events) was the somewhat muted announcement that ESPN will soon be available …

Dish Subscribers Dip in Q3

by Raverstead

Dish Network of the US said its pay-TV subscribers fell by about 12,000 in Q3. The company reported a rise in churn rate, to 1.67% (versus 1.66% last year) and ended the period with …

Dish Network Keeps Negotiating with Turner and CBS

by Raverstead

Dish Network, the large US-based satellite provider is in tough negotiations with Turner and CBS over a new contract. Over the past few weeks, Dish had cut certain Turner channels from the line-up. Now …

Dish and CBS Finally Reach an Agreement

by Raverstead

As we have reported before, Dish Network and CBS have been in negotiations about a new carriage agreement for quite some time. Now the companies say they have reached an agreement which satisfies both …

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