From Sky Report (http://www.skyreport.com):
Latest Numbers from Big Dish, Starz Makes C-Band Move
With DirecTV and DISH scheduled to report financial and operational figures
for the second quarter of 2005, here is the latest information regarding
C-Band subscriber traffic according to Access Control Center.
For the month of July, gross authorizations for C-Band satellite television
reached just 16. By contrast, gross de-authorizations - or cancellations, as
they're sometimes called - amassed 15,935.
Over the past few months, C-Band lost 29,743 subs in June; 8,531 in May;
8,306 in April; and 11,160 in March.
Access Control Center is the Motorola group responsible for tracking big
dish subscriber numbers.
As if the numbers news isn't sour enough for the big dish, Starz
Entertainment Group said Wednesday it will cease transmission of its analog
satellite signal serving C-Band dish customers by Dec. 31.
"We are grateful to the C-band customers who made it possible for the
satellite industry to launch 20 years ago," said executive vice president of
sales Ed Huguez. "But digital technology is clearly the wave of the future.
With so many consumers converting to digital, we have reached a point where
it is no longer cost effective to continue to deliver an analog satellite
service."
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