Asia-Pacific Broadcasting (APB) March 2018 Volume 35, Issue 2 | Page 9

9 NEWS & VIEWS March 2018 India leads APAC pay-TV growth in 2017 NEW DELHI – Revenue for pay- TV channel groups owned by global media companies in Asia- Pacific expanded by 4% in 2017 to reach US$5 billion across the region, while EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxe