According to a survey on subscription video on demand (SvoD) conducted by Rakuten Insight in 2024 in Malaysia, content variety was the leading reason for subscribing to SvoD services among Malaysian subscribers, as stated by 49 percent of the respondents. The other main reason for subscribing to a streaming service provider among Malaysian respondents was because they wanted to enjoy video content without advertisements.
Reasons for subscribing to SvoD streaming service providers among users in Malaysia as of June 2024
Characteristic
Share of respondents
It offered a larger variety of content than cable and satellite TV
49%
I wanted to enjoy video content without advertisements
48%
It was affordable
46%
I wanted the flexibility of being able to watch the content according to my schedule and not the broadcasting schedule
38%
I wanted to be able to watch video content on the go on my mobile devices (e.g. during my commute on the app on my phone)
34%
I wanted to watch the original content from that particular streaming service provider
31%
It is in trend to have one
16%
My friend/family member wanted to share an account with me
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Rakuten Insight. (September 4, 2024). Reasons for subscribing to SvoD streaming service providers among users in Malaysia as of June 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262622/malaysia-reasons-for-subscribing-to-svod-streaming-service-providers/
Rakuten Insight. "Reasons for subscribing to SvoD streaming service providers among users in Malaysia as of June 2024." Chart. September 4, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262622/malaysia-reasons-for-subscribing-to-svod-streaming-service-providers/
Rakuten Insight. (2024). Reasons for subscribing to SvoD streaming service providers among users in Malaysia as of June 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262622/malaysia-reasons-for-subscribing-to-svod-streaming-service-providers/
Rakuten Insight. "Reasons for Subscribing to Svod Streaming Service Providers among Users in Malaysia as of June 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Sep 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262622/malaysia-reasons-for-subscribing-to-svod-streaming-service-providers/
Rakuten Insight, Reasons for subscribing to SvoD streaming service providers among users in Malaysia as of June 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262622/malaysia-reasons-for-subscribing-to-svod-streaming-service-providers/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Reasons for subscribing to SvoD streaming service providers among users in Malaysia as of June 2024 [Graph], Rakuten Insight, September 4, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262622/malaysia-reasons-for-subscribing-to-svod-streaming-service-providers/