Cable TV subscribers in Brazil exceed 4 million

ANATEL has released March’s quarterly report on the pay TV market in Brazil. Cable TV remains dominant in the country with subscriber numbers passing the 4 million mark in March. DTH (satellite) numbers remain steady at around 2.1 million.

Brazil pay TV subscribers by technology 2009:

          January   February      March
        ---------  ---------  ---------
Cable   3,805,058  3,906,853  4,024,930
MMDS      399,237    394,358    390,822
DTH     2,116,701  2,122,668  2,174,312
Others     22,064     22,576     22,731
        ---------  ---------  ---------
Total   6,343,060  6,446,455  6,612,795

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