Pay TV Subscriber Database Highlights
- From 4Q12 to 1Q13, IPTV subscribers grew over 6 percent worldwide, while cable video subs declined around 1 percent
- The top five IPTV providers by subscribers are, in rank order, China Telecom, Orange, Iliad Group, Verizon and AT&T—together accounting for 43 million subscribers in 1Q13
- Meanwhile, in 1Q13 the top five cable TV providers—Comcast, Guangdong Cable TV, Jiangsu Cable TV, Shandong Cable TV and Zhejiang Cable TV, in alphabetical order—netted 93 million subscribers combined
- China Telecom remains the world leader in telco IPTV subscribers, with around 22 million subscribers as of 1Q13
- IPTV is taking off in the Middle East: Combined, IPTV subscribers for Etisalat, du and Saudi Telecom grew 42 percent year-over-year in 1Q13
- IPTV is also hot in Asia Pacific, where Telekom Malaysia’s subscribers soared 68 percent in 1 year
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