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Since its debut on ITV in 2010, Downton Abbey has been sold to over 220 territories and is viewed by an estimated global audience of 120 million people.

The subscription video on-demand market will be worth almost $8 billion by 2017 and will deliver content to more than 120 million subscribers, according to a new report from MRG.

The forecast speeds for 2023 are lower than those previously cited regarding future capacity needs.

The platform currently offers 2,677 assets – 85 ahead of Sky – after seeing 11% growth since June.

Sky, Virgin and Netflix are all experimenting with the ultra high-definition 4K, but will free-to-air broadcasters be able to keep pace – and will consumers want to upgrade their TV sets like they are items of fashion?

During a recent earnings call, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said that Netflix wants to be “one of the biggest suppliers of 4K content next year”.

The network – capable of reaching 300Mbps speeds – follows EE’s internal analysis of consumer and business trends, which forecasts a data-usage rise of 750% over the next three years.

A new report from eMarketer expects the number of US tablet gamers to rise by almost 50 million between now and 2017.

Android tablets saw strong growth in the third quarter, while iPad sales stalled.

As well as on Sky’s traditional platform, content will be available through catch-up, Sky on Demand and the company’s mobile TV service.