Global pay TV revenues hit $184 billion in 2012, Pay TV shows growth in last five years

The number of pay TV households (analog and digital) reached 772 million by 2012, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The figure had been 585 million in 2008, according to Digital TV Research.

Asia Pacific increased by 126 million - or two-thirds of the global additions - during this period to bring its total to 433 million. North America (112 million) was the second largest region, although it only added four million.

India stood at the second place with 116.7 million households, after China with 232.8 million households, and followed by the United States with 100.2 million households.