http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com Wed, 22 May 2013 18:24:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/favicon.ico http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/12/a-setback-for-cord-cutting-tv-service-subscribers-gain-in-q3/113423/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/12/a-setback-for-cord-cutting-tv-service-subscribers-gain-in-q3/113423/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:31:20 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/12/12/a-setback-for-cord-cutting-tv-service-subscribers-gain-in-q3/113423/ Though all the top cable operators took hits, boosted by gains from AT&T U-verse, Verizon FiOS and DIRECTV, overall there were 34,000 net additions for the quarter.]]> 10 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/14/over-the-top-viewing-or-economic-woes-tv-service-subscribers-fall-by-the-most-ever-in-a-single-quarter/103747/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/14/over-the-top-viewing-or-economic-woes-tv-service-subscribers-fall-by-the-most-ever-in-a-single-quarter/103747/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:46:59 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/09/14/over-the-top-viewing-or-economic-woes-tv-service-subscribers-fall-by-the-most-ever-in-a-single-quarter/103747/ After two quarters of gains, pay TV subscribers had their biggest quarterly loss ever. ]]> 22 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/09/despite-cord-cutting-chatter-tv-service-subscribers-grew-by-475000-in-q1-2011/95229/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/09/despite-cord-cutting-chatter-tv-service-subscribers-grew-by-475000-in-q1-2011/95229/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 21:45:54 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/06/09/despite-cord-cutting-chatter-tv-service-subscribers-grew-by-475000-in-q1-2011/95229/ Total TV service subscribers grew grew by 475,000 in the first quarter of 2011.]]> 7 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/11/despite-cord-cutting-chatter-tv-service-subscribers-grew-during-the-past-year/88892/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/11/despite-cord-cutting-chatter-tv-service-subscribers-grew-during-the-past-year/88892/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:32:49 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/11/despite-cord-cutting-chatter-tv-service-subscribers-grew-during-the-past-year/88892 While total pay TV subscribers continue to grow slowly, subscribers continue to shift from cable companies to satellite and telco providers.]]> 9 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/29/cord-cutting-less-myth-more-numbers-tv-service-subscribers-fall-for-2-quarters-in-a-row/73650/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/29/cord-cutting-less-myth-more-numbers-tv-service-subscribers-fall-for-2-quarters-in-a-row/73650/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 03:46:41 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/29/cord-cutting-less-myth-more-numbers-tv-service-subscribers-fall-for-2-quarters-in-a-row/73650 TV subscribers decline for the second quarter in a row.]]> 8 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/22/sorry-fans-directv-getting-out-of-save-our-show-business/72997/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/11/22/sorry-fans-directv-getting-out-of-save-our-show-business/72997/#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 16:11:12 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/?p=72997 Will now focus on shows that have never aired in the U.S.]]> 50 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/06/22/the-cord-cutting-myth-tv-service-subscriber-numbers-continue-to-grow/54997/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/06/22/the-cord-cutting-myth-tv-service-subscriber-numbers-continue-to-grow/54997/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 23:01:41 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/06/22/the-cord-cutting-myth-tv-service-subscriber-numbers-continue-to-grow/54997 While total pay TV subscribers continue to grow slowly, subscribers continue to shift from cable companies to satellite and telco providers.]]> 3 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/04/30/yankee-group-study-12-5-will-cut-cord-on-cable-satellite-within-a-year/50180/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2010/04/30/yankee-group-study-12-5-will-cut-cord-on-cable-satellite-within-a-year/50180/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:39:40 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=50180 Streaming to PCs, and even to your TV via gaming consoles and other connected devices has come a long way, but has it come far enough to entice one out of eight people to cut the cord on cable and satellite over the next 12 months?]]> 19 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/12/18/satellite-telco-tv-services-near-30-market-share/36681/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/12/18/satellite-telco-tv-services-near-30-market-share/36681/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:18:56 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=36681 The Television Bureau of Advertising, through data obtained by Nielsen Media Research, says "alternative delivery systems" (aka, ADS = satellite & telco providers) now hold just under a 30% market share among all TV homes -- at 29.3%, its highest levels ever. via MediaPost Here's some market specific info also from MediaPost: Top 10 in [...]]]> 10 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/12/09/surprise-dish-grows-faster-than-directv-fios-and-u-verse-in-latest-quarter/35812/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/12/09/surprise-dish-grows-faster-than-directv-fios-and-u-verse-in-latest-quarter/35812/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:53:26 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=35812 Surprisingly, DISH Network grew faster than the other non cable TV service providers in the latest quarter. [...]]]