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Pay TV & Online Video Report - Latin America - 2019June 18, 2019The 2019 Latin America Pay TV & Online Video Report provides in-depth insight into the pay TV and online subscription video markets of the Latin America region. It includes comprehensive market-sizing data and detailed analysis of the key trends shaping the industry, including growth drivers and inhibitors, evolving business models, and content strategies. The landscape of individual markets is also assessed via country profiles.Subscribers Only
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Liberty Global to sell CEE DTH assets to M7 GroupDecember 21, 2018Liberty Global has reached an agreement to sell its Central and Eastern European DTH (direct-to-home) TV services to international pay TV operator M7 Group. The deal, valued at €180 million ($206 million), covers the UPC Direct service in Hungary, the freeSAT brand in Czech Republic and Slovakia, and FocusSat in Romania. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval, which is expected in the first half of 2019. The proposed deal follows Liberty Global’s sale of key cable TV assets in Germany and Central and Eastern Europe to Vodafone in May 2018, and the divestment of its Austrian unit to T-Mobile in July 2018. The transaction provides further signs of Liberty Global retreating from Europe and doubling down on the markets where it has scale.Subscribers Only
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Latin America Pay TV and Online Video 2017June 25, 2018The average Latin America (LATAM) household has more money to spend on entertainment in 2018 than they did a year earlier. As such, the addressable audience for pay TV is growing. However, this opportunity is being negated by a shift in consumer behavior away from linear TV to on-demand services.Subscribers Only
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Central and Eastern Europe Pay TV 2017June 07, 2018The Central and Eastern Europe pay TV market monitor provides an in-depth insight into the key trends affecting the pay TV market in the CEE region in 2017. It includes data and analysis on pay TV operators, their subscribers and revenues, key M&A activity in the region, and the impact of online TV services on pay TV growth. The report focuses on the top eight CEE markets; Poland, Russia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Serbia and Bulgaria.Subscribers Only
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European Broadband Cable Yearbook - 2017December 01, 2017The European Broadband Cable Yearbook, produced in association with trade body Cable Europe, is widely recognised as the definitive guide to the European Cable Industry. Published continuously for over a decade, this annual report contains detailed data on the size and value of the cable industry in all European Union countries as well as other European Economic Area markets. With company-level information and market wide analysis it shows trends in cable uptake, digital progression, revenue and ARPU, broadband cable and cable telephony. Also includes a written summary of the cable industry developments within each country over the last year.Subscribers Only
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European Broadband Cable Yearbook - 2016December 14, 2016The European Broadband Cable Yearbook, produced in association with trade body Cable Europe, is widely recognised as the definitive guide to the European Cable Industry. Published continuously for over a decade, this annual report contains detailed data on the size and value of the cable industry in all European Union countries as well as other European Economic Area markets. With company-level information and market wide analysis it shows trends in cable uptake, digital progression, revenue and ARPU, broadband cable and cable telephony. Also includes a written summary of the cable industry developments within each country over the last year.Subscribers Only
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Latin American pay TV set back by economic frailtyOctober 28, 2016The Latin American pay TV business (in Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Chile, and Argentina), while still not a mature business, is also not immune to the general slowdown in pay TV seen in other regions. In Q2 2016 there was a significant decline in pay TV video subscriber additions. There was a net gain of 493,740 pay TV video subscribers in Q2 2016, the weakest growth since Q1 2009.Subscribers Only
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Liberty Global goes all-in on Netflix partnership with footprint-wide carriage dealSeptember 14, 2016International pay TV provider Liberty Global announced a partnership with Netflix to bring the SVoD company’s app to Liberty Global’s advanced pay TV platforms in more than 30 markets across Europe and Latin America.Subscribers Only
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Latin America pay TV Q4 2015 & FY 2015July 07, 2016In the LatAm countries covered, the majority saw unemployment increase, inflation increase and entertainment spending decrease in 2015 – all contributing to the lowest pay TV growth since 2009.Subscribers Only
