Summary
Media in South Africa industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 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 media industry is segmented into advertising, broadcasting & cable TV, publishing, and movies & entertainment.
- The South African media industry recorded revenues of $6.6 billion in 2024, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.6% between 2019 and 2024.
- The advertising segment accounted for the industry's largest proportion in 2024, with total revenues of $3.8 billion, equivalent to 57.4% of the industry's overall value.
- In 2024, South Africa held a 39.2% share of the Middle East & Africa media industry.
Scope
- Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the media market in South Africa
- Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the media market in South Africa
- Leading company profiles reveal details of key media market players’ global operations and financial performance
- Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the South Africa media market with five year forecasts
Reasons to Buy
- What was the size of the South Africa media market by value in 2024?
- What will be the size of the South Africa media market in 2029?
- What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the South Africa media market?
- How has the market performed over the last five years?
- What are the main segments that make up South Africa's media market?
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Table of 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 leading players?
7.2.What strategies do the leading players follow?
7.3.What are the strengths of the leading player?
7.4.What have been the most recent market developments?
8.Company Profiles
8.1.E Media Holdings Ltd
8.2.MultiChoice Group Ltd
8.3.South African Broadcasting Corp SOC Ltd
8.4.Novus Holdings Limited
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
Table 1: South Africa media industry value: $ billion, 2019-24
Table 2: South Africa media industry category segmentation: % share, by value, 2019-24
Table 3: South Africa media industry category segmentation: $ billion, 2019-24
Table 4: South Africa media industry geography segmentation: $ billion, 2024
Table 5: South Africa media industry value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Table 6: E Media Holdings Ltd: Key Facts
Table 7: E Media Holdings Ltd: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 8: E Media Holdings Ltd: Key Employees
Table 9: MultiChoice Group Ltd: Key Facts
Table 10: MultiChoice Group Ltd: Key Employees
Table 11: MultiChoice Group Ltd: Key Employees Continued
Table 12: South African Broadcasting Corp SOC Ltd: Key Facts
Table 13: South African Broadcasting Corp SOC Ltd: Key Employees
Table 14: Novus Holdings Limited: Key Facts
Table 15: Novus Holdings Limited: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 16: South Africa Size of Population (Million), 2020-23
Table 17: South Africa Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 18: South Africa GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 19: South Africa Inflation, 2020-23
Table 20: South Africa Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 21: South Africa Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: South Africa media industry value: $ billion, 2019-24
Figure 2: South Africa media industry category segmentation: $ billion, 2019-24
Figure 3: South Africa media industry geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: South Africa media industry value forecast: $ billion, 2024-29
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the media industry in South Africa, 2024
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the media industry in South Africa, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the media industry in South Africa, 2024
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the media industry in South Africa, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the media industry in South Africa, 2024
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the media industry in South Africa, 2024
