There are now a record 92 satellite-based pay-TV platforms operating around the world, reaching 95 million households, according to new research from Euroconsult.
According to the just released Euroconsult report
Satellite TV Platforms, World Survey & Prospects to 2017, in contrast to the competitive threat anticipated from telecoms and media convergence, satellite TV is proving to be a growth driver for the industry.
Euroconsult forecast that the audience for DTH will expand to 180m by 2017.
Pacôme Revillon, MD at Euroconsult, said: “We’ve seen an unprecedented increase in the number of satellite TV platforms worldwide since the early days of the industry, with 35 platforms launched in the last three years.
“Over 1,000 TV channels are added per year by satellite TV platforms worldwide, which in turn creates more interest among consumers and drives subscriptions.”
“Despite greater economic uncertainty in the short term, market drivers for satellite TV are going in the right direction, and close to 180 million subscribers to satellite pay-TV are expected by 2017 according to our research,” Euroconsult notes.
Ofcom’sDigital Television Progress Report, published in December, found that Sky increased its customer base by 67,000 during the third quarter of 2007, to over 8.1 million with 335,000 additions year-on-year.
When combined with free-to-view satellite homes, total satellite households were over 9.1 million at the end of the quarter (see Strong Q3 Sales Figures For Freeview).
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