Findings from research firm Parks Associates suggest that between 2014 and 2020, the US pay-TV industry lost over 18 million subscribers, while the broadband market has accelerated, with 40 per cent of US broadband households receiving a standalone service. In 2020, over seven million households dropped their pay-TV services. Traditional pay TV — television services […]
Four out of five households have access to some pay-TV platform in Spain, with a pemetration rate of 80.9 per cent according to the latest Barómetro report published by consultancy firm Barlovento Comunicación. Streaming services Netflix, Amazon and HBO are the dominant players reaching 58.3 per cent of households, 53.7 per cent and 22.8 per […]
While pay-TV is largely stable, and SVoD continues to grow, OMDIA’S latest consumer survey (April 2021) suggests that a significant number of users are eschewing AVoD and instead increasingly consuming content via paid alternatives. The launch of Studio AVoD service will draw viewers away from BVoD, reducing the overall number of services that a consumer […]
According to research by analyst firm Interpret, only 20 per cent of streaming subscribers are content to stay with their current providers. The aggressive marketing of new streaming services is providing consumers with more incentive to cut the pay-TV cord and sign up for new services, but subscriber churn has become an increasing problem for […]
The top 503 pay-TV operators will reach 853 million subscribers from the 1.02 billion global total by 2026, according to the Global Pay TV Operator Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The top 50 operators accounted for 64 per cent of the world’s pay-TV subscribers by end-2020, with this proportion dropping to 62 […]
Hong Kong multimedia and entertainment company PCCW Media has collaborated with interactive viewing experiences solution provider Sceenic to bring the Watch Party feature to customers its Now TV pay-TV service, allowing them to watch live matches of UEFA Euro 2020. “We are thrilled to bring this new feature to our customers as they can now […]
Global pay-TV revenues for 138 countries peaked in 2016 at $201 billion (€166bn), according to the Global Pay TV Revenue Forecasts from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Revenues will fall to $143 billion in 2026 from $173 billion in 2020 – despite the number of pay-TV subscribers rising by 15 million. US pay-TV revenues peaked […]
The Digital TV Group (DTG), the centre for UK digital TV, has published the full findings of its national TV trends survey in the annual State of the Nation report, which indicate a record-breaking year for sales and subscriptions. From sales figures and subscription trends to accessibility and sustainability drivers for the future, the DTG […]
The Global Pay TV Subscriber Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research predicts 15 million additional pay-TV subscribers between 2020 and 2026, to take the global total to 1.02 billion. Between 2020 and 2026, 92 countries will add pay-TV subscribers and 46 countries will lose subscribers. “China and India will together continue to provide […]
US viewers will spend more on streaming video than pay-TV for the first time in 2024, according to findings from advisory firm Strategy Analytics. According to its report, US Subscription TV Forecast, consumer spending on traditional pay-TV services fell by 8 per cent to $90.7 billion (€75.2bn) in 2020 and will decline further to $74.5 […]