Ofcom - Subscription on demand surpasses pay-TV subs
"The number of UK subscriptions to streaming services such as Netflix has overtaken those to traditional pay-TV for the first time, marking a major shift in the UK’s viewing habits."
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Tvplayer, nowtv, Netflix, prime are so much cheaper than traditional subscription TV! I get no ads, with two of the above mentioned offerings and I don't mind ads with the other two as the lower price compared to subscription TV is a compromise.
But I did chase it down here:-
https://advanced-television.com/2018/07/18/ofcom-svod-subs-top-pay-tv/
The savvy may note that a subscription to Netflix, Prime, and/or NowTV does not exactly equate to a subscription to Sky or Virgin, which are ‘either/or’ services, whereas these streaming services tend to be ‘and/or’, and it would be interesting to know how many households are involved in each case.
But we do see the numbers £6.4bn versus £2.3bn, which is illuminating. And of course, Sky gets a slice of that £2.3bn anyway, from NowTV, cleverly, it hopes, walking the tightrope of pulling in extra punters without cannibalising its main pay-tv offering. And Amazon has to spend some of its slice on express delivery of packages
No mention of sport there either; in related news, I see that BT has lost the Serie A UK broadcasting rights, which has got to hurt
SKY have also lost La Liga, which had 100,000 viewers tops (average 60).
Both packages have been lost to a new UK entrant called Eleven Sports, who have also obtained other niche football leagues. Though which platforms it will be available on have yet to be announced.