Source: Leichtman Research Group (LRG)
Notes: Net subscriber losses widened for the pay-TV industry in Q3, as the 13 largest providers – representing around 95% of the market – shed more than 190,000 subscribers. That’s up from a contraction of slightly fewer than 150,000 during Q3 2014 and of only ~27,00 in Q3 2013. While the top telephone companies had their worst quarter since they launched services in 2006, the top cable companies had the fewer third-quarter losses since 2006. Overall, the subscriber losses equated to about 0.2% of the pay-TV subscriber market.
Separately, LRG reports that the top cable companies expanded their net broadband subscriber additions from last year, while the top telephone companies lost broadband subscribers in Q3.
Related: Pay-TV Penetration Rates, 2010-2015