Pay TV lost 7% of subscribers in 2013 - The World

business pay television in Spain ended last year with 3,774,777 subscribers, which accounts for 7% less than the previous year (4,077,101), as reported in the last quarterly report on telecommunications and audiovisual the National Commission on Financial Markets and Competition (CNMC).

For broadcast systems, only Internet TV (IP-TV) ended with increases in the number of subscribers: Satellite ended with less than 100,000 customers in 2012: 1,620 1,719,811 subscribers face 632. The Cable fell in similar proportions, about 1,266,625 1,142,015 subscribers, and terrestrial television went from 290,246 to 237,178. The IP-TV customers increased by 40,000, from 746,553 to 786,586.

For operators, all fell in the number of households and establishments that are present: Canal + year ended with 1,649,031 subscribers, 84,613 less than in 2012 (1,733,644), with 789,895 ONO (for below 872,608 the previous year), with Telefónica 670,525 (vs. 707,278) and 237 178 Gol TV (vs. 290,246).

Total revenue for the television and radio sector, including subsidies , were 1428.6 million euros, down 6.4% year on year. Without subsidies, the decline was 1.7%. Pay TV recorded 422 million euros, 4.9% less than in the fourth quarter of 2012, while the free TV grew slightly to 469 million euros.

Advertising revenue grew 3.2% year on year and accounted for 38.4% of total revenues. Television ads billed for in the fourth quarter of 2013 451,50 million (418 private channels 32,65 and public).

This is a decrease of 15 million compared to 436.90 million in the same period of 2012 (406 430 000 private and the public 30.47). Instead, the radius won more advertising on the last stretch of 2013: 94.54 by 96.77 million in the last quarter of 2012. As for the profits of payment operators, Canal + made a box of 293 070 000 (less than 291,15 2012), Telefónica 53,040,000 (for 63.48) and 35.95 ONO ( for 40 21 million).

Concerning hiring pay per view , the report reflects the CNMC football 9,512 requests, up from 3,020 in the fourth quarter of 2012; meanwhile, the demand movies 1,454,624 contracts remained virtually stable against 1,478,543.