Major Pay-TV Providers Lost About 125,000 Subscribers in 2014

Leichtman Research Group found that the thirteen largest pay-TV providers in the US -- representing about 95 percent of the market -- lost about 125,000 net video subscribers in 2014. Annual net pay-TV losses in 2014 were comparable to 2013, when the same top pay-TV providers lost about 95,000 subscribers.
Other key findings include:

• The top nine cable companies lost about 1,195,000 video subscribers in 2014 -- compared to a loss of about 1,695,000 subscribers in 2013
• Cable video losses in 2014 were the fewest since 2008
• The top telephone providers added 1,050,000 video subscribers in 2014 -- compared to 1,430,000 net additions in 2013
• Satellite TV providers added 20,000 video subscribers in 2014 -- compared to 170,000 net additions in 2013