MCN Newswire: Pay TV Sub Losses Double in 2016; Telus Offering Skinny OTT Service; Verizon Flirts With 1-Gig

Multichannel Newswire   April 25, 2017     Today's Top Stories       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 READ MORE » 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 Ericsson's MediaFirst platform, runs on Android TV box, mobile devices READ MORE » 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 READ MORE » 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.   More Top Stories       Pai to Congress: Set-Top Docket to Remain Open Sling TV's Cloud DVR Rolls to Apple TV Boxes NAB 2017: Industry Is Ultra Bullish About Ultra HD NAB 2017: Disney Says 160 ABC Affiliates Signed Up for Over-the-Top HBO Dominates NAMIC Vision Awards Writers Guild Authorizes Strike Trump Brands ABC, NBC Polls Fake News NEP Group's Keith Andrews Dies Google Looks to Sell TV Ad Inventory Taplin: Government Needs to Reckon With Edge Powerhouses more headlines »   Videos/Blogs/Extras       MCN Hot Spot: Starz's 'American Gods' Premieres Sunday MCN Hot Spot: Netflix's Crime Docuseries 'The Keepers' Premieres May 19 On the Money, Mike Farrell: Moffett Says Verizon Fails Deal Sobriety Test The Bauminator, Jeff Baumgartner: About a Third of Free OTT Trials Convert to Paid: Study MCN Guest Blog, Scott Maddux: Searching in a Smarter Way   Events     VIDWeek June 12-16, 2017 Learn More The Programmatic Summit June 12-13 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More Next TV Summit June 14, 2017 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More Emerging Video Tech Summit June 15, 2017 | Convene Conference Center, NYC Learn More Social TV Conference June 15, 2017 | Convene Conference Center, NYC Learn More Next Wave Of Leaders June 16, 2017 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More The Digital Media Tech Leadership Summit June 20-21, 2017 | Tampa Airport Marriott, FL Learn More more events »   Jobs     Account Executive Corridor Television - KCWX-TV – San Antonio, TX, United States   Creative Services Director KPRC - TV – Houston, TX, United States   News Director Arizona Public Media – Tucson, AZ, United States   Chief Engineer WROC-TV – Rochester, NY, United States   more jobs » News Blogs Events Images Tech   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2017 NewBay Media, LLC

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