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Smartphone Intelligence Service - PremiumGet actionable recommendations for navigating the rapidly evolving global smartphone industry. This service builds upon our standard service – which includes our proprietary Smartphone Model Market Tracker, Handset Database and Handset Specification Database – with access to our Smartphone Active Installed Base Databases that detail the active installed base of smartphones by model, feature and country and much more.Subscribers Only
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Further expansion of Channels and Programming IntelligenceNovember 29, 2019Channels and Programming Intelligence has just added revenues deriving from 203 groups operating in the pay TV segment of 17 territories. Notably, the expansion includes 83 pure platform operators that are not currently included within the service as well as 34 multi-market operators and 169 groups active in one territory only.Subscribers Only
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Channel Distribution DatabaseNovember 26, 2019Database of channel reach including free to air channels, pay TV channels and online subscriptions. The database also includes channel groups' platform strategies.Subscribers Only
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Channel Line-up & Availability DatabaseNovember 26, 2019Track the evolution of distribution strategies and content acquisition by operators across 60 countries. This database delivers continuously updated information on the availability and distribution of Pay-TV and Free-to-air channels across traditional broadcast and emerging online platforms.Subscribers Only
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Channel Revenue & Programming Spend DatabaseNovember 26, 2019Detailed information on channel revenue and program expenditure. Revenue data includes splits for carriage revenue, direct to consumer subscriptions and advertising. Programming data covers spend on original content, acquisitions and sport.Subscribers Only
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Movie & Sports Rights DatabaseNovember 26, 2019Database of key movie and sports rights, including past deals and announced upcoming relationships.Subscribers Only
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X019: Latest Project xCloud expansion underlines Microsoft’s core strengthsNovember 15, 2019As competition in the cloud gaming sector continues to heat up, Microsoft is taking a more aggressive, although well-planned, approach to testing and rolling out its own Project xCloud game streaming preview. The X019 announcements underline Microsoft’s core strengths in infrastructure, service delivery and content.
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Project xCloud: Microsoft scales up testing of cloud gaming solutionSeptember 24, 2019Microsoft announces start of its public test for its cloud gaming solution Project xCloud
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Hong Kong political unrest to impact 2019 advertising revenuesJuly 24, 2019Since March 2019, Hong Kong had been experiencing a series of protests against the pro-Beijing extradition bill proposed by the government. The Yuen Long violence incident happened on the 20th July further intensified tension between the public and force.
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ABUdigital 2019 review: Asian broadcasters look to digital to counter falling ad revenuesJuly 09, 2019The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) last week held ABUdigital, a forum set up to concentrate minds on how its members should respond to declining TV advertising revenues and emerging online opportunities. IHS Markit analysts attended the inaugural ABUdigital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 3-4 July.
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Elections in Asia Pacific to boost 2019 TV advertising revenues in the regionJune 25, 2019The first half of 2019 witnessed a series of general elections in multiple countries in Asia: - Thailand in March, - Indonesia in April, - India in April to May, - Australia in May - and the Philippines in May IHS Markit Advertising service expects political campaigns to significantly boost TV advertising revenues in India and the Philippines; and moderately in Indonesia, Australia and Thailand.
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5G services launch in Korea and the USApril 08, 2019The three major carriers in Korea, SK Telecom, Korea Telecom and LG U+. officially started 5G service at mid-night of 3 April. In the US, Verizon followed suit - also on 3 April. The Korean roll out is much broader than Verizon's in the US, in terms of coverage, device support and data plan options.Subscribers Only
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Authorities fight TV and video piracy in Malaysia and SingaporeFebruary 15, 2019Governments in Malaysia and Singapore are stepping up anti-piracy initiatives as pay TV operators and online subscription platforms suffer from the impact of set-top-boxes offering illegal access to their services. The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) held an Anti-Piracy Summit on 14 February with support from Coalition Against Piracy, the Asia Video Industry Association, TV and online broadcasters Astro, Media Prima, Dim Sum, and iFlix. The event highlighted the revenues lost by industry and government because of piracy.
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Korean broadcasters join forces with SK Telecom to step up original content productionJanuary 28, 2019Korean telco SK Telecom has signed a memorandum of understanding with the country's three leading broadcasters to integrate their online video platforms, Oksusu and POOQ. Broadcasters Korean Broadcasting System (KBS), Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) and Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) operate POOQ through a joint venture called Content Alliance Platform. The new service will aim to create more local original content to fend off growing competition. According to reports, SK Telecom CEO Park Jung-Ho was seeking an initial investment of $180 million to produce original content; in comparison, Oksusu spent just $10 million on content last year. The company also aims to expand the new online video platform to Southeast Asia later in the year.
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Asia TV Forum 2018 wrap-upDecember 18, 2018IHS Markit analysts attended Asia TV Forum in Singapore on 5-7 December to catch up on TV and online video market trends in Asia. Global consumer platforms Facebook and Twitter were in the speaker line-up consisted alongside TV and online video companies. Key themes we noted are as follows: 1. Partnerships and collaboration among local and regional players are seen as key to fight the power of global giants such as YouTube, Facebook, Netflix and Amazon 2. Telecommunication companies are playing a bigger role in the TV and online video market, leveraging their user base and the mobile data they own
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Nexon cancels development of Titanfall OLJuly 17, 2018The freemium version of Titanfall was designed exclusively for Asian markets with development handled by Nexon GT, specifically the team responsible for Sudden Attack. The agreement to cancel Titanfall OL was co-announced by EA and Nexon, while the was still in closed-beta testing and yet to have been officially launched. The two companies will continue to work on FIFA Online 4, as well as new products.
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Facebook buys rights to Premier League in four Asian marketsJuly 06, 2018In a further move into live sports streaming, Facebook is reported to have bought the rights to Premier League games for three seasons beginning in 2019/20 in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Unconfirmed reports today gave a value of $260 million for the cycle of games included in the contract.
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New Malaysian Government to boost ad revenue, confidence and competitionMay 14, 2018Malaysia recently held its 14th general election which concluded in the welcoming of a new government on 10 May 2018. This marks the first ever change in government since the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition came to power in 1957 – the year Malaysia gained independence from the British. The new ruling government Pakatan Harapan promises a fresh start for consumers and businesses alike since becoming disenchanted over the rising cost of living and a corruption scandal surrounding BN since 2015. Under the new regime, consumer sentiment and business confidence will improve and subsequently drive economic growth over the next 5 years. As a result, IHS Markit expects advertising revenues to return to growth and competition to increase in Malaysia’s media market.
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Content Producer Mergers & Acquisitions - 2013-2017March 08, 2018IHS Markit Channels and Programming Intelligence has tracked 350 mergers and acquisitions (M&As) involving content producers over the five years from 2013 until the end of 2017. Content producer M&A activity has increased, from 42 deals in 2013 to 102 in 2017. ITV and Fremantle Media were the most active buyers in terms of number of deals in the last five years.Subscribers Only
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Samsung looks to innovative S9 camera to energize Galaxy S smartphone salesFebruary 25, 2018Samsung is packing its main innovative push into the cameras of its latest flagship Galaxy S devices. With the new super slow motion video capture, Samsung has improved on previous industry attempts to commercialize this feature. The Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus are strong handset designs which evolve from 2017’s excellent S8. They are markedly different in camera quality and display size from the two to three year old smartphones potential customers own now which should boost upgrades. However, consumers may delay purchase because of rising flagship prices.
