Orange TV subscribers up 105,000 in 1Q 2019

PARIS — Orange has released financial results to 31 March 2019. Revenues were stable in the first quarter of 2019 (-0.1% year on year) on a comparable basis, and up 0.4% restated for the impact of the digital reading offers’ promotional period.

The company finished the quarter with 9.658 million IPTV and satellite customers, up 105,000 in the quarter and up 561,000 year-on-year. France finished with 7.103 million subscribers. All markets saw a rise in TV subscribers in the quarter except for Spain where subscriptions fell by 11,000.

IPTV and satellite customers (in thousands)

                         1Q17    2Q17  3Q17   4Q17   1Q18   2Q18   3Q18   4Q18   1Q19
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France                  6,687  6,740  6,841  6,861  6,867  6,912  6,959  7,043  7,103
Spain                     537    541    593    626    641    639    685    716    705
Europe                  1,347  1,378  1,433  1,522  1,589  1,658  1,730  1,794  1,850
 Poland                   775    792    814    848    875    900    921    943    959
 Belgium & Luxembourg      58     68     85    107    126    140    159    184    204
 Central Europe           511    518    534    567    588    618    650    668    688
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Total                   8,570  8,660  8,867  9,008  9,097  9,209  9,374  9,553  9,658