New Parks Associates consumer research finds 62% of US broadband households subscribe to a traditional pay-TV service via a cable or satellite provider, down from 69% in Q1 2019, even as the average amount of video watched per week has spiked to more than 37 hours per household.

COVID-19 has drastically changed the landscape for businesses across all industries, forcing immediate changes – but ones that will have long-term consequences.

The Global Satellite Services market is forecasted to reach US$ 162.75 billion by 2026 growing at a CAGR of 3.2% during 2019 to 2026 according to a report entitled " Global Satellite Services Market Analysis 2020" by Research and Markets.

The Global Commercial Satellite Imaging market accounted for US $2,528.96 million in 2019 and is expected to reach US $6,675.65 million by 2027 growing at a CAGR of 12.9% during the forecast period according to a report by Research and Mrkets entitled The 

USIM has produced a white paper directly fo cusing on the changing consumer viewer habits caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The study reveals that the pandemic has accelerated adoption and usage of app-based TV viewing since consumers have discovered the free content available on their smart TVs and continue to watch those free ad-supported channels.

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Digital Citizens Alliance and NAGRA jointly released today an investigative report showcasing how illegal piracy subscription services in the United States have grown into a billion-dollar industry that steals from creators, circumvents legitimate TV operators, and poses risks for consumers. “Money for Nothing” details how a sophisticated ecosystem of thousands of retailers and wholesalers–through content theft and enabled by legal businesses–provides illicit piracy services to at least nine million U.S. households

NSR’s Non-GEO Constellations Analysis Toolkit, released today, provides clients with an unbiased analytical framework to conduct internal assessments of LEO and MEO high-throughput satcom. With pre-loaded datasets and logic driven by configurable filters and inputs, the toolkit delivers an output-rich set of technical and business metrics benchmarking HTS constellations’ capabilities and performance.

The number of gross SVOD subscriptions grew by 28% in 2019 according to Digital TV Research's SVOD Databook 2020. The net subscriber count rose by 55 million (16%) in 2019 to total 403 million. Therefore, gross subscriptions are growing faster than net subscribers. This means that the average SVOD subscriber paid for 1.59 SVOD subscriptions in 2019 – up from 1.44 in 2018.

In its latest research titled, “Satellite Connectivity and Video Market,” Euroconsult revised its forecast to account for the impact of COVID-19. The pandemic has deeply impacted maritime and in-flight connectivity demand, and to a lesser extent other segments such as enterprise networks. It remains to be seen how long those markets will take to recover.