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Leichtman Research Group

Research: US sheds 4.7m pay-TV subs in 2021

Findings from Leichtman Research Group indicate that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 93 per cent of the market – lost about 4,690,000 net video subscribers in 2021, compared to a pro forma net loss of about 4,870,000 in 2020. The top pay-TV providers now account for about 76.1 million subscribers […]

March 10, 2022

Research: 2.95m US broadband adds in 2021

Findings from Leichtman Research Group indicate that the largest cable and wireline phone providers in the US – representing about 96 per cent of the market – acquired about 2,950,000 net additional broadband Internet subscribers in 2021, compared to a pro forma gain of about 4,860,000 subscribers in 2020, and about 2,550,000 in 2019. These […]

March 10, 2022

Research: 87% US homes Internet subs

Findings from Leichtman Research Group indicate that 87 per cent of US households get an Internet service at home, compared to 83 per cent in 2016 and 69 per cent in 2006. Broadband accounts for 98 per cent of households with an Internet service at home, and 85 per cent of all households get a […]

December 30, 2021

Research: US pay-TV Q3 sheds 650K subs

According to findings from Leichtman Research Group, the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 93 per cent of the market – lost about 650,000 net video subscribers in Q3 2021, compared to a pro forma net loss of about 90,000 in Q3 2020. The top pay-TV providers now account for about 77 […]

November 19, 2021

Research: US 630K Q3 broadband additions

Leichtman Research Group findings suggest that the largest cable and wireline phone providers in the US – representing about 96 per cent of the market – acquired about 630,000 net additional broadband Internet subscribers in Q3 2021, compared to a pro forma gain of about 1,525,000 subscribers in Q3 2020, about 615,000 in Q3 2019, […]

November 19, 2021

Research: 71% US homes still pay-TV subs

Findings from Leichtman Research Group’s study, Pay-TV in the U.S. 2021, indicate that 71 per cent of TV households nationwide have some form of pay-TV service.  The percentage of TV households that have a live pay-TV service (via cable, satellite, Telco, or Internet-delivered vMVPD) is down from 82 per cent in 2016, 87 per cent […]

October 27, 2021

Research: US SVoD subs remain steady

Findings from Leichtman Research Group’s study, Emerging Video Services 2021, indicate that 78 per cent of all US households have a subscription video on-Demand (SVoD) service from Netflix, Amazon Prime, and/or Hulu – compared to 78 per cent in 2020, 74 per cent in 2019, and 59 per cent in 2016. Among those that have […]

September 2, 2021

Research: US pay-TV sheds 1.2m subs in Q2

Findings from Leichtman Research Group indicate that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 1,230,000 net video subscribers in Q2 2021, compared to a pro forma net loss of about 1,505,000 in Q2 2020. The top pay-TV providers now account for about 77.6 […]

August 18, 2021

Research: US connected TV viewing rising

Findings from analyst firm Leichtman Research Group suggest that 82 per cent of US TV households have at least one Internet-connected TV device, including connected Smart TVs, stand-alone streaming devices (such as Roku, Amazon Fire TV stick or set-top box, Chromecast, or Apple TV), connected video game systems, and/or connected Blu-ray players. This compares to […]

June 7, 2021

US: Pay-TV sheds 1.9m subs in Q1

Findings from analyst firm Leichtman Research Group suggest that the largest pay-TV providers in the US – representing about 95 per cent of the market – lost about 1,895,000 net video subscribers in Q1 2021, compared to a pro forma net loss of about 1,955,000 in Q1 2020. The top pay-TV providers now account for […]

May 20, 2021