Telcos win 24% of new pay-TV subscribers
July 07, 2010
New data from TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Pay-TV Research Service reveal that telecommunications companies are having a growing impact on the pay-TV market. Over the past twelve months, telcos have won 24% of net new pay-TV subscribers globally.
The impact of telcos on pay-TV markets varies dramatically by region. While telcos have only had a modest impact on the Asia-Pacific and Eastern European pay-TV markets, they account for more than a third of net new pay-TV subscribers in Latin America, and almost all net new subscribers in North America and Western Europe.
Top 6 Telco Pay-TV Providers

Rapidly changing markets make accurate and timely data more vital than ever. TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Pay-TV Research Service provides reliable metrics and expert analysis of the rapidly changing pay-TV and IPTV markets. The service includes:
- Pay-TV subscriber data for 530 service providers and 170 countries
- Pay-TV forecasts to 2014 for more than 170 countries
- Global and regional analysis of pay-TV subscribers, ARPU, revenues, and penetration rates
- Telecommunications subscriber data for 90 leading cable operators
