Market Trends

New Amino and PerceptionTV White Paper Highlight Challenges Facing Operators in Delivering Successful OTT Multiscreen Experiences

London, UK, December 16, 2016-- Amino, leader in IPTV, and PerceptionTV, the IPTV multiscreen platform provider, today publish a new white paper addressing the challenge facing operators seeking to deliver a consistent off net multiscreen TV experience.

Internet of Things & M2M Communication Market Outlook through 2019

Dublin, Ireland,  December 11, 2014--The global Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine to Machine (M2M) communications market is estimated to grow from US$ 255.87 billion in 2014 to US$ 947.29 billion in 2019, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 29.9% during the forecast period of 2014-2019 according to a new reseach from Research and Markets.

ITU Releases Global Development Initiatives Reports

Doha, Qatar, December 9, 2014 – The Advisory Boards of the ITU m-Powering Development and Smart Sustainable Development Model Initiatives released their first reports in Doha, Qatar, at an extraordinary meeting of each of the Boards, which met on the eve of ITU Telecom World 2014 in session 7-10 December.  

Video Study Reveals Consumer Device-Shifting Patterns as TV Consumption Fragments Across Smartphones, Tablets and PCs

Santa Clara, Calif., December 9, 2014--Ooyala today issued its Q3 2014 Global Video Index Report, showing consistent daily patterns in the way people consume TV and video across different devices throughout the day. The report also shows that mobile and tablet devices reached 30 percent of all online video views during the quarter, representing a 114 percent year-over-year increase. At this rate, Ooyala predicts that mobile and tablet viewing will reach 50 percent of all online views by late 2015.   

Join 500 Colleagues in Making This a Better Industry

New York City, December 8, 2014--What are your top priorities?  One of them certainly has to be your career, and the long-term health of the industry you work in.  You can do something valuable about them by completing the international Workforce Study.  It is the first of its kind, and we are proud to partner with the Society of Satellite Professionals International (SSPI) to carry it out.  To take a brief survey click here.

Emerging Markets Driving Pay TV Market Growth

Paris, France, December 4, 2014--According to Euroconsult's newly released report, Satellite Pay-TV: Key Economics & Prospects, the global satellite pay-TV industry has observed strong growth in the past five years despite an increasingly competitive TV landscape where IPTV, DTT and connected entertainment services have rapidly expanded their reach. Subscriptions to satellite pay-TV reached 196 million homes in 2013 and revenues topped US$ 97 billion.

Over 500 Million Multichannel TV Homes in Asia Pacific

Hong Kong, December 1, 2014–According to CASBAA’s recently updated Asia Pacific Multichannel TV Advertising 2015 book, the Asia Pacific now boasts 500,639,000 multichannel homes across the region. An annual compendium of regional facts and figures and advertising research culled from a variety of sources, the Asia Pacific Multichannel TV Advertising 2015 is updated every year to provide essential data for the region’s broadcasting industry.

The Majority of FTA Satellite TV channels in the Arab World Still Broadcast in SD

Amman, Jordan,  November 26, 2014--The number of FTA satellite channels in the Arab World reached 762 channels by September 2014. The Arab Advisors Group researched and analyzed the 762 channels that broadcast on Arabsat, Nilesat, Noorsat and Yahlive. Fully operational channels reached 724. The majority of the analyzed FTA satellite channels broadcast in Standard Definition (SD), while only 10.5% broadcast in High Definition (HD).

Global TV Shipments Rebound, LCD Growth Significantly Improves, According to DisplaySearch

Santa. Clara, Calif., November 26, 2014– TV shipments improved 4% Y/Y in Q3’14, and LCD TV shipments alone rose nearly 9%, according to the latest findings in the Quarterly Global TV Shipment and Forecast Report, produced by DisplaySearch, now part of IHS Inc.

Premium OTT Market to Experience Rapid Growth by 2017 Despite Barriers to Entry

London, UK, November 25, 2014–Vindicia, a leader in enterprise-class subscription billing, and Ooyala, an innovator in video streaming, personalization and analytics, have today announced the results of a qualitative pan-European study that looks at the current premium service OTT market and its projected growth in the UK, Dutch and German regions by 2017.