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Russia Carries Weight in East Europe Pay-TV Market

by Tom Allen

Pay-TV revenues in Eastern Europe will climb 45% from 2010 ($5 million) to 2020 ($7.3 million), according to a forecast by Digital TV Research. However, most of that increase has already taken place and …

Pay-TV Falls in North America While OTT and SVoD Climb

by Tom Allen

North American pay-TV revenues peaked in 2013, at $102.9 billion. Digital TV Research now forecasts that they will fall 11.7% ($12 billion) between 2014 and 2020, to end at $90.7 billion. Cable revenues in …

Exhibitors Eager for Anga Com

by Tom Allen

It is three months before Anga Com takes place in Cologne, but 400 exhibitors from 30 countries have already signed up to be at the event. The show will run from 9th – 11th …

More Germans Aware of UltraHD, But UK Tops Penetration

by Tom Allen

SES’ annual survey of TV reception in Europe shows that Germany – followed by the UK – leads the region in awareness of UltraHD. However, UltraHD TV ownership is (apparently) higher in the UK. …

Latin American Digital TV Doubles to 2020

by Tom Allen

The number of digital TV homes in the LATAM region will double by 2020, according to Digital TV Research. 152 million households will have access to digital TV at this time, representing 93.6% penetration …

Spanish Subscribers Rise, Revenues Fall

by Tom Allen

Spanish regulator CNMC says that the country’s pay-TV market is gaining subscribers but losing revenue. The number of customers was up 23.32% in Q3’14, to 4.76 million, but revenues were down almost 7%, to …

Cable Rises Despite Competition

by Tom Allen

Speaking at the 2015 Cable Congress in Brussels, Caroline van Weede – MD of Cable Europe – has said that the cable TV industry is “alive and kicking”, despite increased competition from both traditional …

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Ziggo and Cable Rule in The Netherlands

by Tom Allen

There were 20,000 new subscribers to pay-TV services in the Netherlands in Q4’14, according to Telecompaper. Most of these came from IPTV delivered by DSL or fibre. There was a 0.6% increase in overall …

Cable Falls But Remains Dominant in Switzerland

by Tom Allen

Swisscable has said that there were more than 2.6 million cable TV subscribers in Switzerland at the end of 2014; down almost 50,000 (1.8%) YoY. The cable platform remains Switzerland’s most popular TV reception …

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Pay-TV Climbs in Portugal

by Tom Allen

Figures from Portuguese regulator Anacom show that there were around 3.35 million pay-TV subs in the country at the end of 2014; a 5.7% YoY increase, and representing a 56.5% penetration rate. Cable remains …

Pay-DTT Rises, But IPTV Rules Croatia

by Tom Allen

According to HAKOM, the Croatian Post and Electronic Communications Agency, pay-DTT was the fastest-growing segment of the Croatian TV market last year, with subscriptions rising 52.5% YoY to 47,900. However, IPTV had the most …

German HD Climbs Rapidly

by Tom Allen

More than 3 million households were subscribed to SES’ HD+ platform in Germany at the end of last year. 1.65 million were paying for the service as of 31st December: a 17% increase compared …