African Internet TV Market to Top $1 Billion by 2024
A report by Digital TV Research has indicated that Internet TV in Sub-Saharan Africa’s 35 countries will increase almost 5 fold from $223 million in 2018 to over $1 billion by 2024.
The market will continue to be led by Nigeria and South Africa, the report predicts. This means that almost two-thirds of the value of the industry will be held by these two leading countries. With 89 million internet users in sub Saharan Africa, half of which are in Nigeria.
The largest contributors to the OTT (internet TV) African market will come from SVOD (subscription video on demand).
It’s a Netflix-style business model that has proven to be very profitable when applied.
Current subscription numbers are at 3 million people subscribing to SVOD content, but this number is expected to rise to over 10.21 million by 2024.
This shows that Over-The-Top (OTT) is growing globally and that revenues will continue to rise even as there is stiff competition from traditional TV.
We may be seeing the first signs of other patterns that have come to pass in more developed markets such as the UK and the United States; OTT devices are already outpacing traditional pay-tv services in terms of growth rate and average revenue per user is expected to grow.
This means it might still be quite some time before we see cord-cutting hitting African markets as a movement, but the data is clear that eventually Africa will join the cord-cutting.
The biggest challenges for OTT players in Africa have been the lack of internet connectivity and poor internet speeds as well as data costs. However, these challenges continue to be met daily as ISP’s are beginning to face stiffer competition.
In order to optimize the full potential of the video streaming industry in Africa, telcos will need to drive down their data costs to match up with the paying capacity of the massive user base.
What does this mean for broadcasters and video creators in Africa? This means there has never been a better time to get your own Netflix-style platform or online TV network. The momentum is in your favor and you would be wise to follow the data.
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