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  • CareView becomes Dish Network’s private cable operator

    MUMBAI: CareView Communications, Inc., an information technology provider to the healthcare industry, executed an agreement with Dish Network, LLC, a Colorado company, to become a Private Cable Operator (PCO). This agreement will enable CareView to provide television network services via Dish Network as part of its full suite of products and services offered through its CareView System.

    “Our intention is to include television services via Dish Network to residents in skilled nursing and assisted living centers as a part of our bundled service offering which will provide greater flexibility for the facility and more viewing options for their patients”

    As a PCO, CareView will have greater flexibility and less overhead than cable operators or public utility companies and can pass savings along to its customers. This bulk programming will provide a low cost viewing package that can be delivered to each room within assisted living centers, nursing homes and hospitals.

    “Our intention is to include television services via Dish Network to residents in skilled nursing and assisted living centers as a part of our bundled service offering which will provide greater flexibility for the facility and more viewing options for their patients,” stated CareView CEO Steven Johnson. “This represents a continuation of our present bundled services philosophy. It offers an additional way for facilities to cut costs and add additional revenue.”

    CareView installs its equipment in healthcare facilities at no charge, thereafter generating revenue from subscriptions to its suite of products and services that are priced as a bundled service. As CareView’s tiered pricing structure is based on the volume commitment by each customer, it intends to include television services via Dish Network to skilled nursing and assisted living centers as part of the bundled service offering to allow customers access to the full suite of CareView services.

    The Company’s CareView System provides a full complement of clinical and patient monitoring services for a variety of healthcare facilities. It also provides an entertainment suite of services to increase patient satisfaction scores and enhance the overall image of the facility including first-run, on-demand movies, Internet access and the ability to visit with family and friends through video conferencing.

    CareView’s mission is to be the leading provider of products and on-demand application services for the healthcare industry by specializing in bedside video monitoring, archiving and patient care documentation systems and patient entertainment services. Through the use of telecommunications technology and the Internet, our products and on-demand services will greatly increase the access to quality medical care and education for both consumers and healthcare professionals.

  • AT&T unveils live video streaming service, DirecTV Now

    AT&T unveils live video streaming service, DirecTV Now

    MUMBAI: To win over subscribers who avoid pay-television subscriptions, AT&T has launched its streaming service DirecTV Now. The service will launch at prices ranging from $35 a month for over 60 channels to $70 for over 120 channels.

    The company has also announced that, for a limited time, more than 100 channels will be available for $35. The video service joins competitors like Sling TV and PlayStation Vue in drastically undercutting traditional cable and satellite packages, which often cost more than $100 per month. Dish Network launched Sling TV streaming service more than a year ago, and Sony PlayStation has its own package called PlayStation Vue. Next year, online video service Hulu plans to offer its own bundles of TV channels.

    The platform’s content will include live and on-demand video from Walt Disney, Twenty-First Century Fox, Viacom Inc and Scripps Networks Interactive. According to reports, the company is actively working to bring CBS Corp programming to its service.

    AT&T is counting on the mobile video market for new revenue as most U.S. consumers already have wireless service and further growth is limited. AT&T acquired DirecTV for $48.5 billion last year, making it the largest U.S. pay-TV operator with 25.3 million video subscribers, in an effort to diversify into the media and entertainment business.

    AT&T is also at near talks to acquire Time Warner for about $86 billion. This deal would create a media behemoth that offers TV, wireless, and the content that goes with it.

  • AT&T unveils live video streaming service, DirecTV Now

    AT&T unveils live video streaming service, DirecTV Now

    MUMBAI: To win over subscribers who avoid pay-television subscriptions, AT&T has launched its streaming service DirecTV Now. The service will launch at prices ranging from $35 a month for over 60 channels to $70 for over 120 channels.

    The company has also announced that, for a limited time, more than 100 channels will be available for $35. The video service joins competitors like Sling TV and PlayStation Vue in drastically undercutting traditional cable and satellite packages, which often cost more than $100 per month. Dish Network launched Sling TV streaming service more than a year ago, and Sony PlayStation has its own package called PlayStation Vue. Next year, online video service Hulu plans to offer its own bundles of TV channels.

