MCN Newswire: Altice USA Teams With Nest for Smart Home Push; Broadband Drives Positive Moody's Forecast; New Comcast X1 Model Streams Netflix 4K Video
WHY THIS MATTERS:Pushing more deeply into the smart home market, Altice is billing itself as a "one-stop shop" for Optimum and Suddenlink customers who want a simplified connected-home experience.
WHY THIS MATTERS:While cable video subscribers have been declining, broadband growth this year was 5%, and the credit rating agency expects that trend to continue over the next 18 months.
WHY THIS MATTERS:Comcast is also testing an IP companion box, the Xi6, that supports the pixel-packed format but does not yet offer access to Netflix's 4K content.