Market Trends

Addison, Tex., March 10, 2020-- International research firm Parks Associates finds the churn rate among all OTT services was 35% in 2019, an increase of 25% from 2018.  The firm will examine strategies for OTT services to counter churn and attract new viewers during the complimentary webcast “Driving Engagement and Reducing Churn in OTT,” cohosted with Swrve on Tuesday, March 17, 1 p.m. CT.

Cambridge, Mass., March 3, 2020 – NSR’s latest report, Satellite Capacity Pricing Index, 6^th Edition (2020) finds capacity pricing declines decelerating in 2020, with the global mean price index declining by ~13% in Q1 2020, in contrast to ~17% in Q1 2019. This decline slows further in 2020, with signs of stabilization across some regions, bands, and applications to come by 2021 in advance of large waves of both GEO and Non-GEO capacity entering the market.

London, UK, February 28, 2020--Pay TV revenues in Canada and the US peaked in 2015 at US $112 billion. Digital TV Research forecasts that revenues will fall by US$ 50 billion to US$ 62 billion in 2025. 

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Boston, Mass., February 18, 2020–As recently as the mid-2000s, the concept of a connected car was limited to maps and music. Now, as we begin a new decade, the market for hardware and software systems inside these connected vehicles is expected to reach $12.7 billion by 2030, according to a new report from Lux Research.  

Hampshire, UK: February 18, 2020--A new study from Juniper Research found that the total number of 5G connections will reach 1.5 billion globally by 2025, rising from only 5 million in 2019. This is an annual average growth of 150% over the next 6 years.

 Cambridge, Mass.,February 5, 2020-NSR’s Optical Satellite Communications, 2^nd Edition report, released today, projects a $3.8 billion cumulative revenue opportunity until 2029 for space-based laser communications. The market is largely equipment-centric, with a significant portion of the revenue flow going to lasercom terminal manufacturers. Progress in this market is heavily dependent on the progress made by non-GEO constellation operators and their ability to launch and close their business cases. 

New York City, NY, February 4, 2020--The World Teleport Association (WTA) today released High Performance: Safety & Security, a new research report that shares insights about the most common under-appreciated safety and security issues at teleports and how their management can best address them.

Oyster Bay, NY, Jan 28, 2020--The Over-the-Top (OTT) video market will surpass US$200 billion by 2024, with 90% of that value fueled by subscription and advertising revenue, according to a new report by global tech market advisory firm, ABI Research.

Addison, Tex., January 27, 2020--New research from Parks Associates finds that TV sets still dominate home entertainment, accounting for over one-half of all video consumed by US broadband households each week. 360 View: Digital Media and Connected Consumers reveals consumers report spending on average nearly 20 hours per week watching video on a TV, compared to nearly four hours on a mobile phone. Consumers also increased the total amount of time spent watching video from 2018 to 2019, a 33% increase in hours spent per week in video viewing.