The boom years for US OTT are over, according to the North America OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. US OTT TV episode and movie revenues will reach $82 billion (€75bn) in 2029, up from $74 billion in 2023. SVoD revenues will increase by only $2 billion to $55 […]

There will be 28 million SVoD subscriptions across 13 Arabic countries by 2029, up from 15 million in 2023, according to the Middle East and North Africa OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Netflix will still lead the market, but local players will provide a strong challenge. “As some […]

Bucking the US trend, African SVoD is forecast to see plenty of growth in the coming years. According to Digital TV Research, Africa will have 18 million paying SVOD subscriptions by 2029, up from 8 million at end-2023. Despite this fast growth, SVoD penetration will remain low, with only 7.7 per cent of TV households […]

Global SVoD subscriptions will increase by 400 million between 2022 and 2028 to reach 1.76 billion – revealing that there is still plenty of SVoD growth left, according to the Global SVOD Forecasts report from Digital TV Research. By 2028, 24 countries will have more than 10 million SVoD subscriptions. Six US-based platforms will have […]

Global FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) revenues for TV series and movies will reach $18 billion (€16.4bn) in 2028, triple from $6 billion in 2022, according to the Global FAST Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The US will contribute 55 per cent to the 2028 total; down from 67 per cent in […]

Global AVoD revenues for TV series and movies will reach $91 billion (€83bn) in 2028, up from $41 billion in 2022, according to the Global AVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The US will contribute 41 per cent to the 2028 total; adding $20 billion between 2022 and 2028. By 2028, nine […]

Global pay TV revenues peaked in 2016 at $199 billion (€181.6bn), according to the Global Pay TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Revenues will fall to $125 billion in 2028 – down from $151 billion in 2022. This comes despite the number of pay-TV subscribers remaining at just under 1 billion. Pay-TV […]

Global OTT TV episode and movies revenues will reach $235 billion (€212bn) in 2028, up by $81 billion from $154 billion on 2022, according to the Global OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. About $17 billion will be added in 2023 alone. AVoD will grow faster than SVoD. AVoD […]

Asia Pacific OTT TV episodes and movie revenues will reach $52 billion (€48bn) in 2028; up by 56 per cent from the $33 billion recorded in 2022, according to the Asia Pacific OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. From the $19 billion additional OTT revenues, China will add $4 […]

Asia Pacific pay-TV revenues will reach $26 billion (€24bn) by 2028 – $1.6 billion (€1.48) less than 2022, according to the Asia Pacific Pay TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Pay-TV revenues will fall in 10 countries, including Japan (down by $889 million) and China (down by $309 million), between 2022 and […]