    The platform’s content will include live and on-demand video from Walt Disney, Twenty-First Century Fox, Viacom Inc and Scripps Networks Interactive. According to reports, the company is actively working to bring CBS Corp programming to its service.

    AT&T is counting on the mobile video market for new revenue as most U.S. consumers already have wireless service and further growth is limited. AT&T acquired DirecTV for $48.5 billion last year, making it the largest U.S. pay-TV operator with 25.3 million video subscribers, in an effort to diversify into the media and entertainment business.

    AT&T is also at near talks to acquire Time Warner for about $86 billion. This deal would create a media behemoth that offers TV, wireless, and the content that goes with it.

  • AT&T, Comcast, Charter and Dish Network emerge among top cable, satellite and telco pay-TV operators

    AT&T, Comcast, Charter and Dish Network emerge among top cable, satellite and telco pay-TV operators

    MUMBAI:  AT&T (IPTV + Satellite), Comcast    (Cable), Charter (Cable), Dish Network  (Satellite), Verizon (IPTV), Cox (Cable), and Altice (Cable) have emerged as the top seven cable, satellite and telco pay-TV operators in the third quarter this year.

    FierceCable has tallied a look at the third-quarter earnings season, ranking the top satellite, cable, and telco pay-TV operators and studying their performance through key metrics, including average revenues per user (ARPU) and subscriber growth.

    Top US Pay TV Service Provider Metrics Q3 2016 (ranking by subscribers)
    Rank   Platform Subscribers (millions) Net Adds ARPU*
    1 AT&T IPTV + Satellite 25.292 -3,000 $118.09
    2 Comcast Cable 22.428 32,000 $148.47
    3 Charter Cable 16.887 -47,000 $80.81
    4 Dish Network Satellite 13.643 50,000 $89.44
    5 Verizon IPTV 4.673 36,000 n/a
    6 Cox Cable 4.146 3,000 n/a
    7 Altice Cable 3.598 -41,000 $117.80

     

    Source- Fierce Cable

    Meanwhile, satellite, cable, and telecommunications-based subscription video services lost 430,000 customers in the third quarter, according to SNL Kagan, giving the industry a loss of 1.3 million subscribers. The research firm’s count for the third quarter is lower than the 486,000 estimate given by MoffettNathanson analyst Craig Moffett last week. UBS experts sent analysis of the overall video industry in the United States, showing losses and gains in the past few years in this space. The firm said that it estimated that the pay TV subscribers base of U.S. multichannel including Sling TV,  dropped by 0.6 per cent year over year in the third quarter, similar to the drop in both the first quarter and the second quarter.

    MoffettNathanson experts said the overall subscriber declined in the pay-TV space in the last 10 years. Dish Network’s Sling TV service has affected the trend, the experts said. Experts said that Charter, Comcast, and other cable companies are scoring over telco providers such as Verizon and AT&T as also on satellite providers such as Dish Network. In the broadband internet space, UBS experts marked impressive performance of Comcast and Charter against Verizon and AT&T.

    According to Firece Cable, in the third quarter, around 94,000 pay-TV customers were lost by cable operators, SNL Kagan said. This was still the sector’s best performance in 10 years.  AT&T’s decision to give priority to the growth of DirecTV generated 323,000 new subs for the platform in the third quarter, offsetting huge losses for Dish Network in satellite. In the 12-month period ending 30 September, SNL Kagan calculated that Dish Network’s Sling TV added 925,000 customers.

  • AT&T, Comcast, Charter and Dish Network emerge among top cable, satellite and telco pay-TV operators

    AT&T, Comcast, Charter and Dish Network emerge among top cable, satellite and telco pay-TV operators

    MUMBAI:  AT&T (IPTV + Satellite), Comcast    (Cable), Charter (Cable), Dish Network  (Satellite), Verizon (IPTV), Cox (Cable), and Altice (Cable) have emerged as the top seven cable, satellite and telco pay-TV operators in the third quarter this year.

