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]

EKT opens Latam office in Bogotá, Colombia.

EKT (Eagle Kingdom Technologies), a company specialised in the design and manufacturing of A-Grade Set Top Box solution, has opened up its LATAM office in Bogotá Colombia.

Positioned in the heart one of the worlds’ fastest developing markets when it comes to Digital Content Delivery, EKT’s new location will be the hub for the business expansion in the region.
Richard Smith, CEO of EKT, said: “We have been looking to setup a team in this growing market for some time. Now we have found the right person to support the local customers in their region and in their language”.

After an extensive training in our offices in Asia and Europe, Jesús Moreno bring the unique mix of Eastern speed to market and pricing with Western quality and communication to a new level by adding his knowledge of the local market.

Jesús Moreno said: “having access to advanced technologies that are already being deployed by companies like O2, Telefónica, Orange and many other, will allow our new customers to leapfrog their competition by being first to market with future proof solution.” He continued “adding our experience and knowledge of the local market will make EKT a really interesting player in Latin American market”.
EKT LATAM will open its doors in April 2015.

EKT’sbteam will also be present at this year’s TV Connect in London.

(Pictured are from left to right Jesus Moreno, Jill Mulder and Richard Smith)

Colombia's pay TV subscriber base passes the 8 million mark

BUENOS AIRES — According to the latest Market Estimates report from BB BUSINESS BUREAU, the pay TV market in Colombia is continuing to grow though at a slower rate than one year ago.

The country ended 2014 with 8.08 million pay TV subscribers, up 4.3% versus the end of 2013. This figure is much greater than the official figure of 5.1 million subscribers reported by Colombia’s Autoridad Nacional de Television (ANTV). The BB BUSINESS BUREAU number is boosted by the inclusion of estimates for piracy and industry under-reporting. According to the analysts, these two factors add respectively 15% and 11% to the total for Colombia.

Overall, satellite TV is available in 1.7 million homes, representing 21% of the pay TV market, and 40% or 3.2 million subscribers have some type of digital service.