Under the impact of the network video, cable TV industry has gradually become a sunset industry, charge subscribers loss year by year.October 31, the cable giant time warner cable company reports its third-quarter earnings, lost more than ten thousand people, according to cable subscribers decline, Wall Street analysts believe that the cable TV industry, there will be a round of consolidation industry to seek other means for the winter.
 
Cable TV service subscribers quarterly decline, this is not news.In the third quarter, however, time warner cable subscribers lost 306000 people, set a new record.This much higher than the company and Wall Street analysts' expectations.
In addition to cable subscribers to network video, time warner cable in the third quarter loss of user, and CBS] disputes related to channel off the air.Media pointed out that can be seen from the dispute, in the content business and communication platform, content companies still occupy the initiative.
 
The New York times pointed out that the cable TV industry has been facing the future development prospect and the concerns of the financial situation, especially the online streaming service is from users.But so far, due to cable subscriber base, large scale, so the loss of subscribers is only make up a small part.
 
Cable TV service providers in the United States, at the same time consumer supply of three nets services such as telephone and broadband.In the past few years, time warner cable and other cable company, can through the phone and the increase of broadband users, make up for the cable television subscribers.But the disputes and CBS, angered many subscribers, lead to time warner cable broadband and telephone users reduce at the same time, including broadband users reduce the 24000.
 
Investors and Wall Street analysts believe that given the time warner cable's development, the company will face more pressure on the outside world, choice and peer Charter communications company and holds a 27% stake in its free media companies to merge.
 
Data show that Charter communications company has more than 500 subscribers, is America's fourth largest cable operator, but was only about a third of the time warner cable subscribers scale.
 
Charter early communications companies have expressed intention to merge, but CEO of time warner cable Britt (Glenn Britt) against the merger.On Thursday, britt reiterated his opinion in earnings analyst meeting, he said, to merge, mainly derived from the group and aol time warner in 2000 after the merger of bad ending.
 
In the Internet bubble group and aol time warner merger, known as the worst deal in history.The two companies have been split, aol marginalized in the Internet market, is in a state of struggling.
 
In addition to cable TV, satellite TV is also facing the impact of the network video, the giant American satellite Dish is now actively into the communications market, to make up for pay TV users.