Market Trends

Western Europe to Add US$13-B in OTT Revenues

Middlesex, UK, Sept. 11, 2018 ― Western European OTT TV episode and movie revenues will reach US$ 23.02 billion in 2023; more than double the US$ 9.84 billion recorded in 2017. Revenues for 18 countries are expected to climb by US$ 2.63 billion in 2018 alone.

Overall Rate of OTT Video Service Cancellation Steady at 18%

Addison, TX, Sept. 11, 2018 ― A Parks Associates research has found that the rate of cancellations for OTT video services among U.S. broadband households has held steady over the past three years at approximately 18%.

In-Flight Connectivity Demands Better QoS and Measurement of Passenger Experience

Cambridge, Mass., September 10, 2018 – NSR’s Aeronautical Satcom Markets, 6th Editionreport forecasts in-flight connectivity will generate $37 billion by the end of 2027 with quality of service and measuring the passenger experience as critical issues for the market to develop.  In the process, NSR expects airlines to take more of the control over the customer-facing environment and dictate terms for smarter suites of services in what is still an underperforming market.    

Forecasts NPD: 7% CAGR Expected for Internet-Connected TV Devices in the U.S. Through 2021

Port Washington, NY, September 6, 2018 – In the U.S., at the end of 2017, 210 million devices were installed in consumer homes actively delivering internet connectivity to the TV screen, and by the end of 2021 there are forecast to be 275 million, according to The NPD Group.

Eastern European OTT Revenues to Triple

Middlesex, UK, September 3, 2018 — OTT TV episode and movie revenues for 22 Eastern European countries will reach US$ 3.51 billion in 2023; more than triple the $1.01 billion recorded in 2017.

Asia Pacific Online Video Revenues to Grow To US$48-B by 2023, with More than 60% from China

Hong Kong, September 3, 2018 — Online video revenue, comprising net ad spend and subscription fees, will grow at an 18% CAGR across Asia Pacific between 2018 and 2023, climbing from ~US$21 bil. in 2018 to US$ 48 bil. by 2023, according to Asia Pacific Online Video & Broadband Distribution, a new report published today by Media Partners Asia (MPA).

Nanosatellite and Microsatellite Market to Grow with a CAGR of 12.5% from 2018-2024

Dublin, Ireland,  Aug. 15, 2018 — A new study on nanosatellite and microsatellite market covering North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and rest of the world (ROW) predicts that the global nanosatellite and microsatellite market will grow with a CAGR of 12.5% over the period of 2018-2024.

IPTV Drives Growth in Asia-Pacific as Pay TV Homes Rise to 632-M in 2017

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.

US SVOD Subscriptions to Reach 208 million

London, UK, August 14, 2018--The number of SVOD subscriptions in the US will climb from 132 million in 2017 (111.5% of TV households) to 208 million in 2023 (173.0% of TV households) according to Digital TV Research.

Global Connected TV Device Installed Base Breaks Through the One Billion Unit Milestone

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.