Broadcasting & Cable TV in South Africa

December 2025 | 37 pages | ID: B6C3F1F9D05CEN
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Abstracts

Summary

Broadcasting & Cable TV in South Africa industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market share, market size (value and volume 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights

• The broadcasting & cable TV market consists of all terrestrial, cable, and satellite broadcasters of digital and analog television programming. The market value represents the revenues generated by market players in a specific year.
• The South African broadcasting & cable TV market recorded revenues of $2.2 billion in 2024, representing a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.05% between 2019 and 2024.
• The TV subscriptions segment accounted for the market's largest proportion in 2024, with total revenues of $1.2 billion, equivalent to 56.8% of the market's overall value.
• In 2024, the South African broadcasting & cable TV market witnessed an annual growth of 0.3% due to the increased households with television sets. According to Statistics South Africa, in 2024, households with television sets in South Africa reached 19.1 million, up 4.6% from 2023.

Scope

• Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the broadcasting & cable tv market in South Africa
• Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the broadcasting & cable tv market in South Africa
• Leading company profiles reveal details of key broadcasting & cable tv market players’ global operations and financial performance
• Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the South Africa broadcasting & cable tv market with five year forecasts by both value and volume

Reasons to Buy

• What was the size of the South Africa broadcasting & cable tv market by value in 2024?
• What will be the size of the South Africa broadcasting & cable tv market in 2029?
• What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South Africa broadcasting & cable tv market?
• How has the market performed over the last five years?
• Who are the top competitors in South Africa's broadcasting & cable tv market?

Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Category segmentation
1.4. Geography segmentation
1.5. Market rivalry
1.6. Competitive landscape

2 MARKET OVERVIEW

2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis

3 MARKET DATA

3.1. Market value

4 MARKET SEGMENTATION

4.1. Category segmentation
4.2. Geography segmentation

5 MARKET OUTLOOK

5.1. Market value forecast

6 FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry

7 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

7.1. Who are the key market players?
7.2. What strategies do the key market players follow?
7.3. What are the most recent developments in the market?

8 COMPANY PROFILES

8.1. MultiChoice Group Ltd
8.2. South African Broadcasting Corp SOC Ltd
8.3. Sentech Ltd
8.4. StarSat

9 MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS

9.1. Country data

10 APPENDIX

10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine

List Of Tables

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: South Africa broadcasting & cable TV market value: $ billion, 2019-24
Table 2: South Africa broadcasting & cable TV market category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 3: South Africa broadcasting & cable TV market category segmentation: $ billion, 2019-24
Table 4: South Africa broadcasting & cable TV market geography segmentation: $ billion, 2024
Table 5: South Africa broadcasting & cable TV market value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Table 6: MultiChoice Group Ltd: Key Facts
Table 7: MultiChoice Group Ltd: Key Employees
Table 8: MultiChoice Group Ltd: Key Employees Continued
Table 9: South African Broadcasting Corp SOC Ltd: Key Facts
Table 10: South African Broadcasting Corp SOC Ltd: Key Employees
Table 11: Sentech Ltd: Key Facts
Table 12: StarSat: Key Facts
Table 13: StarSat: Key Employees
Table 14: South Africa Size of Population (Million), 2020-23
Table 15: South Africa Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 16: South Africa GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 17: South Africa Inflation, 2020-23
Table 18: South Africa Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 19: South Africa Exchange Rate, 2019-24

List Of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: South Africa broadcasting & cable TV market value: $ billion, 2019-24
Figure 2: South Africa broadcasting & cable TV market category segmentation: $ billion, 2019-24
Figure 3: South Africa broadcasting & cable TV market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: South Africa broadcasting & cable TV market value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the broadcasting & cable TV market in South Africa, 2024
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the broadcasting & cable TV market in South Africa, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the broadcasting & cable TV market in South Africa, 2024
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the broadcasting & cable TV market in South Africa, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the broadcasting & cable TV market in South Africa, 2024
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the broadcasting & cable TV market in South Africa, 2024