Satellite TV’s Orbit Is Failing Fast

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Both DirecTV and long-time rival Dish Network have recently reported fourth quarter 2018 operating results and the numbers are not good. DirecTV lost 403,000 subscribers in the quarter, compared to 147,000 in the same quarter of 2017. The service is now shedding subscribers at a rate of 6.1% per quarter. The satellite operators are suffering from the same problem as cable operators are — the proliferation of broadband over-the-top (OTT) services. None of this is good news for broadcasters since the slow migration of subsribers from cable and satellite to OTT will likely suppress retransmission revenue growth.


Satellite TV’s Orbit Is Failing Fast