    FierceCable has tallied a look at the third-quarter earnings season, ranking the top satellite, cable, and telco pay-TV operators and studying their performance through key metrics, including average revenues per user (ARPU) and subscriber growth.

    Top US Pay TV Service Provider Metrics Q3 2016 (ranking by subscribers)
    Rank   Platform Subscribers (millions) Net Adds ARPU*
    1 AT&T IPTV + Satellite 25.292 -3,000 $118.09
    2 Comcast Cable 22.428 32,000 $148.47
    3 Charter Cable 16.887 -47,000 $80.81
    4 Dish Network Satellite 13.643 50,000 $89.44
    5 Verizon IPTV 4.673 36,000 n/a
    6 Cox Cable 4.146 3,000 n/a
    7 Altice Cable 3.598 -41,000 $117.80

     

    Source- Fierce Cable

    Meanwhile, satellite, cable, and telecommunications-based subscription video services lost 430,000 customers in the third quarter, according to SNL Kagan, giving the industry a loss of 1.3 million subscribers. The research firm’s count for the third quarter is lower than the 486,000 estimate given by MoffettNathanson analyst Craig Moffett last week. UBS experts sent analysis of the overall video industry in the United States, showing losses and gains in the past few years in this space. The firm said that it estimated that the pay TV subscribers base of U.S. multichannel including Sling TV,  dropped by 0.6 per cent year over year in the third quarter, similar to the drop in both the first quarter and the second quarter.

    MoffettNathanson experts said the overall subscriber declined in the pay-TV space in the last 10 years. Dish Network’s Sling TV service has affected the trend, the experts said. Experts said that Charter, Comcast, and other cable companies are scoring over telco providers such as Verizon and AT&T as also on satellite providers such as Dish Network. In the broadband internet space, UBS experts marked impressive performance of Comcast and Charter against Verizon and AT&T.

    According to Firece Cable, in the third quarter, around 94,000 pay-TV customers were lost by cable operators, SNL Kagan said. This was still the sector’s best performance in 10 years.  AT&T’s decision to give priority to the growth of DirecTV generated 323,000 new subs for the platform in the third quarter, offsetting huge losses for Dish Network in satellite. In the 12-month period ending 30 September, SNL Kagan calculated that Dish Network’s Sling TV added 925,000 customers.

  • YouTube ‘Unplugged’ likely to launch in 2017; ESPN, ABC, CBS ready to sign

    YouTube ‘Unplugged’ likely to launch in 2017; ESPN, ABC, CBS ready to sign

    MUMBAI: YouTube is working on deals with a few broadcasters including ESPN, ABC, and CBS for providing their TV service online without payment of any cable subscription.

    While these three broadcasters seem closest to confirmation, there are reports that other large networks are also expected to soon get in on the action. The launch is expected in six to nine months or early next year.

    The online streaming service may choose to give up smaller networks like HGTV, and try to replicate them with similar channels made up of YouTube videos.

    A Bloomberg report said YouTube plans to call the service Unplugged and hopes to offer it for under $35 per month. The plan is to include a selection of key channels and to potentially sell small bundles of additional channels as add-ons.

    However, YouTube Unplugged is bound to face some stiff competition whenever it eventually launches, with so many other established online TV services. It is learnt that YouTube’s plans might not go off completely without a hitch, as they are certainly not the only players in the space. There is Dish Network, Sony, and Hulu.com that are also offering similar deals for those who do not want to subscribe to cable.

    YouTube Red, a subscription service that offers access to original shows, “doesn’t appear to be a hit.” And reports say this is “not surprising, given that many of YouTube’s one billion-plus visitors a month grew up not paying for anything on YouTube.”

    It will be interesting to see how well the bigger broadcasters can play with major web streaming services.

  • YouTube ‘Unplugged’ likely to launch in 2017; ESPN, ABC, CBS ready to sign

    YouTube ‘Unplugged’ likely to launch in 2017; ESPN, ABC, CBS ready to sign

    MUMBAI: YouTube is working on deals with a few broadcasters including ESPN, ABC, and CBS for providing their TV service online without payment of any cable subscription.

