Estimates vary, but a new report suggests that the worldwide pay-television market has passed the 900 million subscriber mark. It is forecast to grow to a billion by 2017, representing half the households in the world. Although mature markets are approaching saturation, there is room for growth in developing regions, with 1.1 billion television subscribers worldwide forecast by 2020.

“According to ABI Research’s recent pay-TV market data, half of the world’s households will have access to pay-TV service by 2017, representing 1 billion subscribers,” commented Jake Saunders, the director of core forecasting at ABI Research.http://informitv.com/2015/06/20/pay-tv-will-be-in-half-of-homes-worldwide/