The number of IPTV subscribers in North America nearly quadrupled last year to reach 1.2 million and total subscribers in North and South America rose 257 percent to reach 1.8 million at the close of 2007. This information is from a new report from iSuppli. The report continues by revealing that IPTV is not stealing customers away from North American satellite TV providers yet, as IPTV subscribers in the region are mostly net additions to the pay-TV market. “The early hypothesis was that IPTV subscribers would ‘come out of the hide’ of the satellite companies in North America,” said Pamela Tufegdzic, multimedia analyst at iSuppli. “However, over the past four quarters, satellite subscriber numbers have continued to grow in the region. The initial results show that IPTV subscribers in the United States still are mostly net additions to the pay-television market.” Satellite subscriber numbers in North and South America rose from 36.3 million in 2006 to 39.5 million in 2007, according to the report.
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