Global SVOD subscriptions are forecast to increase by 475 million between 2021 and 2027, reaching a total of 1.68 billion.
Asia Pacific to gain 205m SVOD subs
The Asia Pacific region is forecast to have 746 million SVOD subscriptions by 2027.
US SVOD revenues flat from 2024
SVOD revenues in the US are forecast to grow from $43 billion last year to $56 billion in 2024.
Netflix to lose SVOD revenues in Latin America
Netflix is forecast to see its share of Latin American SVOD revenues fall from 72% last year to 41% in 2027.
Netflix ad revenues in Western Europe to exceed US
Western Europe is forecast to generate annual revenues of $1.9 billion for Netflix from advertising by 2027, more than the US and almost as much as North America’s $2.1billion when Canada is included.
Arabic SVOD subs to reach 22m
The number of paying SVOD subscriptions, for TV episodes and movies only, across 13 Arabic countries will reach 21.52 million by 2027.
Disney+ catches HBO Max in Poland
Recently launched Disney+ is now as popular as HBO Max among internet and mobile users in Poland.
Netflix takes next step in tackling account sharing
Netflix will launch an alternative “add a home” feature in Argentina, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras next month.
UK loses 0.5m SVOD subscribers
The decline in the UK’s streaming market is gathering pace, with 488,000 households cancelling 1.66 million SVOD subscriptions in the second quarter.
SVOD and AVOD’s future “will end in tiers”
The video market is entering a new period of hybrid models, with many SVOD and BVOD services moving to both ad-free and ad-supported tiers.