The study also forecasts an increase of nine million subscribers in South Africa, with Nigeria closing in on 11m subscribers in total.
Africa will add an estimated 17m new pay-TV subscriptions between 2020 and 2026, taking the total estimate to 51m, according to a study published by Digital TV Research.
Principal Analyst, Digital TV Research, Simon Murray noted: “African provider Multichoice had 15.51m subscribers across satellite TV platform DStv and DTT platform GOtv by the end of 2020. This total will grow to 19.67m by 2026, with a marked slowdown of satellite TV growth.”
The study also forecasts an increase of nine million subscribers in South Africa, with Nigeria closing in on 11m subscribers in total.
