Asia-Pacific - Market Trends


London, UK, February 15, 2023

Middle East & North Africa OTT TV episodes and movies will generate $5.69 billion by 2028; double from $2.83 billion in 2022. Turkey, Israel and Saudi Arabia together will account for 55% of the region’s revenues by 2028. The 13 Arabic-speaking countries will generate $2.47 billion in 2028; up from $1.28 billion in 2022.

London, UK, February 12, 2023

Africa will have 15.57 million paying SVOD subscriptions by 2028, up from 6.15 million at end-2022. Despite this fast growth, SVOD penetration rates will remain low, with only 7% of TV households paying for at least one subscription by 2028 –up from 4% at end-2022. 

Simon Murray, Principal Analyst at Digital TV Research, said: “Take-up is inhibited by low disposable incomes. Limited fixed broadband penetration also stifles growth, with few mobile operators offering OTT options. Not all global SVOD platforms will start in every African country – restricting choice.”

New York, NY, January 31, 2023

The World Teleport Association (WTA) today released How Green is My Teleport?, a new research report that explores some of the principal measures teleport operators are taking to reduce energy consumption, the motivations behind them and the outcomes, both achieved and envisioned.

Bristol, UK, January 30, 2023

Just prior to releasing last year’s SVoD forecast, Netflix confirmed its first subscriber loss – of 200,000 subs, or around 0.09% of its total. This prompted a wave of hysteria, and in the year since, Netflix’s return to growth and confirmation of its advertising strategy has largely set the market at ease.
 

Crozet, VA, January 24, 2023

/PRNewswire/ -- Communications Industry Researchers (CIR) has issued a new report providing coverage of next generation optical transceivers. Embedding new approaches--such as coherent optics, co-packaged optics, and more efficient designs—next generation transceivers will be better suited to the needs of the network as demand increases and applications become more latency sensitive. According to CIR's new report next-generation transceivers will generate $12.2 Billion by 2028 compared to $6.0 Billion in 2023.

London, UK, January 21, 2023

London, UK, January 21, 2023--The number of pay TV subscribers in 20 MENA countries will increase from 17.32 million in 2022 to 19.20 million in 2028. Legitimate pay TV penetration will remain at only 19%. IPTV subscribers overtook pay satellite TV in 2022 according to new research from Digital TV research.

Dallas, TX, January;11, 2023

According to Parks Associates' latest research, annual sports OTT subscription revenue in the United States was US$ 13.1 billion in 2022 and will almost double to approximately US$ 22.6 billion in 2027, a 73% increase over the next five years.

Paris, France, January 9, 2023

The fast growing commercial space sector enjoyed another year of significant growth and productivity during 2022, but did not escape unscathed from rising geopolitical tensions and operational challenges caused by inflation, high interest rates and the after-effects of previous years’ pandemic lockdowns on supply chains, according to Euroconsult.

Dublin, Ireland, December 26, 2022

The global optical satellite communication market is expected to grow from US$ 8.50 billion in 2021 to US$ 10.46 billion in 2022 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23.1%. The optical satellite communication market is expected to reach US$ 22.55 billion in 2026 at a CAGR of 21.2% according to Research and Markets.