http://finance.yahoo.com/news/iptv-upstarts-brazil
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PAY TV SUBSCRIBER DATABASE HIGHLIGHTS
- China Telecom is the world leader in telco IPTV subscribers, with 20.5 million subscribers as of 4Q12
- In one year, KPN in the Netherlands saw a 77% jump in IPTV subscribers, Brazil’s GVT saw a 62% jump, and Russia’s Rostelecom saw a 42% jump
- Deutsche Telekom’s Eastern European divisions are also gaining IPTV subscribers at a healthy clip
- The top 5 cable pay TV providers by subscribers are Comcast, Jiangsu Cable TV, Guangdong Cable TV, Shandong Cable TV, and Sichuan Cable TV
- Meanwhile, DirecTV US is tops in satellite pay TV subscribers, followed by DISH Network, British Sky Broadcasting, and DirecTV Latin America – the operators together accounted for 55 million subscribers in 4Q12