Pay TV in Brazil grows fastest since 2002

According to Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Anatel), with 1,152,624 new subscribers in 2009, Brazil reached 7,473,476 pay TV households at the end of 2009.

The growth rate of 18.24% is the highest recorded since 2002 when the sector grew by 26% and just beats the 18.18% rate seen in 2008.

Year  Subscribers  Additions  Growth
----  -----------  ---------  ------
2002    3,553,294    732,972  26.00%
2003    3,597,599     44,305   1.20%
2004    3,851,112    253,513   7.00%
2005    4,176,358    325,246   8.40%
2006    4,583,125    406,767   9.70%
2007    5,348,571    765,446  16.70%
2008    6,320,852    972,281  18.18%
2009    7,473,476  1,152,624  18.24%

In December 2009, 121,733 households were added to the service, a growth of 1.66%.

Subscribers by technology:

              Jan        Feb        Mar        Apr        May        Jun
        ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Cable   3,836,181  3,906,844  3,969,642  3,983,063  4,054,754  4,097,131
MMDS      399,237    394,878    388,094    391,384    387,952    385,197
DTH     2,116,701  2,122,668  2,174,312  2,211,869  2,257,055  2,295,403
Others     22,576     22,576     22,731     23,821     24,324     24,324
        ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
 TOTAL  6,374,695  6,446,966  6,554,779  6,610,137  6,724,085  6,802,055

              Jul        Aug        Sep        Oct        Nov        Dec
        ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Cable   4,156,976  4,215,698  4,262,932  4,287,580  4,292,879  4,314,593
MMDS      378,522    375,199    371,159    364,882    359,567    355,061
DTH     2,349,874  2,398,074  2,439,968  2,483,783  2,674,976  2,779,502
Others     24,324     24,323     24,321     24,321     24,321     24,320
        ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
 TOTAL  6,909,696  7,013,294  7,098,380  7,160,566  7,351,743  7,473,476