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Spanish pay-TV grow steadily for the consecutive 16th quarter 20 February 2018

In Spain, pay-TV providers have increased their subscriber base for the consecutive sixteenth quarter, with Q3 2017, registering 6.4 million homes subscribing to the same. Reports also suggest that although growth has been stable, market size continues to increase at … Continue reading

Bell Media and Lionsgate introduce Starz to Canada 26 January 2018

Canada’s Bell Media and Lionsgate have joined hands to bring in the latter’s premium (pay television) Pay TV platform Starz to Canada. The deal will also see Bell Media gaining first-window rights to future Lionsgate theatrical releases. The agreement is … Continue reading

Hulu and YouTube TV combine 750,000 subscribers in 2017 24 January 2018

According to a report, Hulu and YouTube TV have combined to sign up about 750,000 online video subscribers last year. While Hulu boasts a staggering 450,000 live TV subscribers since launching its pay-TV service last May, YouTube TV, launched initially … Continue reading

Pay-TV subscriptions grow in Portugal by 3.2% 14 December 2017

By Q3, 2017 Portugal Pay-TV subscribers reached 3.8 million, at an increase of 33,000 over Q3,2016 and of 116,000 year-on-year. That’s a growth rate of 3.2%. According to National Communications Authority (Anacom) the growth is being attributed to the 27.3% … Continue reading

OTT & pay-TV revenues to approach $300 billion mark 13 December 2017

According to Digital TV Research’s new forecast, revenue from Pay-TV and OTT including SVOD and download-to-own content, are expected to get close to $300 billion by 2022. The report predicts that the combined total will grow from the current $239 … Continue reading

Pay-TV subscribers to hit 1 billion by 2022 07 December 2017

According to a latest study by Digital TV Research, global OTT and pay TV revenues are projected to reach USD 283 billion this year – that’s 18% higher than the 239 billion recorded a year ago. The study that covers … Continue reading

Pay-TV revenues growing in Spain 27 November 2017

According to the latest report from CNMC – Spain, Pay-TV revenues have grown to match advertising revenues in the country. Having recorded a growth rate of 14.8 %, pay-TV revenues have reached €520 million in Q1 2017. At the same … Continue reading

Pay TV providers adopting new ways to meet increasing OTT demand 27 October 2017

According to a survey conducted by Amdocs, a global software a, d services provider, Pay TV providers are responding to market trends by adopting new ways to expand their offerings. The survey reveals that 82 % of Pay TV providers … Continue reading

Pay-TV incomes soar high in LATAM 13 October 2017

A recent report by the Organización de Telecomunicaciones de Iberoamérica (OTI) has revealed that pay-TV incomes grew by 23.6% in Latin America in the third quarter of 2016. Incorporating official data from every Latin American country, Spain, and Portugal, as … Continue reading

OTT net additions outperform pay-TV in Spain 11 October 2017

According to a recently released IHS Markit report, it has been noted that OTT platforms have added more subscribers than pay-TV services, in Spain in 2016.   Figures suggest that 2016 saw over 500,000 net subscribers’ additions to OTT and … Continue reading