    While these three broadcasters seem closest to confirmation, there are reports that other large networks are also expected to soon get in on the action. The launch is expected in six to nine months or early next year.

    The online streaming service may choose to give up smaller networks like HGTV, and try to replicate them with similar channels made up of YouTube videos.

    A Bloomberg report said YouTube plans to call the service Unplugged and hopes to offer it for under $35 per month. The plan is to include a selection of key channels and to potentially sell small bundles of additional channels as add-ons.

    However, YouTube Unplugged is bound to face some stiff competition whenever it eventually launches, with so many other established online TV services. It is learnt that YouTube’s plans might not go off completely without a hitch, as they are certainly not the only players in the space. There is Dish Network, Sony, and Hulu.com that are also offering similar deals for those who do not want to subscribe to cable.

    YouTube Red, a subscription service that offers access to original shows, “doesn’t appear to be a hit.” And reports say this is “not surprising, given that many of YouTube’s one billion-plus visitors a month grew up not paying for anything on YouTube.”

    It will be interesting to see how well the bigger broadcasters can play with major web streaming services.

  • Q1-2016: Dish Network reports higher revenue despite subscriber decline on higher ARPU

    Q1-2016: Dish Network reports higher revenue despite subscriber decline on higher ARPU

    BENGALURU:  US Pay-TV player Dish Network Corporation (DNC) reported 1.7 percent higher  year-on-year (YoY) total revenue for the quarter ended 31 March, 2016 (Q1-2016, current) at $3,787.24 million as compared to $3,724.23 million in the year ago quarter. Subscriber related revenue increased 2.2 per cent YoY to $3,775.48 million in the current quarter as compared to $3,693.53 million in Q1-2015. The company lost 139,000 Pay-TV subscribers. Its subscriber base in the current year declined 1 per cent to 13.874 million in the current year as compared to 14.013 million in Q1-2015.

    The company reported 2.6 per cent growth in average revenue per user (ARPU) in Q1-2016 to $87.94 from $85.73 in the corresponding year ago quarter. DNC says that increase in Pay-TV ARPU was primarily attributable to the DISH branded Pay-TV programming package price increases in February 2016 and 2015. These increases were partially offset by a shift in DISH branded Pay-TV programming package mix, an increase in Sling TV subscribers and a decrease in premium and pay-per-view revenue.  The company says that Sling TV subscribers generally have lower priced programming packages than DISH branded Pay-TV subscribers, and therefore, to the extent  that Sling TV subscribers increase, it has a negative impact on Pay-TV ARPU.

    DNC’s subscriber churn declined by a single basis point to 1.63 per cent in the current quarter as compared to 1.64 per cent in Q1-2015. DNC added 657,000 gross subscribers in Q1-2016 as compared to 723,000 subscribers in Q1-2015. The company says that its Pay-TV churn rate continued to be adversely affected by   increased competitive pressures, including aggressive marketing, bundled discount offers combining broadband, video and/or wireless services and other discounted promotional offers, as well as cord cutting.

    DNC reported lower subscriber acquisition costs in the current quarter at $648 per subscriber as compared to $667, or a drop of 2.9 per cent or $19 per subscriber. DNC says that this change was primarily attributable to a   decrease in hardware costs per activation. The decrease in hardware costs per activation was driven by a higher percentage of remanufactured receivers being activated on new DISH branded pay-TV subscriber accounts and by a reduction in manufacturing costs related to certain receiver systems

    DNC reported 628,000 broadband subscribers in Q1-2016 as compared to 591,000 subscribers in Q1-2015

    Net income attributable to DNC increased 10.8 per cent to $389.29 million in the current quarter as compared to $351.49 million in Q1-2015.

  • Q1-2016: Dish Network reports higher revenue despite subscriber decline on higher ARPU

    Q1-2016: Dish Network reports higher revenue despite subscriber decline on higher ARPU

    BENGALURU:  US Pay-TV player Dish Network Corporation (DNC) reported 1.7 percent higher  year-on-year (YoY) total revenue for the quarter ended 31 March, 2016 (Q1-2016, current) at $3,787.24 million as compared to $3,724.23 million in the year ago quarter. Subscriber related revenue increased 2.2 per cent YoY to $3,775.48 million in the current quarter as compared to $3,693.53 million in Q1-2015. The company lost 139,000 Pay-TV subscribers. Its subscriber base in the current year declined 1 per cent to 13.874 million in the current year as compared to 14.013 million in Q1-2015.

