Global Pay TV Operator Forecasts Table of Contents Published in October 2015, this 184-page electronically-delivered report comes in two parts: A 58-page PDF giving a global executive summary, international pay TV operator analysis, rankings and forecasts. An excel workbook giving comparison tables, full rankings and country-bycountry forecasts in detail for 338 operators (subscribers and subscription & VOD revenues) across 89 territories for every year from 2010 to 2020. Forecasts (2010-2020) contain the following detail for each country: By country: TV households Digital cable subs Analog cable subs Pay IPTV subscribers Pay digital satellite TV subs Pay DTT homes Total pay TV subscribers Pay TV revenues By operator (and by platform [digital cable, analog cable, IPTV, satellite and pay DTT] by operator): Pay TV subscribers Share of pay TV subscribers by operator Subscription & VOD revenues Share of pay TV revenues by operator ARPU
Forecasts for the following pay TV operators: Digitalb (satellite & DTT) Albania Axtel (IPTV) Mexico Tring (cable, satellite, IPTV) Albania Cablecom (cable) Mexico Canal Plus (satellite) Angola Cablemas (cable) Mexico DStv (satellite) Angola Dish (satellite) Mexico Zap (satellite) Angola Izzi (cable) Mexico Cablevision (cable) Argentina Megacable (cable) Mexico DirecTV (satellite) Argentina Sky (satellite) Mexico Supercanal (cable) Argentina TVI (cable) Mexico Foxtel (cable, satellite, IPTV) Australia Ddish (satellite) Mongolia Sky (satellite only) Austria Canal Plus (satellite) Mozambique Telekom Austria (IPTV) Austria DStv (satellite) Mozambique UPC (cable) Austria Gotv (DTT) Mozambique MTIS (cable) Belarus StarTimes (DTT) Mozambique Zala (IPTV & DTT) Belarus Zap (satellite) Mozambique Belgacom (IPTV) Belgium MRTV4 (DTT) Myanmar Numericable (cable) Belgium Skynet (satellite) Myanmar Telenet (cable) Belgium Dish Media (satellite) Nepal Telesat/TV Vlaanderen (satellite) Belgium Canal Digitaal (satellite) Netherlands Voo (cable) Belgium KPN (IPTV & DTT) Netherlands DirecTV (satellite) Bolivia Tele 2 (IPTV) Netherlands Tigo (cable & satellite) Bolivia UPC (cable) Netherlands M:Tel (IPTV) Bosnia Ziggo (cable) Netherlands Telemach (cable) Bosnia Sky (satellite) New Zealand Total TV (satellite) Bosnia Vodafone (IPTV/cable) New Zealand Claro (cable & satellite) Brazil Claro (cable & satellite) Nicaragua GVT (satellite) Brazil Sky (satellite) Nicaragua Oi (satellite) Brazil Tigo (cable & satellite) Nicaragua Sky (satellite) Brazil DStv (satellite) Nigeria Vivo (satellite, cable, IPTV) Brazil Gotv (DTT) Nigeria Blizoo (cable) Bulgaria StarSat (satellite) Nigeria Bulsatcom (satellite & IPTV) Bulgaria StarTimes (DTT) Nigeria M-Tel (IPTV & satellite) Bulgaria Canal Digital (satellite) Norway Vivacom (IPTV & satellite) Bulgaria Get (cable) Norway CDN (satellite) Cambodia Riks TV (DTT) Norway ONE TV (DTT) Cambodia Telenor (IPTV & cable) Norway Bell TV (IPTV) Canada Viasat (satellite) Norway Bell TV (satellite) Canada PTCL (IPTV) Pakistan Cogeco (cable) Canada Claro (satellite) Panama Max TV (IPTV) Canada Sky (satellite) Panama MTS (IPTV) Canada Claro (cable & satellite) Paraguay Rogers (cable) Canada DirecTV (satellite) Paraguay Shaw Comms (cable) Canada Tigo (cable & satellite) Paraguay Shaw Direct (satellite) Canada Claro (cable & satellite) Peru Telus TV (IPTV & satellite) Canada DirecTV (satellite) Peru Videotron (cable) Canada Telefonica (cable & satellite) Peru
