Market Trends

London, UK, August 15, 2018 — IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, says pay TV homes in the Asia-Pacific region rose 5.7 percent to reach 76 percent of all homes in 2017, and the number will continue to rise steadily, from 632 million homes in 2017 to 743 million by the end of 2022.

Milton Keynes, UK, August 13, 2018--According to the latest quarterly research from Strategy Analytics, more than one billion Connected TV devices are now in use worldwide. Connected TV devices allow users to stream over the top video content to the television screen and include the sub-categories of Smart TVs, Smart Blu-ray Players, Game Consoles and Digital Media Streamers.

London, UK, August 13, 2018 — A new report by Research and Markets forecasts that the Global Satellite Ground Station Equipment Market will grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.45% during the period 2018-2022.

Paris, France, August 6, 2018 – A significant expansion is underway in the smallsat market with about 7,000 smallsats adue to be launched over the next ten years, a six-fold increase from the 1,200 units launched over the past decade. According to Euroconsult's latest report, about 50 constellations, two of which are mega constellations, will account for over 80% of the smallsat count.

Cambridge, Mass., August 1, 2018–NSR’s Big Data Analytics via Satellite, 2^nd Edition report, published today, finds downstream Big Data solutions continue on a sustained growth path over the next decade, largely driven by Earth Observation and M2M/IoT applications in several key markets. Big Data analytics via satellite will generate close to US$ 18.1 billion in cumulative revenues by 2027, owing to increasing demand from end users in the transportation, government & military and energy sectors.

Cambridge, Mass., July 26, 2018 – NSR’s Global Satellite Capacity Supply & Demand, 15^th Edition report, published today, finds satellite capacity revenues continue a long-range growth path of 6.8% CAGR over the next decade.  However, near term caution persists as business models pivot to data-centric & HTS applications, amidst a projected video-centric capacity revenue loss over US$ 2 billion by 2027.  Emerging data use cases, such as Mobility, Cellular Backhaul and Broadband Connectivity, will undoubtedly propel the next wave of satcom growth.

Middlesex, UK, July 25, 2018 -- Three Chinese companies will top the Asia Pacific SVOD rankings by subscribers in 2023. Not expected to ever operate as standalone platforms in China, Netflix and Amazon Prime Video will take fourth and fifth places respectively.

New York City, July 24, 2018 – A new World Teleport Association (WTA) research report released today has revealed that independent teleport operators' service growth is pausing after three years of growth, pricing for teleport services holds its own while capacity prices fall, and competition keeps ramping up to lower costs for customers.

Cheseaux, Switzerland, July 24, 2018 – A 2018 Asia-Pacific Pay-TV Innovation Forum has revealed that the pay-TV industry in Asia Pacific region is experiencing significant challenges, driven by the proliferation of high-quality OTT services and widespread piracy. With consumers in both advanced and emerging countries in the region increasingly choosing streaming services, pay-TV providers expect to see a slowdown in growth and, in some mature markets, a decline in revenue from traditional pay-TV services, while demand for fixed and mobile connectivity services is expected to grow.

Dublin, Ireland, July 23, 2018 -- The Global Satellite Payloads Market accounted for $10.98 billion in 2017 and is expected to reach $26.51 billion by 2026 growing at a CAGR of 10.3%.