DISH Network pay-TV subs dwindle
February 18, 2016
DISH Network, the US pay-TV provider, has reported 2015 total revenue of $15.1 billion compared to $14.6 billion in 2014. Subscriber-related revenue in 2015 was $15 billion, compared to $14.5 billion in 2014.
DISH Network’s operating income in 2015 was $1.3 billion compared to $1.8 billion in 2014. In 2015, operating income was negatively impacted by an FCC auction expense of $516 million and an impairment of long-lived assets expense of $123 million.
Net income attributable to DISH Network in 2015 was $747 million compared to $945 million in 2014.
In 2015, DISH activated approximately 2.773 million gross new pay-TV subscribers compared to approximately 2.601 million in 2014. Net Pay-TV subscribers declined approximately 81,000 in 2015 compared to a loss of approximately 79,000 in 2014.
DISH ended 2015 with approximately 13.897 million pay-TV subscribers compared with approximately 13.978 million at the end of 2014.