Disney+ will surpass Netflix in global subscriptions in 2025, forecasts the latest subscription-video-on-demand (SVOD) update from Digital TV Research. The report projects that Disney+ will add 140 million subscription subscribers between 2021 and 2026, to bring its total to 284 million. Netflix is forecast to add 53 million subs, to reach 271 million by 2026.
Digital TV Research says quickening Hotstar uptake in India convinced it to boost its earlier Disney Plus forecast by nearly 100,000 subscribers.
Global Online TV, Video Revs Hit $22B In ’16
Global online TV and video revenues will grow five times its current size, reaching $21.52 billion in 2016, from the $3.48 billion in 2010 — this according London-based media research company, Digital TV Research. A big mover here will come from so-called over-the-top (OTT) alternative TV/video providers that use the Internet to act like terrestrial cable operators and/or satellite programming services.
