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2015 Sees 16% Spike In Pay-TV First-Timers In Spain

A new Parks Associates report, Connected Consumer in Europe, reveals Spanish consumers are more likely than consumers in other Western European markets either to have never had pay-TV or to have cancelled pay-TV in favour of online video sources.

From the article "2015 Sees 16% Spike In Pay-TV First-Timers In Spain" by Thomas Campbell.

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