Telenovelas at the top in Mexico
Mexico is, by far, the largest pay TV market in Latin America, with about as many subscribers as Brazil and Colombia combined. Additionally, the North American country was forecast to have 20 million subscriptions by 2026. Yet Mexico saw its number of pay TV households decrease throughout the second half of the 2010s – arguably, as a result of the rise of streaming solutions such as Netflix and Disney+. Meanwhile, Mexican subscribers seem to turn to pay TV seeking a very specific type of entertainment. The most popular telenovela in Mexico, was in fact "Si Nos Dejan", broadcast for years on Las Estrellas, a channel run by Televisa. The media conglomerate has the majority share of the pay TV market in the country.Sports and nostalgia on TV in Brazil
In 2021, there were around 14 million pay TV subscribers in Brazil. The number was forecast to oscillate in the following five years close to the 2021 figure. Yet again, despite signs of potential growth which was indicated by a spike recorded in late 2021, the following year brought a decline in the pay TV penetration in Brazil. When it comes to content, here another Latin American media leviathan, Globo, is behind many of the most-viewed pay TV channels in Brazil. In 2022, the top two were SporTV, focused on soccer and other sports, and Viva, dedicated to rerunning classic Globo hit shows.
