Pay TV market growth slowed in 2009 due to the recession. However, 2010 is expected to be a better year as operators have been signing up new subscribers, and existing subscribers are migrating to premium channels and advanced services, according to a report from ABI entitled “Pay-TV ARPU and Revenue Database.”

“As a result of the positive market outlook for pay TV, global pay TV revenue will net more than $312 billion for cable and telecom carriers in 2010,” said ABI Research practice director Jason Blackwell, in a statement.”
 
Among the different pay TV platforms, telco TV service revenue is growing the fastest as broadband penetration and Internet speeds ramp up. For example, Deutsche Telekom’s IPTV subscriber base essentially doubled within a year, to one million. As fiber broadband deployment expands its footprint, operators will have the opportunity to offer HD IPTV that should help to boost ARPU and service revenue. ABI Research anticipates that telco TV service revenue will top $17 billion in 2010.
 
In terms of telco TV service revenue, Western Europe captures the largest market share with 59 percent. North America and Asia Pacific are the second and third largest telco TV markets. In the Asia Pacific region, telco TV service revenue is expected to grow rapidly during the next few years. In 2009, Asia Pacific telco TV service revenue comprised 10 percent of the total market, and it is expected to achieve 25 percent by 2015.

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