Spain’s ONO receives TiVo boost

Spanish fibre operator ONO added 65,000 TiVo customers in the last quarter, bringing the active user number for its advanced PVR service to 323,000. 

Announcing figures for the last three months of 2013, ONO said it “made strides in TV services” with TiVo customers now accounting for 40% of its total service customer base.

“ONO’s aim is to position TiVo as the benchmark product in the pay-TV market, differentiating the company from its competitors via advanced services and innovative and easy-to-use features,” the firm said.

ONO added that since November, all of its TV customers have been able to enjoy the new Ono TV Online service.

Overall, the firm, which provides internet, fixed telephony, TV and mobile services, said that it offered a total of 5.23 million services at end 2013 and that it was starting to see benefits from its “highly-focused commercial strategy,” based on high-speed data transmission, convergent telecommunications services and advanced TV services.

“We are delighted with this positive trend in our operating data, reaching record numbers in the last quarter of the year. The company is totally focused on consolidating its strong market position. We continue to outperform in terms of user satisfaction and offer consumers the highest-quality, fastest and most innovative services via our fiber network,” said ONO CEO Rosalia Portela.