Market Trends

Comcast Still Dominates the Western European Pay TV, Now Primarily OTT

Berlin, Germany, March 20, 2023 -  At Q3 2022, OTT pay TV and IPTV offers crossed the 50% penetration of pay TV subscriptions mark in Western Europe, highlighting the continuous progression of OTT services and its adoption by telecom operators according to new research from Dataxis.

Eastern European OTT Revenues to Double

Middlesex, UK, March 15, 2023 - OTT TV episode and movie revenues for 22 Eastern European countries will reach US$ 5.7 billion in 2028; nearly double from $2.9 billion in 2022.

Western European Pay TV Revenues to Fall by $5 billion

London, U.K. March 13, 2023 - Western European pay TV revenues will decline by nearly US$ 5 billion between 2022 and 2028 to US$ 22 billion – down by 18%. The pay TV subscriber count will drop by 7%, so revenues will fall faster – revealing lower TV ARPUs and less emphasis on TV from the operators.

NPAW Report Reveals Daily Per-Service User Engagement Continued to Drop in 2022 While World Cup Provided Big Boost

Barcelona, Spain, March 1, 2023 — NPAW, the global leader in video business intelligence and predictive analytics, today released the findings of its 2022 Video Streaming Industry Report. The fourth iteration of its annual study reveals that although global streaming adoption continued growing overall in 2022, the myriad content options launched in the past two years mean that individual services on average captured a smaller share of users’ daily watching time.

Latin America Shifts from Satellite to IPTV

London, UK, March 1, 2023--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 new research from Digital TV research.

Fibre is now the Dominant Broadband Access Technology in half of all OECD Countries

Paris, France, February 23, 2023 - High-speed fiber is now the primary fixed broadband technology in 19 out of 38 OECD countries, according to the latest data. Among these countries, 15 have a share of fibre subscriptions of over 50%.

Direct-To-Satellite Communications to Generate $9 Billion in Airtime Revenues for Operators in 2030: Kaleido Intelligence

London, UK. February 22, 2023-- A new report from Kaleido Intelligence, a leading connectivity market intelligence and consulting firm, has found that direct-to-satellite connectivity, where unmodified cellular smartphones and IoT devices leverage satellite communications networks, will see revenues for connectivity services reach over US$ 9 billion annually in 2030.

Capacity Pricing Continues to Decrease in line with the expansion of HTS Supply and Services

Paris, France, February 23, 2023  - In their latest edition of the FSS Capacity Pricing Trends report, Euroconsult reported that fixed-satellite service (FSS) capacity pricing is decreasing at a rapid rate due to services supported by next-generation geostationary (GEO) and non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) HTS systems such as Starlink undercutting the market. At the highest industry level, FSS capacity pricing continued to erode in 2022, as the global volume of leased and used capacity increased at a rate that far outpaced the growth in satellite operator revenues.

MENA OTT Revenues to Double

London, UK, February 15, 2023 - Middle East & North Africa OTT TV episodes and movies will generate US$ 5.69 billion by 2028; double from US$ 2.83 billion in 2022. Turkey, Israel and Saudi Arabia together will account for 55% of the region’s revenues by 2028. The 13 Arabic-speaking countries will generate US$ 2.47 billion in 2028; up from US$1.28 billion in 2022 according to Digital TV Research.

Africa to Add 9 Million SVOD Subscriptions

London, UK, February 12, 2023 - Africa will have 15.57 million paying SVOD subscriptions by 2028, up from 6.15 million at end-2022. Despite this fast growth, SVOD penetration rates will remain low, with only 7% of TV households paying for at least one subscription by 2028 –up from 4% at end-2022 according to Digital TV Research.