Dish Network’s Pay TV Subscriber Losses Continue

Dish Networks CEO W. Erik Carlson

Courtesy of Chris Schneider/ DISH

Dish Network has reported a loss of approximately 64,000 net pay TV subscribers in the third quarter. This decline follows a gain of 30,000 subscribers during the same period last year and a loss of 294,000 subscribers in the second quarter of this year.

Sling TV Subscribers

In the latest quarter, Dish Network disclosed in a regulatory filing that it added around 117,000 Sling TV subscribers, bringing the total to 2.12 million. This indicates a slowdown in growth, compared to the 214,000 Sling TV subscribers added during the third quarter of 2022. Dish Network attributes this decline in net Sling TV additions to lower subscriber activations and higher disconnections, primarily due to increased competition from other video-on-demand and live-linear OTT service providers.

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Traditional Dish Satellite TV Business

Dish Network also recorded a net decline of about 181,000 customers in its traditional Dish satellite TV business during the third quarter. The company currently has 6.72 million subscribers, an improvement from the loss of 184,000 subscribers during the same period last year. Dish Network attributes this decrease in net Dish TV subscriber losses to lower disconnections, partially offset by lower new subscriber activations.

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Total Pay TV Users and Financial Performance

Dish Network’s total pay TV users as of September 2023 amounted to 8.84 million, compared to nearly 10.02 million in September 2022 and 10.98 million in 2021. The company’s quarterly revenue totaled $3.70 billion, a decrease from $4.10 billion in the same period last year. Dish Network also reported a third-quarter loss of $139 million, reversing the year-ago profit of $412 million.

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Stock Market Reaction

Following the announcement of Dish Network’s subscriber losses, the company’s stock dropped more than 8 percent in Monday pre-market trading. The AI legalese decoder can monitor market reactions and provide real-time insights to help Dish Network react swiftly to changes in investor sentiment and market dynamics.