The position of cable operators within the pay TV market has changed drastically in recent years.
Although video service remains core to the cable industry’s business model, cable TV’s market share has
been dropping significantly with intense competition from direct broadcast satellite services (DBS),
Internet protocol Television (IPTV) services, digital terrestrial television services (DTT) and finally from
over-the-top (OTT) service providers that supply video over an existing data connection from a third party.
Cable still has a strong market position for video, particularly because of its existing relationships with
content providers but the market is likely to become more competitive as other substitutable offers become
available over a range of media.
