01/03/2012

Pay TV Operators

 

 

This page: Results of the main pay TV Operators, including subscribers, market share, authorizations, joint venture and acquisitins.


Market Share of the Pay TV Operators

 

 

 

Operators' Market Share (Thousands)

 

Operators 2009
1Q10
2Q10
3Q10
4Q10
1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 4Q11
Net 49.4% 47.7% 46.1% 44.8% 43.1% 41.5% 39.9% 38.4% 37.0%
SKY 26.3% 25.8% 25.9% 25.7% 26.1% 27.4% 28.6% 29.1% 29.8%
Embratel 6.5% 5.6% 7.8% 9.8% 11.6% 13.2% 14.3% 16.5% 17.9%
Telefonica 8.2% 5.9% 5.6% 5.1% 5.0% 4.9% 4.8% 4.6% 4.3%
Oi TV 4.2% 3.6% 3.1% 3.1% 4.1% 3.3% 3.2% 2.9% 2.8%
Abril 3.1% 2.1% 2.0% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3%
Outros 2.2% 9.4% 9.6% 9.6% 8.4% 8.1% 7.8% 7.2% 7.0%
Total (Anatel) 7,473 7,919 8,426 9,074 9,769 10,419 11,108 11,889 100.0%

 

Note: Abril is being incorporated by Telefônica.

 

 

Quantity of operators' accesses (thousands)

 

Operators 2009
1Q10
2Q10
3Q10
4Q10
1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 4Q11
Net 3,690 3,776 3,883 4,065 4,208 4,328 4,434 4,570 4,718
SKY 1,969 2,040 2,180 2,331 2,552 2,858 3,173 3,454 3,797
Embratel 317 444 656 893 1,130 1,376 1,590 1,964 2,279
Telefonica 487 469 469 466 486 509 532 542 546
Oi TV 234 283 265 280 402 348 357 345 351
Abril 166 165 166 167 166 162 160 161 162
Others 610 742 807 872 825 839 863 852 891
Total (Anatel) 7,473 7,919 8,426 9,074 9,769 10,419 11,108 11,889 12,744

 

 

Accesses Net Additions (Thousands)

 

Operators
1Q10
2Q10
3Q10
4Q10
1Q11 2Q11 3Q11 4Q11
Net 86 107 182 143 119 106 136 148
SKY 71 140 151 221 306 315 282 343
Embratel 127 212 237 237 246 214 375 315
Telefonica (18) (0) (3) 20 23 23 10 4
Oi TV 49 (18) 15 122 (54) 9 (12) 6
Abril (1) 1 0 (1) (4) (2) 0 1
Outros 132 65 65 (47) 14 24 (11) 40
Total (Anatel) 446 507 648 695 650 689 781 855

 

 

Consult: Broadband subscribers of Pay TV operators

 

 

SKY: www.sky.com.br

Mais TV : www.maistv.com.br

Net: www.netcombo.globo.com

NET: www.netbrasil.globo.com

TVA, Ajato : www.tva.com.br/ , www.tva.com.br/Produtos/BandaLarga/

TV Cidade : www.tvcidade.com.br/

 

 

 

Joint Venture and acquisitions

 

2004

In 02/11/2004 Globopar and DIRECTV announced an agreemente to the joint venture of DIRECTV and Sky in Brazil. The new company, although keeping the name Sky Brasil, will be controlled by DIRECTV (72%) so Globopar with 28% left. Sky Brasil will be done by DIRECTV. The joint venture approved in May/06.

2005

Telmex is gonna join the group of controll of Net. In Sep/05 Embratel Participações announced the incorporation of Telmex do Brasil and the shareholder participation of 37.1% of the shareholder capital of Net Serviços de Comunicação S.A. withheld by Telmex of México. In Mar/06 Anatel approves the acquisition of shares from Net by Telmex and send it to CADE's approval.

Jul/06

Infovias, data communication's company of CEMIG was the controller of Way Brasil. It sold the operator , through auction at Bovespa ( São Paulo Stock Exchange) in 07/27/2006, for TNL PCS of Grupo Telemar per R$ 132 million.

Oct/06

In Oct/06 Net announced the acquisition of Vivax. The operation was done in 12/5/2006. Waits now for Anatel's approval to be implemented.

Oct/06

In 10/29/2006 Abril and Telefonica announced that Telefonica is acquiring the total of the total MMDS (Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service) operations of TVA in the cities of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba and Porto Alegre, beyond 100% of the preferred shares and part of the ordinary shares of cable TV operators in São Paulo, Curitiba, Florianópolis and Foz do Iguaçu, in the limits of participation allowed by the legislation. The business must be approved by Anatel and CADE.

Mar/07 The managing advice of Anatel authorized in 03/07/07 , A.Telecom S/A, subsidiary of Telefônica group, to provide Pay TV services with satellite technology (DTH).
Oct/07 In 10/23/07, Anatel's Director Council authorized the acquisition of the cable TV operator Way by the Fixed Telefony concessionarie Oi/Telemar in Minas Gerais.
Dec/07 Net announced the acquisition of BIGTV. Anatel approved the trade in Dec/08.
2008 Sky acquired TV Film (ITSA) which had 12 MMDS authorizations. Anatel approved the trade in Dec/08.
Sep/08 Net announced the acquisition of ESC 90.

 

 

Authorizations

 

The following table presents the main pay TV operators classified per contract number of signed outorga. (Source Anatel)

 

Operators 2005 2006 2007 2Q08
Net 12.4% 12.6% 23.1% 21.0%
Vivax 12.4% 12.0%
Independent TVs - - 21.4% 20.3%
STVA - - 5.8% -
Abril (TVA) 3.2% 2.1% - -
RCA Company 5.0% 5.1% 4.8% 4.9%
Cia Técnica (Big TV) 3.7% 4.8% 4.3%. 4.4%.
Televisão Cidade 4.2% 4.3% 4.0% 4.2%
Brasil Telecom nd nd 3.5% 3.6%
Adelphia 3.4% 3.5% 3.0% 3.1%
TV Filme nd nd 3.0% 3.1%
Sunrise - - 3.0% 3.1%
Bergech 2.6% 2.7% - -
Others 53.1% 52.9% 24.1% 32.2%
Total 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

 

 

 

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