OTT in Europe sees changed video consumption habits and new investment opportunities 18 July 2016

Research firm Pyramid Research has released its latest report, entitled “OTT Video in Europe: focus on domestic content and local languages to boost take up of services“, which naturally is on sale to relevant parties at relevant prices. Pyramid Research states … Continue reading

73% of households in Central and Eastern Europe to opt for Pay-TV by 2020 18 July 2016

The availability of high-speed next-generation fixed and mobile networks is changing video consumption habits in Europe significantly, driving multiscreen video and video-on-demand (VOD), according to a study from Pyramid Research. High proliferation of connected devices, greater volume of online video … Continue reading

VoD and Non-linear viewing will account for 25% of Dutch TV Viewing by 2025 18 July 2016

On-demand and non-linear viewing will account for 25 per cent of all TV viewing in the Netherlands by 2025, according to a report from Dutch bank ABN Amro on the country’s viewing behaviour. This is up from just 7 per … Continue reading

Latin America to reach 80 million OTT VoD subscribers by 2021 15 July 2016

The study involves 19 countries in Latin America. The Pay TV market in Latin America will reach 80 million subscribers in 2021, a figure equivalent to a 42.4% penetration over total TV households. The growth rate for the period 2016-2021 … Continue reading

OTT TV and video revenues in Western Europe will reach USD 14.64 billion in 2021 15 July 2016

OTT TV and video revenues in Western Europe are expected to more than double between 2015 and 2021, though the growth rates between the countries will vary widely, according to the latest report from Digital TV Researchy, looking at 17 … Continue reading

25% of USA households have cut the cord 15 July 2016

A quarter (25%) of all US TV households are now going without cable and satellite reception, according to GfK’s 2016 Ownership and Trend Report from The Home Technology Monitor. The survey shows that levels of broadcast-only reception and Internet-only video … Continue reading

Global Video on Demand Market is expected to reach $74.81 billion by 2020 14 July 2016

The Global Video on Demand Market is estimated to be worth $47.25 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach $74.81 billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 9.63%. North America holds the major share of market with Asia Pacific … Continue reading

Cable, IPTV and satellite subscriptions declined but revenue steady 14 July 2016

The overall number of TV subscribers dropped to 11.2 million as of Aug. 31, 2015 from 11.4 million in 2014, according to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission annual financial report on cable, Internet Protocol television (IPTV) and satellite companies. … Continue reading

Cord-cutters to be shut out from NBC’s Rio live-video lineup. 14 July 2016

It’s the first Olympic Games that viewers be available to watch live on connected TVs, including Apple TV, Google’s Chromecast, Roku and Amazon Fire devices, and for the first time, NBC broadcast network content including the primetime show will be streamed … Continue reading

Online video market in China has grown at a CAGR of over 70% since 2013 13 July 2016

iResearch, the online video market in China has grown at a CAGR of over 70% since 2013 to become a RMB 14 billion ($1.8 billion) market by the end of 2015.  One of the key factors driving the online video … Continue reading