By Jonathan Easton
Portugal’s pay TV sector experienced a marginal increase to its subscriber base in Q1 2021.
According to ANACOM, there were 4.3 million subscribers to subscription TV services in Portugal at the end of Q1. This is up 153,000 (3.7%) from the same period in 2020.
The report notes that the growth could largely be attributed to FTTH offers, with this category 285,000 subscribers to a total of 2.3 million – an increase of 14.4 per cent. These offers served to reinforce optical fibre’s position as the principal form of access in Portugal, a position it has held since 2018.
Fibre represented 53.1 per cent of total subscribers, followed by cable television, with 30.5 per cent; satellite television (DTH) with 10.3 per cent; and ADSL with 6.1 per cent.
