Spanish pay-TV market growth continues

The number of 5-play subscribers in Spain increased by 300,000 to 2.2 million in Q4 2014, according to the regulator CNMC.

At the same, the triple play total rose by 40,000 to 700,000 and double paly fell by 30,000 to 200,000.

Q4 was a strong quarter for the pay-TV sector, with revenues amounting to €485 million, compared to €431.4 million three months earlier.

FTA TV revenues also significantly increased over the three months, from €340.8 million to €504.2 million.

DTT revenue sin Q4 amounted to €518.7 million, compared to €495.4 million in Q4 2013, while those for DTH were €304.1 million (€291.2 million), IPTV €11.2 million (€54.6 million) and cable €51 million (€53.2 million).

Spanish pay-TV market takes off

Spain ended 2014 with 5,059,971 pay-TV subscribers, or 76% more than the 3,845,378 posted a year earlier, according to data produced by the regulator CNMC.

Telefónica was the market leader with 1,881,457 (741,126) a showed the sharpest growth, followed by DTS (1,696,585 v 1,649,031) and Ono (783,887 v 789,895).

Meanwhile, pay-TV revenues in Q4 2014 amounted to €485.01 million, up from €422.31 million in the same period in 2013.

DTS accounted for the lion’s share (€306.79 million v €293.07 million), followed by Telefónica (€108.60 million v €53.04 million), Ono (€36.07 million v €35.95 million) and others (€33.56 million v €40.25 million).