Market Trends

Cambridge, MA – June 9, 2020 – NSR’s Global Satellite Capacity Supply and Demand, 17^th Edition report, released today, finds COVID-19 having a deep, near term impact on key satellite capacity growth areas,  but the industry will bounce back to 2019 revenue levels in 3 years. Despite near term challenges, NSR is still bullish on long-term potential, forecasting Satcom revenues reaching $26.5 Billion by 2029. Backhaul, Consumer Broadband, Gov/Mil, and some Maritime segments, show high levels of resiliency against COVID-19, albeit new installs have been impacted by supply chain issues and lockdowns. On the other hand, Aero and Cruise have seen their growth trajectory truncated, but they have not lost their long-term potential. Video revenues will continue to degrade, although the potential to generate a continued and predictable Video-based cash flow cannot be ignored.

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London, UK, June 1, 2020--AVOD expenditure will more than double between 2019 and 2025 to reach US$ 53 billion across 138 countries according to Digital TV Research. 

Cambridge, Mass., May 27, 2020 - NSR’s Cloud Computing via Satellite report, released today, projects 52 Exabytes of Traffic by 2029, with players in the satellite and space industry contributing cumulative revenue of US$ 16 B from 2019-2029. The market is largely satcom-centric, with a significant portion of the revenue flow going to service providers and satellite operators.

Dublin, Ireland, May 19, 2020--According to new research from Research and Markets the commercial satellite market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of more than 7% from 2020-2025. The Asia-Pacific region is expected to generate the highest demand during the forecast period.

Paris, France, May 19, 2020 – In its latest research titled, “Prospects for Maritime Satellite Communications,” Euroconsult projects that the previously growing maritime connectivity market will experience a significant setback due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Maritime VSAT connectivity reached an all-time high of 28,200 connected vessels at the end of 2019 but because of the current health crisis, the previous projection of 49,300 terminals by 2023 has been reduced to 40,600 units.

London, UK, May 18, 2020--Global online TV episode and movie revenues will reach US$ 167 billion in 2025; double the US$ 83 billion recorded in 2019. About US$16 billion will be added in 2020 according to Digital TV Research.

Bristol, UK, May 18, 2020--The global Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) market is projected to be positively impacted by the COVID-19 lockdowns, as consumers turn to SVoD services to fill increased viewing hours and restrictions on movie theater attendance. Disney’s arrival on the global streaming stage could not have come at a more opportune time, and it is projected to soon pass Amazon’s Prime Video viewership, and close the gap on first-place Netflix towards the end of 2025.

London, UK, May 15, 2020--Digital TV Research forecasts 35 million additional pay TV subscribers between 2019 and 2025, taking the global total to 1.06 billion. Based on forecasts for 138 countries, the number of pay TV subscribers passed 1 billion in 2018.