by Pivot
Tag: DBS
Report Counts 60 Total Retransmission Blackouts So Far This Year
The American Television Alliance counted nearly 550 total retransmission blackouts in the last three and a half years. Blackouts occur when pay-TV providers such as . . .
Kagan: Within Continuing Pay-TV Cord Cutting Trend, Virtual Multichannel Subscriber Growth Slows
Virtual multichannel subscriber growth was 5.8% from the end of 2018 to the first quarter of 2019. The category includes Sling TV and DIRECT NOW, both of whom are seeing . . .
New T-Mobile Video Offering TVision Home to Launch in 8 Markets, Lacks Promised Disruptive Quality for Now
TVision Home is looking very much like a “me-too” video service, lacking any real disruptive appeal, at least at initial launch. The service requires a STB and wired home broadband…
AT&T: Phase Out of Legacy Directv to Begin with AT&T Osprey STB
End users will plug the AT&T Osprey video box into a broadband line from AT&T or another company, said AT&T CFO John Stephens.
Kagan Finds More Than a Million Multichannel Video Subscriber Losses in 4Q 2018
Satellite providers DISH and DIRECTV had the greatest video subscriber losses, with each company losing more than a million subs in 2018. Overall losses were only partially offset by . . .
Kagan: Broadband-Only Homes Surging, 23% Now Ditch Traditional Video
Broadband homes without traditional pay-TV grew substantially in third quarter and is up 8.5% in the past three years. 3Q18 saw the biggest quarterly gain.