Telco, cable pay-TV operators 2014 sub losses increased to 125K

AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ) may be still growing their video service bases, accounting for 11.6 million U.S. pay-TV homes. However, according to a new Leichtman Research Group report, in 2014 that growth slowed to just under 1.1 million from just over 1.4 million in 2013. Cable operators did not fare much better. The top nine cable companies, which account for 49.3 million video customers in the U.S., lost just under 1.2 million subscribers in 2014. Overall, the 13 largest pay-TV operators lost 125,000 subscribers in 2014, up from 95,000 in 2013. For more on this trend, check out this FierceCable report.