> 28 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/18/verus-and-directv-talk-but-still-no-versus-on-directv/27669/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/18/verus-and-directv-talk-but-still-no-versus-on-directv/27669/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:05:20 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=27669 Versus and DirecTV resumed negotiations about a week ago over their carriage dispute, but the talks evidently have yet to yield much light about a reconciliation. Comcast's national sports network went dark on the No. 1 DBS operator on Sept. 1, when their contract expired. The sides remain apart, evidently entrenched over pricing and positioning [...]]]> 31 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/09/telco-tv-services-grow-at-the-expense-of-cable-systems/26546/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/09/telco-tv-services-grow-at-the-expense-of-cable-systems/26546/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 16:07:55 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=26546 In the latest TV provider breakdown from The Bridge show Telco TV services (Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-verse) continuing to take share in the TV provider market primarily at the expense of traditional cable MSOs (Comcast, Cox, Time Warner, etc.), while satellite provider's (DirecTV, DISH) share inches upwards. -]]> 1 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/04/directv-vs-versus-the-soap-opera-continues-with-worthless-ads/26305/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/04/directv-vs-versus-the-soap-opera-continues-with-worthless-ads/26305/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:15:10 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=26305 I know most people don't care about this story, but I love the smack talk and drama! The disconnect between Versus and DirecTV grew louder Friday, with the programmer running ads in a number of newspapers for its displacement from the satellite operator's air earlier this week. Versus said it bought ads in eight newspapers, [...]]]> 100 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/03/versus-vs-directv-two-sides-to-the-story/26125/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/09/03/versus-vs-directv-two-sides-to-the-story/26125/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:18:47 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=26125 Versus is still dark on DirecTV, but more light is being shed in its skirmish with Comcast.  Here's a brief synopsis. DirecTV initially said it was about price, that Comcast was seeking a 20% hike in licensing fees for Versus.  Additionally DirecTV has said it is paying more for the service than other providers.   But [...]]]> 94 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/31/the-problem-for-versus-tour-de-france-and-nhl-are-no-spongebob-squarepants/25860/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/31/the-problem-for-versus-tour-de-france-and-nhl-are-no-spongebob-squarepants/25860/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 05:08:05 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=25860 I hadn’t really weighed in much about what I think of the whole DirecTV vs. Versus kerfuffle.  Since I don’t have DirecTV I’m just an interested observer when it comes to the skirmish.  I can’t lie, I did find the war of the words amusing. I don’t really have much of an opinion on which [...]]]> 16 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/31/directv-drops-versus/25856/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/31/directv-drops-versus/25856/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 04:24:26 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=25856 Update: apparently from DirecTV's point of view, it's "Comcast pulls Versus off DirecTV", more thinking on the topic here. As we've been writing August 31 was the deadline for DirecTV and Versus to come to an agreement on carriage. With the deadline passed on the east coast, it appears there was no resolution.  I've received [...]]]> 6 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/31/versus-vs-directv-down-to-the-wire/25780/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/31/versus-vs-directv-down-to-the-wire/25780/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:34:37 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=25780 Update as of midnight, Versus went dark on DirecTV.  More thinking on this topic. Duhn duhn DUHNNN. And that's meant to be suspenseful music rather than sound like "done, done, done" because so far it appears no deal between DirecTV and Versus has been worked out to continue carriage of Versus on DirecTV. Today, August [...]]]> 49 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/21/directtv-negotiating-with-comcast-owned-versus-in-public/25161/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/21/directtv-negotiating-with-comcast-owned-versus-in-public/25161/#comments Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:29:23 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=25161 Broadcasting & Cable reports that DirecTV has notified its customers that it might drop the Comcast-owned sports channel Versus on September 1 unless the two sides can work out a carriage deal. There are a lot of sports fans who have DirecTV, and Versus carries the gamut from college sports for certain conferences to extreme [...]]]