TDC sees IPTV subs rise, cable fall

Danish telco TDC saw its IPTV base rise to 271,000, up 12.4% year-on-year at the end of the second quarter. However, the group’s YouSee cable base declined by 4.4% to 1.113 million.

TDC added 4,000 IPTV customers in the quarter to June, while YouSee TV customers declined by 12,000, thanks to losses both of individual customers and collective antenna associations.

IPTV ARPU declined, on the other hand, with TDC and Fullrate brand TV subscribers paying an average of DKK306 (€41), down 5.3% year-on-year. YouSee ARPU increased, going up 3.4% to DKK244, thakks to price increases partly offset by customers transferring to lower cost bundles. .

YouSee revenue fell by 0.5% to DKK1.646 billion for the first half, while TDC and Fullrate TV revenue gr3w by 10.6% to DKK492 million.