The number of pay-TV subscribers in Romania remained unchanged at 7.45 million in the first half of this year.
As of the end of H1, according to data published by the regulator ANCOM, 5.04 million opted for cable (+1%), 2.28 million (-2%) for DTH and 0.13 million (+8%) for IPTV services.
In terms of subscribers, the market leader had a share of 48%, with its two main competitors claiming 20% and 18% respectively and other providers a combined total of 14%.
ANCOM notes that revenues for the electronic communications market as a whole amounted to RON8 million in H1.
This was around €1.7 billion, or 5% less than in H2 2017. Pay-TV services accounted for 11% of the market, while fixed and mobile internet claimed 31%, or 3% more than in H2 2017.
ARPU for electronic communications services in the first half of this year stood at RON66.3.
