The number of pay satellite TV homes will reach 265 million by 2020, up from 203 million at end-2014, according to a new report from Digital TV Research.
Covering 138 countries, the Global Satellite TV Forecasts report estimates that India will continue to lead the sector, with 66.9 million pay satellite TV subs in 2020.
Of the 61.6 million pay satellite TV subs to be added between 2014 and 2020, India will provide 23.5 million while Indonesia will account for 5 million.
While number of pay satellite TV subs will more than double in 41 countries, it will fallin 17 countries between 2014 and 2020 as subscribers convert to other platforms.
Pay satellite TV penetration reached 13% of TV households at end-2014, and will climb to 15.6% by 2020.
Global satellite TV revenues will reach $94.8 billion in 2020, up from $88.4 billion in 2014 and $71.8 billion in 2010. Satellite TV revenues will overtake total cable TV revenues in 2015.
India will add the most satellite TV revenues ($2.5 billion, moving from tenth to fifth place) between 2014 and 2020, with Nigeria increasing by $437 million and Indonesia $414 million.