The statistic depicts the share of pay TV households in North America from 2005 to 2013. According to Ofcom, 88 percent of all North American TV households received pay TV in 2011.
Share of pay TV households in North America from 2005 to 2013
* In the 2014 report the source excluded Canada from the region, therefroe the figures are referring to the U.S. only. For comparison, the 2012 figures data for the U.S. was: Pay TV = 85 percent, Free TV = 15 percent. Some of the figures come from a previous Ofcom report.
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Ofcom. (December 11, 2014). Share of pay TV households in North America from 2005 to 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/215499/proportion-of-north-american-households-with-pay-tv/
Ofcom. "Share of pay TV households in North America from 2005 to 2013." Chart. December 11, 2014. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215499/proportion-of-north-american-households-with-pay-tv/
Ofcom. (2014). Share of pay TV households in North America from 2005 to 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215499/proportion-of-north-american-households-with-pay-tv/
Ofcom. "Share of Pay Tv Households in North America from 2005 to 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215499/proportion-of-north-american-households-with-pay-tv/
Ofcom, Share of pay TV households in North America from 2005 to 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215499/proportion-of-north-american-households-with-pay-tv/ (last visited May 17, 2025)
Share of pay TV households in North America from 2005 to 2013 [Graph], Ofcom, December 11, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/215499/proportion-of-north-american-households-with-pay-tv/