Q4 in Latin America for DirecTV
February 19, 2008
DirecTV Latin America achieved net subscriber additions of 199,000 in the quarter, a jump the company attributed to strong customer growth in Brazil, Venezuela and Argentina. The total number of DirecTV subscribers in Latin America as of December 31 increased 21 percent to 3.28 million, compared to 2.71 million as of December 2006. Revenues for DirecTV’s Latin America operations increased 41 percent to $499 million in the fourth quarter, an increase attributed to strong subscriber and ARPU growth.