Pay TV subscribers pass 5 million in Colombia

According to figures from Colombia’s Comisión de Regulación de Comunicaciones (CRC) and Autoridad Nacional de Televisión (ANTV), the number of pay TV subscribers in the country passed the 5 million mark in July.

Telmex is the leading provider with 43% of the market.

           December   December   December      March       June       July
               2012       2013       2014       2015       2015       2015
          ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Telmex    1,954,784  2,040,502  2,136,035  2,152,602  2,147,613  2,156,503
UNE EPM   1,049,135  1,059,787  1,040,303  1,029,084  1,016,359  1,013,210
DIRECTV     683,178    868,978    985,776  1,045,265  1,073,874  1,071,944
Coltel      274,008    332,789    389,116    403,847    417,680    420,230
Others      349,318    362,429    346,196    321,106    341,323    356,375
          ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------  ---------
Total     4,310,423  4,664,485  4,897,426  4,951,904  4,996,849  5,018,262

More: 2015 Subscriber Numbers [es]; IT Sector Report - September 2015 [es]