Digital pay TV subscriptions around the world, including cable, satellite and IPTV, exceeded one billion for the first time in 2017.
Eastern Europe to add 17m digital pay-TV subs
The number of digital pay-TV subscribers in Eastern Europe will increase from 25.49 million in 2010 to 61.57 million in 2017 and onto 78.08 million by 2023.
20% of US broadband homes use DTT
The percentage of US broadband households that use digital antennas in their home has steadily increased to reach 20% near the end of 2017, up from 16% in early 2015.
Kagan: US pay-TV subs log record 3.7% drop in 2017
Subscription losses slowed for traditional multichannel video providers in Q4 2017 (quarter ended Dec. 31, 2017), but the sector still tumbled for the full year, according to data compiled by […]
All US networks have streaming service by 2022
In the US, the unbundling of cable TV packages will accelerate over the next five years, with all major TV networks launching standalone direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming services by 2022, according […]
US films getting lion’s share of TVOD promotion
US films are still getting the lion’s share of promotion on TVOD in Europe, according to a new report by the European Audiovisual Observatory.
Major US pay-TV providers lost 1,495,000 subs
The largest pay-TV providers in the US, representing about 95% of the market, lost about 1,495,000 net video subscribers in 2017, according to Leichtman Research Group (LRG).
US streaming services have 35,000 hours of content in Sweden
According to research company Mediavision American streaming services have 35,000 hours of content on the Swedish market.
SVOD revenue in Europe grew by 128% annually between 2011 and 2016
SVOD services are growing fast in Europe according to the European Audiovisual Observatory in its new report Trends in the EU SVOD market – 2017 Edition.
Television content producer M&As more than doubled between 2013 and 2017
With ownership of TV programming rights becoming a vital asset in the international TV market, production company mergers and acquisitions have continued to rise over the past five years.