In 2020, the free-to-air (FTA) had the highest TV revenue in Saudi Arabia, amounting to 4.7 billion Saudi riyal. This was followed by pay TV at about one billion Saudi Arabian riyal. In that year, the revenue of pay TV increased while the revenue of FTA TV decreased.
TV household revenues in Saudi Arabia in 2020, by type (in billion Saudi Arabian riyal)
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Kearney. (February 9, 2022). TV household revenues in Saudi Arabia in 2020, by type (in billion Saudi Arabian riyal) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336652/saudi-arabia-tv-revenues-by-type/
Kearney. "TV household revenues in Saudi Arabia in 2020, by type (in billion Saudi Arabian riyal)." Chart. February 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336652/saudi-arabia-tv-revenues-by-type/
Kearney. (2022). TV household revenues in Saudi Arabia in 2020, by type (in billion Saudi Arabian riyal). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336652/saudi-arabia-tv-revenues-by-type/
Kearney. "Tv Household Revenues in Saudi Arabia in 2020, by Type (in Billion Saudi Arabian Riyal)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336652/saudi-arabia-tv-revenues-by-type/
Kearney, TV household revenues in Saudi Arabia in 2020, by type (in billion Saudi Arabian riyal) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336652/saudi-arabia-tv-revenues-by-type/ (last visited May 29, 2023)
TV household revenues in Saudi Arabia in 2020, by type (in billion Saudi Arabian riyal) [Graph], Kearney, February 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336652/saudi-arabia-tv-revenues-by-type/