Japanese platform WOWOW ended April – the first month of its new fiscal year – with 2,352,264 subscribers, with cancellations outstripping new subscriptions by 7,448 the platform has disclosed. 

The company said the 61,140 new subscriptions in April 2025 were driven by the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, along with live events such as the Tohoshinki 20th Anniversary LIVE TOUR ZONE  in Tokyo Dome. Cancellations increased as targeting programmes came to an end.

More than 800,000 subs cancelled in the year to end March 2025.