The Latin American pay-TV sector lost 4 million subscribers in 2019 due to recession.
Digital TV Research now forecasts there will be 67 million in the region by 2025, down from a peak of 72 million in 2017. Brazil lost 3 million pay-TV subscribers in the four years to 2019.and its peak year of 2014 will not be bettered before 2025.
The same is true of Mexico, which has lost subscribers since its peak year of 2016.
Simon Murray, principal analyst at Digital TV Research, said: “Satellite TV is the biggest pay-TV loser. Digital TV Research forecasts 28 million satellite TV subscribers by 2025; down from the peak of 36 million in 2017.”
In subscriber terms, digital cable TV will overtake pay-satellite TV in 2021. Digital cable TV will add 4 million subscribers between 2019 and 2025, but analogue cable TV will lose a similar number.
Two operators account for nearly half of the Latin American pay-TV subscribers. America Movil had 12.30 million (mostly under its Claro brand), while DirecTV/Sky had 20.68 million at the end of last year.
For more information on the Latin America Pay TV Forecasts report, please contact: Simon Murray, simon@digitaltvresearch.com, Tel: +44 20 8248 5051
