The Japan Media Landscape Report provides an overview of the television and telecommunications market in relation to sports broadcasting in Japan today, with top-level data and detailed forecasts of key indicators up to 2027. The report analyses the television, SVOD, mobile handset and residential fixed-line broadband sectors, as well as a review of major sports media rights.
Key Highlights
- SPOTV NOW, the sports streaming platform owned by South Korean company Eclat Media Group, acquired the English Premier League rights in Japan in a groundbreaking deal for the 2022-23 to 2024-25 cycle
- The growth in SVOD subscriptions in the country during the 2022-2027 forecast period will be supported by the continued rise in household penetration of fixed broadband services, particularly fiber-optic (FTTH/B) services, and the subsequent consumer shift from traditional pay-TV services to various streaming platforms
- 4G subscriptions accounted for an estimated 77.5% share of total mobile subscriptions in 2022, but will decline drastically to 23.0% by the end of 2027, due to subscriber migration to 5G networks
Scope
- Pay-TV operators had 20.7 million subscribers in 2022. Total pay-TV subscriptions will fall by approximately 84,000 over the forecast period, reaching 20.6 million in 2027
- Japan had an estimated 53.6 million subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) accounts at the end of 2022, an increase of 5.9 million or 12.4% from 2021
- Smartphone subscription penetration of population reached 100.4% in 2022 and will increase to 110.4% over the forecast period, driven by operators offering discounts on smartphones along with the availability of installment options
- Fixed broadband penetration of households will increase from an estimated 70.4% in 2022 to 73.8% by the end of 2027, owing to growth in FTTH lines
Reasons to Buy
- This Sports Broadcasting Media Report offers a thorough, forward-looking analysis of the Japanese television and telecommunications markets, and service providers in a concise format to help executives build proactive and profitable growth strategies
- Accompanying the publisher's Forecast products, the report examines the assumptions and drivers behind ongoing and upcoming trends in the Japanese pay-TV, SVOD, mobile handset and residential fixed broadband markets, including the evolution of service provider market shares
- With 23 charts and tables, the report is designed for an executive-level audience, boasting presentation quality
Table of Contents
- Population and household context
- Television services market
- SVOD services market
- Mobile services market: Handsets
- Fixed broadband services market: Residential
- Competitive landscape
- Data tables
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Amazon Prime Video
- DAZN
- Fuji TV
- Gaora Sports
- J Sports
- KDDI
- NHK
- Nippon TV
- NTT
- Rakuten Mobile
- Sky PerfecTV
- SoftBank
- SPOTV
- TBS
- TV Asahi
- TV Tokyo
- WOWOW