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Forecast: Telco, pay-TV services revenue in India at $61.9bn in 2029

India’s telecom and pay-TV services revenue is forecast to increase a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6 per cent from $46.3 billion (€39.4bn) in 2024 to $61.9 billion in 2029, driven by revenue contributions from mobile data and fixed broadband segments, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. GlobalData’s India Telecom Operators […]

December 22, 2025

Canal+ ready to take on global streamers

Canal+ has given itself the (seemingly wide) target of 50 to 100 million subscribers by 2030, as the MultiChoice acquisition which closed earlier this year alters its dimension and strategic priorities. Talking to Le Figaro before its The Originals+ content showcase on December 16th in Paris, Canal+ group CEO Maxime Saada said he considers the […]

December 17, 2025From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Data: Pay-TV growth stalls in Portugal

The Portuguese pay-TV market ended Q3 2025 with 4.7 million subscribers, a 0.7 per cent increase year-over-year. This represents the lowest annual growth since 2006, according to quarterly data from the National Communications Authority (Anacom). The overwhelming majority (98.3 per cent) of pay-TV subscribers opt for the service as part of a bundle. Fibre optics […]

December 17, 2025From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Forecast: US subscription TV revenue at $190.7bn in 2030

Parks Associates has announced the release of its Subscription Video Forecast: 2025–2030 report, offering an outlook on the future of the US TV and streaming video market. The report projects steady but moderate growth across subscription video services, with total TV and video subscriptions climbing from 719 million in 2025 to 765 million by 2030. […]

December 17, 2025

ACE shutters Indian piracy network

Antipiracy coalition the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has dismantled India-based piracy network MKVCinemas and its associated domains. Additionally, ACE shut down a high-traffic drive-to-drive cloning tool frequently used by piracy services in India and Indonesia. Most of MKVCinemas’ traffic came from India, a rapidly expanding entertainment market. Collectively, the MKVCinemas domains accounted for […]

December 12, 2025By Colin Mann

Forecast: YouTube TV largest pay-TV operator in US by 2027

At the NEM Zagreb conference, María Rúa Aguete, Head of Media and Entertainment at Omdia, unveiled insights that signal a historic transformation in the US pay-TV market. According to Omdia’s latest forecasts, YouTube TV is on track to surpass Charter and Comcast to become the largest pay-TV operator in the US by 2027. Presenting on […]

December 11, 2025

Antitrust fines Sky Italia for unfair commercial practices

The Italian Antitrust Authority has levied a €4.2 million fine against Sky Italia for engaging in three distinct unfair commercial practices. The ruling, detailed in the Authority’s weekly bulletin, comes after a period of scrutiny into Sky’s consumer interactions. The largest portion of the fine, €2 million, was imposed for “misleading communications regarding price increases […]

December 10, 2025From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Data: Time-shifted TV viewing grows in Spain 

Consumption of time-shifted TV reached 8 minutes per person per day in November 2025, representing 5 per cent of total television use, according to the latest report from Barlovento Comunicación with data from Kantar. The study, which measures non-linear viewing of television content within the seven days following its original broadcast, as well as same-day […]

December 10, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

Spain: Pressures mount on Atresmedia and Mediaset

Spain’s two major private television groups, Atresmedia and Mediaset, are facing mounting pressure as public broadcaster TVE and pay-TV platforms continue to erode their audience share and, increasingly, their revenue. After four years of declining viewership, the financial impact – previously contained – has now begun to transpire, signalling what many analysts fear could become […]

December 1, 2025From David Del Valle in Madrid

SkyShowtime launches on United Group platforms

United Group has announced the launch of SkyShowtime on Vivacom in Bulgaria and on Telemach in Croatia and Slovenia. This new partnership brings SkyShowtime’s entertainment portfolio directly to United Group customers across the region, offering blockbuster movies, global hit series, and exclusive original programming. SkyShowtime is available immediately as an add-on with flexible subscription options […]

December 1, 2025