Forecasts for the following pay TV operators (cont.): Claro (satellite) Chile Cignal (satellite) Philippines DirecTV (satellite) Chile Sky Cable (cable) Philippines Telefonica (satellite & IPTV) Chile Cyfra Polsat (satellite) Poland VTR (cable) Chile Inea (cable) Poland Multimedia Polska (cable & BesTV (IPTV) China IPTV) Poland China Radio & TV (cable) China NC+ (satellite) Poland China Telecom (IPTV) China Netia (IPTV) Poland China Unicom (IPTV) China Toya (cable) Poland Claro (cable & satellite) Colombia TP/Orange (IPTV & satellite) Poland DirecTV (satellite) Colombia UPC (cable) Poland Movistar (satellite) Colombia Vectra (cable) Poland UNE (cable & IPTV) Colombia Cabovisao (cable) Portugal Cabletica (cable) Costa Rica Meo/PT (IPTV & satellite) Portugal Claro (satellite) Costa Rica Vodafone (IPTV) Portugal Sky (satellite) Costa Rica Zon (cable & satellite) Portugal Tigo (cable & satellite) Costa Rica Claro (IPTV & satellite) Puerto Rico Canal Plus (satellite) Cote d'ivoire DirecTV (satellite) Puerto Rico DStv (satellite) Cote d'ivoire Dish (satellite) Puerto Rico StarTimes (DTT) Cote d'ivoire Liberty (cable) Puerto Rico Max TV/T-HT (IPTV, satellite, cable) Croatia Orange TV (satellite) Romania Vip (satellite & cable) Croatia RCS-RDS/Digi TV (cable, IPTV, satellite) Romania CS Link/SkyLink (satellite) Czech Romtelecom (cable, IPTV, satellite) Romania Digi TV (satellite) Czech UPC (cable & satellite) Romania O2 (IPTV) Czech Akado (cable) Russia UPC (cable & satellite) Czech Beeline/Vimpelcom (IPTV) Russia Boxer (DTT) Denmark ER Telecom (cable) Russia Canal Digital (satellite) Denmark MTS (cable) Russia Stofa (cable) Denmark NTV Plus (satellite) Russia TDC (IPTV) Denmark Orion (satellite) Russia Viasat (satellite) Denmark Rostelecom (cable & IPTV) Russia You See (cable) Denmark Tricolor (satellite) Russia Claro (satellite & IPTV) Dom Rep ART (satellite) Saudi Arabia Sky (satellite) Dom Rep bein (satellite) Saudi Arabia Tricom (cable) Dom Rep OSN (satellite) Saudi Arabia Claro (cable & satellite) Ecuador SBB (cable & satellite) Serbia CNT (satellite & IPTV) Ecuador Telekom Srbija (IPTV) Serbia DirecTV (satellite) Ecuador Mio (IPTV) Singapore ART (satellite) Egypt StarHub (digital cable) Singapore bein (satellite) Egypt Skylink/CS Link (satellite) Slovakia Slovak Telekom (IPTV & OSN (satellite) Egypt satellite) Slovakia Claro (cable & satellite) El Salvador ST/Digi TV (cable & satellite) Slovakia Sky (satellite) El Salvador UPC (cable & satellite) Slovakia Tigo (cable & satellite) El Salvador Siol TV (IPTV) Slovenia
Forecasts for the following pay TV operators (cont.): Elion (IPTV) Estonia Telemach (cable) Slovenia Starman (cable) Estonia Total TV (satellite) Slovenia Viasat (satellite) Estonia DStv (satellite) South Africa Zuum (DTT) Estonia Gotv (DTT) South Africa Canal Digital (satellite) Finland StarSat (satellite) South Africa DNA (cable) Finland B TV (IPTV) South Korea Elisa (cable & IPTV) Finland CJ Hellovision (cable) South Korea Plus TV (DTT) Finland KT Olleh (IPTV) South Korea Teliasonera (cable & IPTV) Finland LG U+ (IPTV) South Korea Viasat (satellite) Finland Skylife (satellite) South Korea Bouygues (IPTV) France Canal Plus (satellite) Spain CanalSat (satellite) France Ono (cable) Spain Free (IPTV) France Telefonica (IPTV) Spain Numericable (cable) France Dialog (satellite) Sri Lanka Orange (IPTV & satellite) France Peo (IPTV) Sri Lanka SFR (IPTV) France Boxer (DTT) Sweden TNT (DTT) France Canal Digital (satellite) Sweden Kabel Deutschland (cable) Germany Com Hem (cable) Sweden Sky (satellite only) Germany Telenor (IPTV & cable) Sweden T-Home (IPTV & satellite) Germany Telia (IPTV) Sweden Unitymedia KBW (cable) Germany Viasat (satellite) Sweden Vodafone (IPTV) Germany Sunrise (IPTV) Switzerland Nova (satellite) Greece Swisscom (IPTV) Switzerland OTE (satellite & IPTV) Greece UPC/Cablecom (cable) Switzerland Claro (cable & satellite) Guatemala CHT (IPTV) Taiwan Sky (satellite) Guatemala CNS (cable) Taiwan Tigo (cable & satellite) Guatemala Kbro (cable) Taiwan Claro (cable & satellite) Honduras Taiwan Broadband (cable) Taiwan Sky (satellite) Honduras DStv (satellite) Tanzania Tigo (cable & satellite) Honduras Gotv (DTT) Tanzania i-cable (digital cable) Hong Kong StarTimes (DTT) Tanzania Now TV (IPTV) Hong Kong Zuku (satellite) Tanzania Digi TV (satellite & cable) Hungary CTH (cable, satellite, IPTV) Thailand Invitel (IPTV, cable, DTT) Hungary Truevisions (satellite) Thailand MinDig (pay DTT) Hungary Digiturk (satellite) Turkey T-Home (cable, IPTV, satellite) Hungary D-Smart (satellite) Turkey UPC (cable & satellite) Hungary TTNet (IPTV) Turkey Airtel (satellite) India Turksat (cable) Turkey Den Networks (cable) India ART (satellite) UAE Dish TV (satellite) India bein (satellite) UAE Hathway (cable) India Du (IPTV) UAE In Digital (cable) India elife (cable & satellite) UAE MTNL (IPTV) India OSN (satellite) UAE
Forecasts for the following pay TV operators (cont.): Reliance (satellite) India DStv (satellite) Uganda Siti (cable) India GOtv (DTT) Uganda Sun Direct (satellite) India StarTimes (DTT) Uganda Tata Sky (satellite) India Zuku (satellite) Uganda Videocon (satellite) India BSkyB (satellite) UK Aora (satellite) Indonesia BT Vision (IPTV) UK Big TV (satellite) Indonesia TalkTalk (IPTV) UK Indovision (satellite) Indonesia Virgin (cable) UK K Vision (satellite) Indonesia Viasat (satellite) Ukraine Linknet (digital cable) Indonesia Volia (cable) Ukraine NexMedia (DTT) Indonesia Cablevision (cable) Uruguay Okevision (satellite) Indonesia DirecTV (satellite) Uruguay Orange TV (satellite) Indonesia AT&T U-Verse (IPTV) USA Top TV (satellite) Indonesia Brighthouse (cable) USA Transvision (cable & satellite) Indonesia CableOne (cable) USA Viva+ (satellite) Indonesia Cablevision (cable) USA Sky (satellite) Ireland Charter (cable) USA UPC (cable) Ireland Comcast (cable) USA HOT (cable) Israel Cox (cable) USA Yes (satellite) Israel DirecTV (satellite) USA Mediaset (DTT) Italy DISH Network (satellite) USA Sky Italia (satellite) Italy Mediacom (cable) USA Telecom Italia (IPTV) Italy Suddenlink (cable) USA J:Com (digital cable) Japan Time Warner (cable) USA NTT (IPTV) Japan Verizon Fios (IPTV) USA SkyPerfecTV (satellite) Japan Wide Open West (cable) USA DStv (satellite) Kenya DirecTV (satellite) Venezuela Gotv (DTT) Kenya Intercable (cable & satellite) Venezuela StarTimes (DTT) Kenya Movistar (satellite) Venezuela Zuku (satellite & cable) Kenya AVG (satellite) Vietnam Baltcom (cable) Latvia FPT (IPTV) Vietnam Izzi (cable) Latvia HTV TMS (cable) Vietnam Lattelecom (IPTV & DTT) Latvia K+ (satellite) Vietnam Viasat (satellite) Latvia SCTV (cable) Vietnam Cgates (cable) Lithuania Viettel (IPTV) Vietnam TEO (IPTV & DTT) Lithuania VNPT (IPTV) Vietnam Viasat (satellite) Lithuania VTVCab (cable) Vietnam Astro (satellite & IPTV) Malaysia TM (IPTV) Malaysia
