Swiss cable operators lose 80,000 TV customers
February 8, 2017 10.42 Europe/London By Jörn Krieger
The Swiss cable operators recorded a loss of 80,300 TV customers in 2016.
The total number of cable TV households declined by 3.2% to 2.43 million, according to cable operator association Suissedigital.
Telco Swisscom, in return, won 145,000 new customers for its IPTV platform Swisscom TV in 2016 which competes with cable television. Swisscom TV's total customer base rose by 10.9% to 1.48 million. With a market share of 32% (2015: 29%), Swisscom TV is the most popular digital TV offer in Switzerland, according to Swisscom.
The cable operators increased their customer figures in all other areas: The number of fixed-line telephony customers grew by 18,000 to 736,000, the number of mobile network customers rose by 58,200 to 102,000 and the number of internet customers increased by 9,500 to 1.22 million.
Filed Under: Cable, Editor's Choice, Newsline, Platforms, TV Tagged With: cable, customers, internet, Suissedigital, Swisscom, Swisscom TV, telephony Edited: 9 February 2017 10:41
About Jörn Krieger
Jörn reports on the latest developments in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Since 1992, he has been working as a freelance journalist, specialised in digital media, broadcast technology, convergence and new markets. He also takes up University lectureships, writes articles in specialist publications, and produces radio reports. Jörn is also a moderator of panel discussions at industry events such as ANGA COM, Medientage München and IFA Berlin.