More homes are paying to watch television than ever

The number of homes worldwide paying to watch television continues to rise, despite a popular view that people are turning to online alternatives. The quarterly Multiscreen Index published by informitv shows an overall increase in the digital subscriber numbers of 100 leading pay-television services around the world, across the board, by region or mode of delivery.

The 100 multichannel pay-TV services in the Multiscreen Index cover over 30 countries and generally each has more than a million digital television subscribers. They collectively represent around 320 million subscribing homes worldwide.http://informitv.com/2014/04/07/more-homes-are-paying-to-watch-television-than-ever/