TDC’s YouSee lost 51,000 subscribers in the year to June 30, while its Norwegian operation Get gained 10,000 during the same period.
Mike Fries not pleased about Ziggo
Liberty Global is finding the Netherlands a tough and highly competitive market with incumbent telco KPN making life difficult for the new Ziggo.
Freesat doubles Freetime sales
The number of Freesat customers that have installed the connected TV service Freetime has increased by 200% over the last 12 months.
Smartphones changing TV viewing habits
A growing reliance on smartphones and tablets is affecting TV viewing, particularly among the young.
Ziggo sees churn increased after merger
Faced by tough competition and operational challenges new Ziggo has seen its number of RGUs go down by 87,000 during the second quarter.
Dutch losses blight otherwise solid Liberty performance
Liberty Global gained over 150,000 Horizon and 80,000 TiVo customers in the second quarter, taking the total number receiving its next-generation TV offer to almost 4 million.
UK beta launch for Magine OTT service
Swedish OTT service Magine is launching a beta version in the UK with 3,000 test users.
Parks: high churn rates for many OTT services
Parks Associates’ OTT Video Market Tracker reveals high churn rates for many OTT video subscriber services.
Sky Italia buys FTA channel MTV from Viacom
Sky Italia has agreed to buy the free-to-air channel MTV Italia from Viacom International Media Networks.
Telekom Austria launches OTT platform
Austria’s national telco A1 Telekom Austria has launched an OTT service offering more than 40 TV channels as live-streams for reception via smartphone, tablet and internet.