Analyst: Cord-Cutting Equals Higher ARPU For Operators 

In a report issued last week, Strategy Analytics noted the contrast between a record-setting second quarter for cord-cutting and sharp increases in per-customer revenue. DirecTV , for example, lost 133,000 subscribers during the second quarter, but saw per-customer revenue increase by 6.4 percent to $109.93. Dish Network lost 81,000 customers in the second quarter but had a 4.4 percent increase in per-user revenue to $87.91.

Source: Pay-TV operators ditching lower-income customers, driving up average revenue per sub, analyst finds – FierceCable