There will be 21.52 million paying SVoD subscriptions [TV episodes and movies only] across 13 Arabic countries by 2027, up from 9.49 million in 2021, according to the Middle East and North Africa SVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. “Netflix will continue to lead the market, although Disney+ has provided a strong […]

Africa will have 13.64 million paying SVoD subscriptions by 2027, up from 4.9 million at end-2021, according to the Africa SVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Only 6.6 per cent of TV households will pay for at least one subscription by 2027 – up from 3.9 per cent at end-2021. “As well […]

Global revenues from OTT movies and series will reach $224 billion (€212bn) in 2027; up from $135 billion on 2021, according to the Global OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. About $21 billion will be added in 2022 alone. SVoD revenues will climb by $48 billion between 2021 and […]

AVoD revenues for TV series and movies will reach $70 billion (€66.4bn) in 2027, up from $33 billion in 2021, according to the Global AVOD Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Thirteen of the 138 countries covered will generate more than $1 billion in 2027, up from only five countries in 2021. “US […]

According to the Global Pay TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research, 19 million more pay-TV subscribers across 138 countries between 2021 and 2027, but revenues will decline by $25 billion (€23.8bn) over the same period. “Between 2021 and 2027, 86 countries will add pay-TV subs and 52 countries will lose subscribers,” advises […]

With rollouts from Disney+, SkyShowtime and HBO Max, 2022 should prove to be a significant year for Eastern European SVoD, according to the Eastern Europe OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The report forecasts that the region will have 43 million SVoD subscriptions by 2027; up from 23 million […]

Eastern European pay-TV will fall from 82 million subscribers in the peak year of 2018 to 74 million in 2027, according to the Eastern Europe Pay TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Peak year 2018 included 17 million analogue cable subscribers, which will drop to zero by 2027. The number of digital […]

OTT TV and movie revenues for 22 Asia Pacific countries will reach $52 billion (€42.3bn) in 2027; up by 62 per cent from the $32 billion recorded in 2021, according to the Asia Pacific OTT TV and Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. From the $20 billion additional revenues, China will add […]

Western European OTT TV episode and movie revenues will reach $45 billion (€40.7bn) in 2027; up from $26 billion in 2021, according to the Western Europe OTT TV & Video Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. From the additional revenues, the UK will contribute $4 billion, Germany $3 billion, France $3 billion and […]

Western Europe will lose 7 million pay-TV subscribers between 2021 and 2027 to reach 100 million, according to the Western Europe Pay TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Pay-TV subscriber counts will fall for 14 of the 18 countries between 2021 and 2027. Germany will lose 2 million subs, with the UK […]