    The company reported 2.6 per cent growth in average revenue per user (ARPU) in Q1-2016 to $87.94 from $85.73 in the corresponding year ago quarter. DNC says that increase in Pay-TV ARPU was primarily attributable to the DISH branded Pay-TV programming package price increases in February 2016 and 2015. These increases were partially offset by a shift in DISH branded Pay-TV programming package mix, an increase in Sling TV subscribers and a decrease in premium and pay-per-view revenue.  The company says that Sling TV subscribers generally have lower priced programming packages than DISH branded Pay-TV subscribers, and therefore, to the extent  that Sling TV subscribers increase, it has a negative impact on Pay-TV ARPU.

    DNC’s subscriber churn declined by a single basis point to 1.63 per cent in the current quarter as compared to 1.64 per cent in Q1-2015. DNC added 657,000 gross subscribers in Q1-2016 as compared to 723,000 subscribers in Q1-2015. The company says that its Pay-TV churn rate continued to be adversely affected by   increased competitive pressures, including aggressive marketing, bundled discount offers combining broadband, video and/or wireless services and other discounted promotional offers, as well as cord cutting.

    DNC reported lower subscriber acquisition costs in the current quarter at $648 per subscriber as compared to $667, or a drop of 2.9 per cent or $19 per subscriber. DNC says that this change was primarily attributable to a   decrease in hardware costs per activation. The decrease in hardware costs per activation was driven by a higher percentage of remanufactured receivers being activated on new DISH branded pay-TV subscriber accounts and by a reduction in manufacturing costs related to certain receiver systems

    DNC reported 628,000 broadband subscribers in Q1-2016 as compared to 591,000 subscribers in Q1-2015

    Net income attributable to DNC increased 10.8 per cent to $389.29 million in the current quarter as compared to $351.49 million in Q1-2015.

  • Q3-2015: Dish Network net income up 34.2%; ARPU up 2.7%; subscriber base down

    Q3-2015: Dish Network net income up 34.2%; ARPU up 2.7%; subscriber base down

    BENGALURU: Dish Network Corporation reported revenue totalling $3.73 billion for the quarter ending 30 September, 2015 (current quarter, Q3-2015), compared to $3.68 billion for the corresponding period in 2014. Subscriber related revenue increased to $3.7 billion from $3.65 billion in the year-ago period.

     

    Net income attributable to Dish Network totalled $196 million for the current quarter, compared to net income of $146 million from the year-ago quarter. Diluted earnings per share for Q3-2015 were $0.42, compared with $0.31 during Q3-2014.

     

    For Q3-2015 and 9M-2015, Dish has included all of its Sling TV live, linear streaming over-the-top Internet-based television services in the company’s total Pay-TV metrics, including in the Pay-TV subscriber, Pay-TV ARPU and Pay-TV churn rate numbers set forth below. Sling TV subscribers are included net of disconnects.

     

    In the current quarter, Dish activated approximately 751,000 gross new Pay-TV subscribers, compared to approximately 691,000 gross new Pay-TV subscribers in Q3-2015. Net Pay-TV subscribers declined approximately 23,000 in Q3-2015, compared to a loss of approximately 12,000 in the third quarter of 2014.

     

    The company closed Q3-2015 with 13.909 million Pay-TV subscribers, compared to 14.041 million Pay-TV subscribers at the end Q3-2014. Pay-TV ARPU for the third quarter totalled $86.33, compared to the year-ago period’s Pay-TV ARPU of $84.39. Pay-TV subscriber churn rate was 1.86 per cent versus 1.67 per cent Q3-2014.

     

    Dish claims that its added approximately 13,000 net broadband subscribers in the current quarter, bringing its broadband subscriber base to approximately 608,000.