Philippines Media Landscape

Philippines Media Landscape

Summary

The Philippines Media Landscape Report provides an overview of the television and telecommunications market in relation to sports broadcasting in Philippines today, with top-level data and detailed forecasts of key indicators up to 2029. The report analyses the television, mobile handset and residential fixed-line broadband sectors, as well as a review of major sports media rights.

Scope

• By the end of 2024, an estimated 6.8 million subscribers used pay-TV services in the Philippines, an increase of 158,000 from 2023. DTH will remain the leading pay-TV service delivery platform in the Philippines through the forecast period, with its subscriptions set to increase from 4.7 million in 2024 to just under 5.1 million in 2029.
• Setanta Sports, the pay-television broadcaster, launched a linear TV channel and a streaming platform in the Philippines in 2022 to house live basketball and soccer content. Setanta Sports Philippines, a joint venture between Setanta founder Michael O’Rouke, Setanta executive Dwyer McCaughley, and Georgia-based media company Adjara, secured rights in the country to English soccer’s Premier League for the 2022-23 to 2024-25 seasons. The deal is estimated to be worth $1.5 million over three seasons.
• Total mobile subscriptions in the Philippines reached an estimated 135.9 million in 2024. Over the next five years, total mobile subscriptions will grow at a CAGR of 1.7% with mobile operators adding a combined 12.0 million subscriptions and bringing the country’s total mobile subscriptions to 147.9 million in 2029.
• Total fixed broadband lines in the Philippines will increase from 9.3 million in 2024 to 10.9 million by the end of 2029, driven by the growing availability and adoption of high-speed fiber broadband services in the country and the government’s national broadband plan (NBP).

• This Sports Broadcasting Media Report offers a thorough, forward-looking analysis of the Philippines television and telecommunications markets, and service providers in a concise format to help executives build proactive and profitable growth strategies.
• Accompanying GlobalData’s Forecast products, the report examines the assumptions and drivers behind ongoing and upcoming trends in the Philippines' pay-TV, mobile handset and residential fixed broadband markets, including the evolution of service provider market shares.
• With 19 charts and tables, the report is designed for an executive-level audience, boasting presentation quality.