Digital TV News: Digital TV Research

Small growth in global pay TV subscribers to 2026
May 4, 2021 – According to Digital TV Research, 15 million pay TV subscribers will be added between 2020 and 2026 to take the global total to 1.02 billion. 92 countries will add, and 46 countries will lose, subscribers.
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Global OTT revenues to nearly double by 2026
Apr 26, 2021 – According to Digital TV Research, global revenues from OTT TV episodes and movies will reach $210 billion in 2026; up from $106 billion on 2020. About $23 billion will be added in 2021 alone.
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Western Europe to have 234 million SVOD subscriptions in 2026
Apr 15, 2021 – According to Digital TV Research, Western Europe will have 234 million SVOD subscriptions by 2026, up from 137 million at end-2020. Despite losing market share, Netflix will remain the largest SVOD platform.
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Western Europe pay TV subscribers to fall by 4 million
Apr 8, 2021 – According to Digital TV Research, the number of Western European pay TV subscribers will fall by 4 million between 2020 and 2026 to 103 million. IPTV is the top pay TV platform by subscribers.
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SVOD finally taking off in Eastern European
Apr 1, 2021 – Eastern Europe’s SVOD sector is finally taking off, prompted mainly by launches by global platforms such as Disney+ and HBO Max. Digital TV Research forecasts 40 million SVOD subscriptions by 2026; up from 15 million at end-2020.
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Five million fewer pay TV subscribers for Eastern Europe in 2026
Mar 26, 2021 – According to Digital TV Research, Eastern Europe will lose nearly 5 million pay TV subscribers between 2020 and 2026 to take the total to 78.18 million. The number of digital pay TV subscribers will however continue to increase.
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Asia Pacific OTT revenues to climb by 90%
Mar 22, 2021 – According to Digital TV Research, OTT TV episode and movie revenues in the Asia Pacific region will reach $54 billion in 2026; up by 90% from the $29 billion recorded in 2020.
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Pay TV subscriptions continue to grow in Asia-Pacific
Mar 15, 2021 – According to Digital TV Research, Asia Pacific will have 630 million pay TV subscribers by 2026, up from 609 million at end-2020. The number of TV households will grow by 54 million to 979 million.
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Latin America to add 63 million SVOD subscriptions
Mar 8, 2021 – According to Digital TV Research, Latin America will have 116 million SVOD subscriptions by 2026; up from the 53 million at end-2020. Brazil will contribute 44 million to the 2026 total, followed by Mexico with 29 million.
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