Top pay TV operators to increase subs by 28% Pay TV subscriptions for 338 operators across 89 countries will increase by 200 million from a collective 704 million in 2014 to 904 million by 2020, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The Global Pay TV Operator Forecasts report estimates that 29 operators had more than 5 million paying subs by end- 2014. Top five pay TV operators by subscribers (000) 2014 2020 China Radio & TV China 197,905 China Radio & TV China 251,654 Liberty Global Multiple 24,337 China Telecom China 27,991 Comcast USA 22,386 BesTV China 25,120 DirecTV USA 20,352 Liberty Global Multiple 23,900 DirecTV/Sky Lat Am 19,109 DirecTV/Sky Lat Am 23,156 Source: Digital TV Research. Note: paying subscribers only China Radio & TV is the world s largest pay TV operator by a long, long way. Government policy to consolidate cable TV means that China Radio & TV quickly became the world s largest pay TV operator, with 198 million subs by end-2014. The operator will soon represent every cable TV home in China, with 252 million subscribers expected by 2020 up by nearly 54 million on 2014. Following China Radio & TV, IPTV operators China Telecom and BesTV will add 14.7 million and 13.2 million subs respectively. In fact, 12 operators from China and India will collectively add 130 million subscribers between 2014 and 2020. Global subscriber growth is all the more impressive as 79 (23%) of the 338 operators will lose subscribers between 2014 and 2020. Korea s CJ Hellovision will lose the most (827,000 subs), followed by Germany s Unitymedia (down by 592,000) and Romania s RCS-RDS (down 477,000). Very broadly, pay TV operators in Asia Pacific s emerging markets will see strong growth, with North America and Western Europe suffering. Despite adding 200 million subscribers between 2014 and 2020, subscription and VOD revenues for the 338 operators will remain flat at $183 billion. From the total, 34 pay TV operators earned more than $1 billion in subscription and VOD revenues in 2014. The dominance of China and India is diminished when the operators are ranked in subscriptions and VOD revenue terms. Led by DirecTV (now owned by AT&T, which owned three of the top 10 operators by revenues in 2014), the US will take six of the top 10 positions in both 2014 and 2020.
China Radio & TV will add a massive $2.16 billion between 2014 and 2020. In fact, five operators will add more than $500 million in revenues. However, 97 operators (29%) will lose revenues, with Comcast (down by $4.6 billion) declining by the most followed by Time Warner (down $2.3 billion) and DirecTV (down $1.8 billion). For more information on the Global Pay TV Operator Forecasts report, please contact: Simon Murray, simon@digitaltvresearch.com, Tel: +44 20 8248 5051