> 360 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/06/directv-profits-shrink-but-subscribers-grow/24287/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/08/06/directv-profits-shrink-but-subscribers-grow/24287/#comments Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:31:08 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=24287 DirecTV Group saw its second quarter profits decrease 11% versus the same quarter last year, but the good news is, net new subscribers increased by 224,000 upping its total worldwide subscriber base to 24.2 million.  Most of the growth seems to be coming in Latin America. DirecTV now claims 18.3 million users in the United [...]]]> 21 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/07/07/digital-tv-switch-to-add-650000-pay-tv-subs/22388/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/07/07/digital-tv-switch-to-add-650000-pay-tv-subs/22388/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:25:46 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=22388 An estimated 650,000 subscribers will be added to cable and satellite TV providers by the digital TV switch. [...]]]> 0 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/08/cable-and-satellite-tv-subscriber-numbers-q1-2009/20282/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/06/08/cable-and-satellite-tv-subscriber-numbers-q1-2009/20282/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:29:54 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=20282 We don't focus much on the business of cable and satellite TV providers, but here's a nice chart from mediabiz.com of cable and satellite subscriber numbers at the end of Q1, 2009. Click on the image for a full-sized verson.]]> 0 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/05/31/not-as-much-high-definition-as-you-might-think-even-on-hd-channels/19704/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/05/31/not-as-much-high-definition-as-you-might-think-even-on-hd-channels/19704/#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 17:41:19 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=19704 From Multichannel News: High-definition programming may seem to be everywhere, but most of it is on HDTV channels that are simply simulcasts of standard-definition services. Of the 40 to 140 HD channels available from larger pay TV providers, only a handful are HD-only linear channels. Being one of those few pure-play high-definition networks is something [...]]]> 57 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/03/23/directv-still-considering-bringing-friday-night-lights-back-and-steals-from-the-playbook-of-the-castoff-network/15006/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/03/23/directv-still-considering-bringing-friday-night-lights-back-and-steals-from-the-playbook-of-the-castoff-network/15006/#comments Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:03:05 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=15006 A little over a week ago, Robert dreamt of a network created to produce and air new episodes of cancelled broadcast shows. The name that began being bandied about was The Castoff Network. Now, DirecTV hasn't gone quite that far (producing new episodes), but they've decided to bring 3 shows back and air some of [...]]]> 55 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/03/09/cable-and-satellite-companies-look-to-pay-per-view-porn/14193/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/03/09/cable-and-satellite-companies-look-to-pay-per-view-porn/14193/#comments Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:32:17 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=14193 from Advertising Age: LOS ANGELES (AdAge.com) -- The economy may be in shambles, but satellite and cable companies are making whoopee. Faced with increased competition from former phone companies such as AT&T and Verizon, satellite and cable companies are loosening their chastity belts and getting more aggressive about promoting adult content on other male-heavy channels [...]]]> 9 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/02/10/directv-has-best-subscriber-growth-in-three-years-adds-301000-subs-in-q4/12502/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/02/10/directv-has-best-subscriber-growth-in-three-years-adds-301000-subs-in-q4/12502/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:04:16 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=12502 Multichannel News reports: DirecTV delivered its best quarterly subscriber growth in three years, adding 301,000 net U.S. subscribers in the last three months of 2008, while net income for the quarter dropped 5%. Revenue for the quarter ended Dec. 31 was $5.31 billion, up 9% year over year, and earnings per share increased 7% to [...]]]> 12 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/01/28/tns-media-launches-audience-measurement-product-using-directv-set-top-box-data/11676/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2009/01/28/tns-media-launches-audience-measurement-product-using-directv-set-top-box-data/11676/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:34:17 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=11676 here's a press release via TNS Media Research, we're  hopeful sooner or later we'll see some of the data: TNS Media Research Launches DIRECTView™- Further Advancing RPD Measurement in the U.S. In-depth TV Ratings Analytics Provide Live and Time-shifted Second-by-Second Audience Measurement of Programs and Commercials in 100,000 DIRECTV Homes New York - January 28, [...]]]> 3 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/10/01/dvr-ownership-increases-but-recordings-not-priority-viewing/5413/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/10/01/dvr-ownership-increases-but-recordings-not-priority-viewing/5413/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:34:13 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=5413 Lots of great information on DVR viewing, cable and satellite penetration and more in this research excerpt from MediaPost ( read the rest here, free registration required). 