Thread: Directv VS Dish Sub Count

Originally Posted by K9SAT

No its not.... Directv reported that they ended the quarter with 19.41 million subs as per the press release.

You've failed to observe the rules of significant digits as well as failing miserably at reading the press release that I thoughtfully linked to. It states clearly and unequivocally that DIRECTV added 184[000] net subscribers.

Originally Posted by DIRECTV 2011Q1 10Q summary

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		Subscriber Data (in 000's except Churn) 

                                          Three months
                                          ended March 31,
                                        2011            2010	
Gross Subscriber Additions             1,052             925 	
Average Monthly Subscriber Churn       1.50%           1.48%
Net Subscriber Additions                 184             100 	
Cumulative Subscribers                19,407          18,660

Additionally, from today's conference call
transcript

, we see what the CEO said:

Originally Posted by Michael White

Let me start with the DIRECTV U.S. Consumer demand for DIRECTV remains solid as net additions exceeded expectations by increasing 84% from the prior year to 184,000.