The world’s top 10 pay-TV providers are set to see their revenues fall by a combined total of around USD 20 billion over the next 5 years, according to the latest study by Digital TV Research. All of the top 10 operators in 2017 will lose revenues over the study period, with their combined revenue share falling from 53 percent in 2017 to 48 percent in 2023, said the report. In total, 168 of the 517 operators (32 percent) covered will lose subscription and PPV revenues even though subscription numbers are set to increase from a collective 880 million in 2017 to 967 million by 2023. As a whole, subscription and PPV revenues for the world’s top 517 pay-TV operators will fall by USD 18 billion to USD 183 billion.
However, 15 operators will see their revenues increase by more than USD 100 million between 2017 and 2023, with China Telecom up by USD 1.4 billion. The report added that 5 operators, including 4 from the US, will lose more than USD 1 billion in revenues.