27% of TV households in the United States have at least one Digital Video Recorder (DVR), and 30% of those households have more than one DVR, and that [...]]]> 0 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/08/15/nbc-olympics-have-reached-180-million-in-the-usa-in-first-week/4700/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/08/15/nbc-olympics-have-reached-180-million-in-the-usa-in-first-week/4700/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:04:03 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4700 Perhaps it is being at least a little smug, (note the headline of the release below) but with numbers like these, it's hard to blame them for puffing out their feathers and strutting like the peacocks they are. It's not like NBC has gotten to do this often in recent history. The 180 million television [...]]]> 6 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/08/12/157-million-in-usa-have-viewed-olympics-coverage-through-four-days/4667/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/08/12/157-million-in-usa-have-viewed-olympics-coverage-through-four-days/4667/#comments Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:29:27 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/?p=4667 Here's today's pass along of NBC's Olympic ratings press release. Through four days of coverage the Beijing Olympics are averaging 5 million more viewers in the US than the Athens games through four days and are 16% ahead of the Athens games after four days of coverage based on household rating. It seems like this [...]]]> 5 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/04/02/friday-night-lights-back-for-season-three-first-on-dtv-then-nbc/3168/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/04/02/friday-night-lights-back-for-season-three-first-on-dtv-then-nbc/3168/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2008 21:49:43 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/04/02/friday-night-lights-back-for-season-three-first-on-dtv-then-nbc/3168 AP writer Frazier Moore reports that Friday Night Lights will shine again next season. The deal does place FNL first on DirecTV effective October 1, 2008. NBC will air the episodes beginning in early 2009. No financial terms of the deal between NBC and DirecTV were deisclosed, but NBC entertainment head Ben Silverman does not [...]]]> 22 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/03/17/dish-network-not-expanding-hd-channels-soon/2959/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/03/17/dish-network-not-expanding-hd-channels-soon/2959/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:25:39 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/03/17/dish-network-not-expanding-hd-channels-soon/2959 If there are any Dish Network subscribers who had their hearts set on an expanded list of HD channels in the near future, they might want to look elsewhere for service. That's after news that a Dish network Ku-band satellite launched Friday failed to reach orbit. Bummer. Of course, that's not quite as bad as [...]]]> 0 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/03/06/friday-night-lights-saved/2860/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2008/03/06/friday-night-lights-saved/2860/#comments Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:17:06 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2008/03/06/friday-night-lights-saved/2860 Update: FNL will be back for Season 3  3/7 Update: The NY Times says no deal as yet. Deadline Hollywood Daily is reporting that NBC has partnered with DirecTV to produce the next season of Friday Night Lights. No word on exactly what that means for the show and DirecTV, but it seems that the football, [...]]]> 30 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/11/12/us-satellite-tv-subscribers-2002-2007q3/1731/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/11/12/us-satellite-tv-subscribers-2002-2007q3/1731/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:37:50 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/12/us-satellite-tv-subscribers-2002-2007q3/ (click chart for full-sized image) Full table of Satellite Subscribers by company: Date DirecTV DISH Network   Subscribers (million) Subscribers (million) Dec-02 9.5 8.2 Mar-03   8.5 Jun-03 11.6 8.8 Sep-03 11.9 9.1 Dec-03 12.2 9.4 Mar-04 12.6 9.9 Jun-04 13.0 10.1 Sep-04 13.5 10.5 Dec-04 13.9 10.9 Mar-05 14.4 11.2 Jun-05 14.7 11.5 Sep-05 [...]]]> 0 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/11/12/cable-tv-vs-satellite-tv-us-subscribers-2002-2007q3/1729/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/11/12/cable-tv-vs-satellite-tv-us-subscribers-2002-2007q3/1729/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:31:54 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/11/12/cable-tv-vs-satellite-tv-us-subscribers-2002-2007q3/ (click on chart for full-sized image) *2007 satellite numbers are for Q3 (Sept), 2007 cable numbers are year end estimate]]> 0 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/10/08/nhl-network-makes-a-deal-the-nfl-network-wont/1150/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/10/08/nhl-network-makes-a-deal-the-nfl-network-wont/1150/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2007 04:54:32 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/10/08/nhl-network-makes-a-deal-the-nfl-network-wont/ Beggars can't be choosers as NHL Net accepts carriage on sports tiers The NHL Network has signed carriage deals with Comcast, DirecTV, EchoStar, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications and Cablevision to begin operation this month. The difference between the NHL Network deal and the one that the NFL Network is demanding with the Cable MSOs, [...]]]