The statistic depicts the number of pay TV subscribers worldwide in 2010 and 2016, as well as a forecast for 2022, by region. In 2016, there were 107 million pay TV subscribers in North America. The source projected the figure would fall to 102 million in 2022.
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The statistic depicts the number of pay TV subscribers worldwide in 2010 and 2016, as well as a forecast for 2022, by region. In 2016, there were 107 million pay TV subscribers in North America. The source projected the figure would fall to 102 million in 2022.
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- July 2017
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2010 and 2016
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- * Forecast.
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- Worldwide
- Survey time period
- 2010 and 2016
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- * Forecast.
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