Pay TV now in more than half of Russian households
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011According to iKS-Consulting, the number of pay TV subscribers in Russia at the end of 2011 is to reach 26 million, a growth rate of 21%, giving a household penetration of greater than 50%. iKS expects the number of subscribers to grow to 35 million by 2015, with penetration closer to 67%.
Although cable TV will continue to be the dominant technology, its share will decline from 60% to 52% due to the growth of other technologies. For example, IPTV’s share in 2015 is expected to be more than 10%.
Subscribers by technology (millions):
Segment 2011 2010 Growth % ------------ --------- --------- -------- Cable TV 15.5 14.5 7 Satellite TV 9 6.4 41 IPTV 1.5 0.6 142 --------- --------- -------- Overall 26 21.5 21
At present, the 5 largest pay-TV operators account for 72% of the total subscriber base.
Subscriber numbers (2011, thousands):
Operator Technology Subscribers ------------------------ -------------- ----------- Tricolor TV Satellite TV 7,600 Rostelecom IPTV, cable TV 5,450 Mobile TeleSystems (MTS) IPTV, cable TV 2,780 ER-Telecom Cable TV 1,730 Akado Cable TV 1,080
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