Top TV Providers Added 318,000 Net Subs In Q1

News Top TV Providers Added 318,000 Net Subs In Q1By Swanni

Washington, D.C. (May 8, 2014) - Dish, the nation's second largest satcaster, reported this morning that it added 40,000 net video subscribers in the first quarter, an increase from last year's first quarter when it added 36,000.

Thus far, seven of the nation's top eight TV providers have released their first quarter reports and, collectively, they reported adding 318,000 net video subscribers during the time period. (Cox, a private company, has yet to reveal its first quarter numbers.)

Time Warner Cableis the only major TV provider to report a net video sub loss for the first quarter. Verizon, DIRECTV, AT&T, Comcast, Charter and now Dish have all reported gains. The first quarter increase in video subscribers is more evidence that thepay TV industry is not suffering from a serious 'cord-cutting' problem, as manyjournalists and tech analystshave suggested in recent months.

Dish today also said it experienced an 18 percent decline in profit for the first quarter.

Here are the video sub additions for the first quarter of 2014, by provider:

AT&T -- 201,000 Verizon -- 57,000 Dish - 40,000 Comcast -- 24,000 Charter -- 18,000 DIRECTV -- 12,000 Time Warner Cable -- Lost 34,000

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Top TV Providers Added 318,000 Net Subs In Q1