The number of subscribers to digital pay television during a year rose by 5,000 (3.8%) to over 138,100, which is more than half of the total number of subscribers to pay TV. According to the statistics for 2015 provided by the national ICT regulator (ANRCETI), the number of subscribers to pay TV last year increased by 0.3% to 274,900. Of these, 75% were subscribers to cable TV, while 25% - to IP TV, IPN reports.
According to the data of the 83 active providers of pay TV services, the number of subscribers to IP TV grew by 6,100 (9.8%) on 2014 to about 68,800, while the revenues from this service rose by 2.8 million lei (5%) to over 58.1 million lei.
The number of subscribers to cable TV fell by 3,100 (1.5%) to 206,100, while the revenues from this service decreased by 9.5 million lei (9%) to 97.5 million lei. As a result, the monthly average revenue per user of pay TV increased by 0.9% to 48.2 lei.
The largest providers of pay TV services in 2015 had the following market shares by turnover: SA “Moldtelecom” – 28.9%, SRL “Sun Communications” – 28%, SRL “TV BOX” – 8.1%, SRL “AMT” – 3.7%. The other 79 providers had together a market share of 31.3%.
