Worldwide IPTV subscribers reach upto 92.3m

As per the recent report released by the Market Intelligence and Consulting (MIC), the worldwide IPTV subscribers have reached upto 92.3 million, up 23.7 per cent year-on-year in Q1 2014.

Looking at IPTV subscriptions per regional market, China and the Asia Pacific region (including East Asia and Oceania, as well as Other Asian Countries) had recorded 45.6 million subscribers in total, representing the largest share of 49.2 per cent of the global market.

Following Asia Pacific is Western Europe, where subscribers reached 27.3 million while its global share shrinking to 29.4 per cent, in part because of the already high IPTV penetration.

In North America, with AT&T and Verizon actively promoting IPTV services, the North American IPTV subscriber base arrived at 11.7 million, or 12.7 per cent of the global market.

In Latin America and Eastern Europe, despite telecom operators’ efforts to introduce hybrid IPTV and OTT (Over the Top) services, satellite TV and broadcast TV are still mainstay. As a result, IPTV subscriptions in Latin America and Eastern Europe reached 1.2 million and 6.6 million, respectively, with their share in the worldwide market reaching 1.3 per cent and 7.1 per cent.

In Middle East and Africa, total subscribers only reached 0.2 million, or 0.2 per cent of the global subscriptions, due to the lower degree of availability of broadband Internet connection.

Source: http://cablequest.org/news/international-news/item/4513-worldwide-iptv-subscribers-reach-upto-92-3m.html
Source: http://cablequest.org/news/international-news/item/4513-worldwide-iptv-subscribers-reach-upto-92-3m.html