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ShowMax expands footprint into Sub-Saharan AfricaJune 13, 2016Subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) service ShowMax, has expanded its reach to 37 Sub-Saharan African countries. The online TV and movie service, which is a subsidiary of multinational media group Naspers, launched first in South Africa in August of 2015, with the remaining countries launching in May of 2016.Subscribers Only
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Public broadcasting under pressureFebruary 23, 2016Public broadcasters are facing a converging threat from cost-cutting and the development of new technology. This report analyses the tough choices facing the BBC, benchmarking its funding against 45 countries and making a detailed comparison of the UK institution with its major European peers.Subscribers Only
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Cable Dynamics in the Netflix Age : Cable Brussels - 2016February 10, 2016Ben Keen, Vice President, Consumer, Media, Telecoms & Displays, presented the new edition of the European Broadband Cable report, which details the latest growth trends in the European Union cable industry and examines the industry's strategic direction.Subscribers Only
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Is There a Future for the TV Channel?February 10, 2016Ted Hall, Research Director for IHS Technology’s Television team, delivers a thought provoking presentation on the future of television channels in the increasingly crowded global television landscape. This was presented at IHS' 23rd Annual PEVE Entertainment Business Futures 2015 ConferenceSubscribers Only
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Pay TV in the Netflix Age: Innovating to Stay Ahead of the OTT ChallengeFebruary 10, 2016Ted Hall, Research Director for IHS Technology’s Television team, presents his views on the challenges ahead for PayTV with the growing power of Over-the-Top services. This was delivered at IHS' 23rd Annual PEVE Entertainment Business Futures 2015 Conference.Subscribers Only
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Latin America pay TV Q2 2015: Satellite growth continuesJanuary 07, 2016Unlike more developed media markets, Latin America (Mexico, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru) offers significant room for video subscriber growth: pay TV penetration across these six countries reached 45% in Q2 2015.Subscribers Only
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Serbia overhauls public broadcaster fundingJanuary 06, 2016Serbia has introduced a new system of funding public broadcasting as its overhauls media regulation as part of its application to join the European Union (EU). From 1 January, each household has to pay an annual fee - set at 150 dinars (€1.22) for this year - which will be added to their electricity bill.Subscribers Only
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European Broadband Cable Yearbook - 2015November 30, 2015The European Broadband Cable Yearbook, produced in association with trade body Cable Europe, is widely recognised as the definitive guide to the European Cable Industry. Published continuously for over a decade, this annual report contains detailed data on the size and value of the cable industry in all European Union countries as well as other European Economic Area markets. With company-level information and market wide analysis it shows trends in cable uptake, digital progression, revenue and ARPU, broadband cable and cable telephony. Also includes a written summary of the cable industry developments within each country over the last year.Subscribers Only
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AMC agrees carriage deal with DirecTV Latin AmericaFebruary 25, 2015AMC Networks International is more than doubling the distribution of its flagship AMC channel brand in Latin America via a carriage agreement with satellite platform DirecTV Latin America.Subscribers Only
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Starz to launch international subscription VoD serviceOctober 13, 2014US pay TV broadcaster Starz is to launch a subscription video-on-demand service featuring its own and third party content outside the US. The venture, branded Starz Play International, will be a partnership with Parsifal Entertainment Group (the Sweden-based company which was invloved in the launch of HBO Nordic) and other financial institutions. Target date for the launch, and markets in which the service will be available, are still to be confirmed.Subscribers Only
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Providence sells on expanded satellite pay TV groupJuly 29, 2014Private equity group Astorg Partners is to acquire a majority stake in pan-regional DTH (direct-to-home) satellite operator the M7 Group. The stake will be purchased from Providence Equity Partners, which has held its stake in the company since 2007. Since Providence’s purchase of its stake in M7 in 2007, the satellite group has expanded into different markets and diversified its operations to incorporate both pay TV and technological services.
