Cable companies lead drop in US pay-TV subscribers in Q2

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Cable companies lead drop in US pay-TV subscribers in Q2

The largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 percent of the market – lost about 415,000 net video subscribers in Q2, compared to a pro forma loss of about 660,000 subscribers in Q2 2017, according to data from Leichtman Research Group (LRG). The top pay-TV providers accounted for about 91.3 million subscribers at the end of June, with the top six cable companies having 47.4 million video subscribers, satellite TV services 30.6 million subscribers, the top telephone companies 9.1 million subscribers, and the top internet-delivered pay-TV services 4.2 million subscribers.

The top six cable companies lost about 275,000 video subscribers in Q2, more than the loss of 190,000 subscribers registered by LRG in Q2 2017. Satellite TV services lost about 480,000 subscribers, similar to the 470,000 a year earlier. The top telephone providers lost about 45,000 video subscribers in Q2, reducing the loss from 270,000 subscribers in Q2 2017. Net losses for the top telcos were the fewest in any quarter since Q3 2015, LRG said, and AT&T U-verse reported net video additions for the first time since Q1 2015.

Internet-delivered services (Sling TV and DirecTV Now) added about 385,000 subscribers in Q2, compared to about 270,000 net adds in Q2 2017. Traditional pay-TV services (not including internet-delivered services) lost about 800,000 subscribers in Q2, less than the loss of 930,000 in Q2 2017.

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