New England DTH Booms, States SkyTRENDS Data

[Steve Mehs]

SkyTRENDS came out with its second quarter state-by-state counts for satellite TV in the August issue of SkyRESEARCH, and found that the dish is now growing in areas where it traditionally hasn't had a lot of luck.

In the highly-cabled New England region, Connecticut saw its satellite TV penetration grow 10.56 percent during the three-month period, topping at around 131,000 customers. New Jersey, which has been the fastest-growing state for the dish this year, saw its satellite TV penetration among households grow 13.37 percent during the second quarter. New Jerseys satellite TV subscription count is near the 500,000 mark, according to SkyTRENDS' state-by-state data.

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From SkyReport (http://www.skyreport.com/skyreport/aug2002/082702.htm#three) (Used with Permission)

[PeterB]

Gee, I wonder if it has anything to do with the addition of Hartford Locals on DTV? :rolleyes:

Get the Hint Echostar? Nope, your to busy trying to Monopolize the industry.:mad:

[Jacob S]

It has gotta be the locals and since there are advertising more after the locals came that just magnified the response. If they had a lower than normal subscriber acquisition then they are just making up for when they did not get many sub additions, making up for lost time.

[Ryan]

Anyone have info on the Philly market? I curious to see how well Comcasts refusal to share Sportsnet with satellite is preventing satellite penetration.

I'll be most of the New Jersey growth is north and central Jersey, although I did see a bunch of dishes down the shore last week.

[Scott Greczkowski]

I am seeing DirecTV Plus Dishes popping up all over the place here in Connecticut.

Dish Network dropped the ball here BIG TIME.

[Steve Mehs]

I am seeing DirecTV Plus Dishes popping up all over the place here in Connecticut.

Ditto, same here in WNY. Everytime I go out somewhere, I see more and more D+ dishs.

[stugil]

Scott,

Are you implying dish is'nt coming ? I thougth your source said they were brining in the fiber to MCI in Hartford? Any idea of what's going on?

Thanks for a great web sight

[Scott Greczkowski]

Its my understanding now, that they are so sure of the merger going through that they don't want to carry any market which DirecTV is already carrying. :(

I want my Hartford locals on Dish!!

[Charles Oliva]

:cough: Yankees :cough:
:cough: YES Network :cough:

[Scott Greczkowski]

Theres another one they are depending on the merger for YES and Dish are not even talking anymore.

Charlie is putting all of his eggs in one basket. Not a smart move.

[Richard King]

Its my understanding now, that they are so sure of the merger going through that they don't want to carry any market which DirecTV is already carrying.I don't think this is the case, since they just added West Palm Beach, a city long carried by DTV. Charlie would be foolish to run the company on the asumption that the merger would happen. He has stated in the past that he is not making any changes on the assupmtion of the merger until the merger it is approved. For the shareholders' sake, he is required to run the company as if the merger will not happen.

[Jacob S]

So then my theory of them taking turns on beaming locals up is correct, that whatever locals one carries the other will not after a certain market share has been put up like the top 40 or 50 markets in which it looks like it has nearly or already reached.