Western European pay-TV revenues will decline by nearly $5 billion (€4.7bn) between 2022 and 2028 to $22 billion – down by 18 per cent, according to the Western Europe Pay TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The pay-TV subscriber count will drop by 7 per cent, so revenues will fall faster – […]

Action is being taken across Ireland to crack down on illegal streaming. Legal warnings are being delivered in person, by post, and by email to individuals across the country involved in providing illegal access to premium TV content, including from Sky and the Premier League. The cease-and-desist notices instruct those running the services to immediately […]

United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero has confirmed that Bill Omar Carrasquillo, of Swedesboro, NJ, better known to his more than 800,000 online followers as ‘Omi in a Hellcat’, has been sentenced to 66 months’ imprisonment, five years of supervised release, more than $30 million (€28.4m) in forfeiture, and more than $15 million in restitution […]

Latin America’s pay-TV subscriber base will stay steady at 61 million, although this is down from the peak of 73 million in 2017, according to the Latin America Pay TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Brazil’s decline has bottomed out. Its pay-TV total will remain at 12.5 million – or less than […]

Following an intelligence-led operation between Police Scotland and Sky, a 31-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with intellectual property theft. Officers attended a property in Clydebank and arrested a man in relation to the distribution of illegal IPTV services, which provide unauthorised access to pay-TV content. “This was an intelligence-led, multi-agency operation […]

In line with its strategy of refocusing on its core Streaming TV activity for telecom operators (B2B2C), as announced on February 1st, streaming entertainment specialist Netgem has confirmed that it has reached an agreement to sell its consumer fibre operator business in France to Nordnet, a subsidiary of the Orange group. Netgem will continue to […]

The Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) has announced its newest members: Netgear, a provider of networking products, and Megapixel VR, a developer of customised, LED displays and video processing technologies. “We couldn’t be more excited to add Netgear and Megapixel VR as our latest members,” said Andrew Starks, an AIMS board of directors member […]

The number of pay-TV subscribers in 20 MENA countries will increase from 17.32 million in 2022 to 19.20 million in 2028, according to the Middle East and North Africa Pay TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Legitimate pay-TV penetration will remain at only 19 per cent. IPTV subscribers overtook pay satellite TV […]

Pay-TV service revenue in Thailand is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.2 per cent from $752 million (€708m) in 2022 to $922 million in 2027, driven primarily by an increase in IPTV subscriptions, forecasts data and analytics company GlobalData. GlobalData’s Thailand Pay-TV Forecast (Q3 2022) reveals that while DTH […]

An independent study undertaken by Bournemouth University on illicit IPTV in Europe for trade body the Audiovisual Anti-Piracy Alliance (AAPA) estimates that the legitimate industry lost €3.21 billion in 2021 alone as a result of consumers using illicit IPTV piracy services. The illicit IPTV service providers gained €1.06 billion. The study, Illicit IPTV in Europe, […]