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StarTimes, others tipped to boost Africa’s digital TV penetration
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By Prince Osuagwu
If the reports of London-based Digital TV Research Ltd, is anything to go by, the African pay-TV market is set to reach 51 million subscribers by 2026. This means an addition of almost 17 million pay-TV subscribers between 2020 and 2026.
However, the report, forecasted Nigeria to be the largest single country with 11 million pay-TV subscribers, with South Africa bringing in another 9 million.
Simon Murray, Principal Analyst, Digital TV Research says that StarTimes/StarSat would enjoy the most impressive growth in Africa, from 10.11 million subs at end-2020 to 16.86 million by 2026.
Effondrement de la télévision payante dans les pays arabes
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MENA pay TV revenues to keep falling
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| 18 January 2021
After pay-TV revenues for the 20 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region were found to have fallen by 14% between 2016 and 2020 to $2.74 billion, the market in the region will continue to track downwards says a study from Digital TV Research.
The analyst’s Middle East and North Africa Pay-TV Forecasts report calculated that pay-TV revenues in the region will fall back to $2.52 billion in 2026, representing a 23% fall compared with 2016.
Five countries are predicted to contribute just over three-quarters (78%) of the region’s pay-TV revenues in 2026. Turkey and Israel together are expected to supply nearly half of the total.
MENA Pay-TV Revenues Slide
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