The number of digital TV subscriptions increased by another 15

The number of digital television subscribers in the network of the largest Hungarian broadcasters increased to 1,763 million, according to the July media quick report of the National Media and Communications Authority (NMHH). The quick report is based on the voluntary data provided by twelve Hungarian broadcasters and covers about 88 percent of the pay-TV market. Approximately 4 million Hungarian households use more than 3,2 million subscription television services. The remaining nearly 800 households watch free-to-air analogue and digital terrestrial broadcasts or free-to-air satellite broadcasts with a roof or room antenna.

The service providers included in the quick report (Magyar Telekom Plc., Invitel Zrt., UPC Magyarország Kft., DIGI Kft., PR-Telecom Zrt., Tarr Kft., ViDaNet Zrt., Parisat Kft., Hello HD Kft .; UPC DTH S. à.rl, Antenna Hungária Zrt.), 2,873 million subscriptions were registered at the end of July.

Within digital subscriptions, the number of cable or IPTV subscribers increased from 759 to 770 in July. The satellite service was used by 925 thousand people, and the MinDig TV Extra service had nearly 68 thousand subscribers at the end of the month.

In the month under review, the share of digital cable TV or IPTV subscribers increased from 26,6 percent to 26,8 percent, according to data from service providers included in the quick report. The share of wireless subscriptions stood at 34,6 percent in July after a small decline. The proportion of subscribers to analogue cable television service was 38,6 percent.

For the total estimated market and taking into account all technologies, UPC is the market leader with a market share of 26,6 percent, DIGI with a market share of 23,6 percent and Magyar Telekom with a market share of 22,7 percent in the month under review. volt.

The flash report covers nearly 83 percent of all subscriptions in the analog and digital fixed line markets - cable television and IPTV. The number of fixed line subscriptions of the reported service providers was 1,880 million in July, of which the number of analogue subscriptions increased from 1,101 million to 1,110 million compared to the previous month.

In the case of fixed line services, the market-leading UPC has a share of 28,1 percent, Magyar Telekom is in second place with 20 percent, followed by DIGI with 17 percent, and the fourth share of hundreds of smaller service providers not included in the quick report is 16,6 percent. .

Wireless services are fully covered by the quick report. In this segment, the market leader DIGI has a share of 38,4 percent, followed by Magyar Telekom with 28,9 percent, the third place belongs to UPC and its share is 23 percent.

Source: nmhh.hu