Industry Updates

64% of Adults Use an SVOD Service 20 March 2017

According to TiVo’s Q4 2017 pay TV and online video trend report, subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) viewing is increasing at a fast rate having 63.8 % adults using at least one service. This is an increase of 8.4 % from the previous … Continue reading

China to dominate 4K and 8K TV shipments by 2020 20 March 2017

Even though Japanese makers are aggressively switching to 4K TV ranges, China will continue to dominate the market by 42% of all TVs in 2017 with 4K shipments, says a recent IHS Markit research. The analysts calculate that in 2016, more than 25 … Continue reading

More Than Half of Americans subscribe to Netflix 20 March 2017

According to a recent Leichtman Research Group (LRG) research, Netflix has reached its penetration milestone in the home country. According to the research, some 82% of households in the United States either have Netflix, a DVR, or video-on-demand (VOD) service from a … Continue reading

Digital Video will keep growing, outperforming Display Ads 17 March 2017

According to a recent eMarketer report, the total numbers of U.S. digital video viewers are set to increase from 221.8 million in 2017 to 239.2 million by 2021, while the internet penetration rate will increase from 81.2% to 83.5%, during … Continue reading

US ‘cord nils’ tripled to 22% in last five years 17 March 2017

According to a recent Diffusion Group (TDG) study, the number of US broadband households that do not subscribe to traditional pay TV service has almost tripled in the past five years since 2011. The figures of ‘cord nils’ in the US … Continue reading

75% of UK Video Viewing Comes from TV 15 March 2017

According to a latest research by Thinkbox, total video viewing in UK is in mass increase year-on-year. The research also notes that TV accounted for 74.8% of video viewing in UK in 2016, which was a little less as compared to 76% … Continue reading

SVOD on Rise in China 15 March 2017

According to a recent Futuresource study, subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) is becoming a force in China, in spite of piracy being rife in the country. The major drivers are a combination of demand from younger viewers and the fight for consumers between heavyweight Chinese SVOD … Continue reading

Global IPTV Market to Generate $93.59 Bn Revenue by 2021 14 March 2017

According to a new report by Zion Market Research, the global IPTV market is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 18.01% to make USD 93.59 billion in 2021 from around USD 34.67 billion in 2015, between 2016 and 2021. … Continue reading

Nordics leads European SVOD market 14 March 2017

According to the recent data from Dataxis research, the Nordic region comprising Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland leads the SVOD market in Europe. According to the report, Nordic region represented 20 percent of all SVOD subscriptions in Europe in Q4 2016 … Continue reading

SVOD homes to reach 428 million by 2020 10 March 2017

According to a new Digital TV Research forecast, the number of homes worldwide with subscription OTT services are expected to reach 428 million by 2020. Revenues from subscription video on demand (SVOD) services will be 18 times higher than in 2010, reaching … Continue reading