While having decreased significantly from 2019, cable TV was still the transmission system with the most pay TV subscriptions in the Asia-Pacific region in 2021, approximately 336 million. In comparison, both over-the-top (OTT) and internet protocol television (IPTV) experienced huge subscriber growths between 2019 and 2021. OTT was projected to grow its pay TV subscriber base fivefold by 2026.
Number of pay TV subscriptions in the Asia-Pacific region from 2019 to 2021 with forecasts to 2026, by transmission system (in millions)
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Dataxis. (May 19, 2022). Number of pay TV subscriptions in the Asia-Pacific region from 2019 to 2021 with forecasts to 2026, by transmission system (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321483/apac-pay-tv-subscriptions-by-broadcast-type/
Dataxis. "Number of pay TV subscriptions in the Asia-Pacific region from 2019 to 2021 with forecasts to 2026, by transmission system (in millions)." Chart. May 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321483/apac-pay-tv-subscriptions-by-broadcast-type/
Dataxis. (2022). Number of pay TV subscriptions in the Asia-Pacific region from 2019 to 2021 with forecasts to 2026, by transmission system (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321483/apac-pay-tv-subscriptions-by-broadcast-type/
Dataxis. "Number of Pay Tv Subscriptions in The Asia-pacific Region from 2019 to 2021 with Forecasts to 2026, by Transmission System (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321483/apac-pay-tv-subscriptions-by-broadcast-type/
Dataxis, Number of pay TV subscriptions in the Asia-Pacific region from 2019 to 2021 with forecasts to 2026, by transmission system (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321483/apac-pay-tv-subscriptions-by-broadcast-type/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Number of pay TV subscriptions in the Asia-Pacific region from 2019 to 2021 with forecasts to 2026, by transmission system (in millions) [Graph], Dataxis, May 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1321483/apac-pay-tv-subscriptions-by-broadcast-type/