> 0 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/09/24/cable-vs-satellite-us-subscribers-2002-2007q2/828/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/09/24/cable-vs-satellite-us-subscribers-2002-2007q2/828/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:01:50 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/09/24/cable-vs-satellite-us-subscribers-2002-2007q2/ (click on chart for full-sized image) *2007 numbers are for June, all other years are December.]]> 0 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/09/24/satellite-tv-subscribers-2002-2007q2/825/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/09/24/satellite-tv-subscribers-2002-2007q2/825/#comments Mon, 24 Sep 2007 17:59:28 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/09/24/satellite-tv-subscribers-2002-2007q2/ (click chart for full-sized image) Full table of Satellite Subscribers by company: Date DirecTV DISH Network   Subscribers (million) Subscribers (million) Dec-02 9.5 8.2 Mar-03   8.5 Jun-03 11.6 8.8 Sep-03 11.9 9.1 Dec-03 12.2 9.4 Mar-04 12.6 9.9 Jun-04 13.0 10.1 Sep-04 13.5 10.5 Dec-04 13.9 10.9 Mar-05 14.4 11.2 Jun-05 14.7 11.5 Sep-05 [...]]]> 0 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/09/16/hdtv-when-the-barriers-are-high-adoption-takes-a-while/706/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/09/16/hdtv-when-the-barriers-are-high-adoption-takes-a-while/706/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2007 18:34:25 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/09/16/hdtv-when-the-barriers-are-high-adoption-takes-a-while/ But HDTV will get there, and sooner or later we won't even remember a time when we didn't have it.  That's going to be later rather than sooner though because the barriers for HD are still very high. I wasn't that surprised to discover that only 10.7 million homes in the US currently have all the [...]]]> 2 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/09/14/tvbythenumbers-exclusive-hd-currently-in-107m-homes/678/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/09/14/tvbythenumbers-exclusive-hd-currently-in-107m-homes/678/#comments Sat, 15 Sep 2007 06:50:22 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/09/14/tvbythenumbers-exclusive-hd-currently-in-107m-homes/ TVbytheNumbers sheds light on HD numbers  TVbytheNumbers.com estimates that non OTA (over the air) High Definition content is only currently available in 10.7 million homes or 9.4% of the homes in the U.S.  If there truly are HD televisions in over  25 million homes, less than half of them are subscribing to any HD content packages.  10.7 [...]]]> 0 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/09/14/directtv-100-hd-channels-may-not-be-an-easy-sell/679/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/09/14/directtv-100-hd-channels-may-not-be-an-easy-sell/679/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:45:16 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/09/14/directtv-100-hd-channels-may-not-be-an-easy-sell/   One thing that surprised me looking through DirecTV’s earnings (ticker: DTV) was how high the churn is (greater than 1.5% monthly). They added 900K gross subs, but only netted 128K for Q2.   DTV will need to spend heavily to market its new HD services and this requires the newest(say within the last 9months) [...]]]> 0 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/09/06/digital-tv-deadline-february-2009-not-a-chance/538/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/09/06/digital-tv-deadline-february-2009-not-a-chance/538/#comments Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:24:01 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/09/06/digital-tv-deadline-february-2009-not-a-chance/ There is absolutely no chance that the current deadline of February 17, 2009 for all digital TV broadcasting will stand. Considering that 23% of all television sets in the US don't receive cable or direct broadcast satellite (DBS) programming and only 36% of all TV sets in the US are currently connected to a cable [...]]]> 5 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/09/04/is-high-definition-finally-getting-some-traction/484/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/09/04/is-high-definition-finally-getting-some-traction/484/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2007 15:50:32 +0000 Robert Seidman http://tvbythenumbers.com/2007/09/04/is-high-definition-finally-getting-some-traction/ Disclaimer:  My sense of timing on things is usually very early.  I had my first HD capable television in the year 2000, and my first set up with a HD-enabled set top box (STB) almost 5 years ago at the end of 2002.  I had DirectTV at the time and one of the very first [...]]]> 0 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/08/28/cable-vs-satellite-subscribers-2002-2007/308/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/08/28/cable-vs-satellite-subscribers-2002-2007/308/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:00:37 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/wp/2007/08/28/cable-vs-satellite-subscribers-2002-2007/ From 2002-2006, US Satellite TV providers have added over 11 million subscribers. In the same time, US Cable TV providers have lost about 500,000 subscribers. Little wonder why Cable providers see all their revenue growth coming from more revenue per customers. They aren't getting any new ones.]]> 0 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/08/28/satellite-tv-subscribers-2002-2007/306/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/08/28/satellite-tv-subscribers-2002-2007/306/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:59:27 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/wp/2007/08/28/satellite-tv-subscribers-2002-2007/ ]]> 0 http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/08/28/us-television-households-by-mode/275/ http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2007/08/28/us-television-households-by-mode/275/#comments Tue, 28 Aug 2007 16:27:49 +0000 Bill Gorman http://tvbythenumbers.com/wp/2007/08/28/us-television-households-by-mode/  ]]> 0