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Connected Devices Databases - Core Connected DevicesFebruary 18, 2019This workbooks regroups all of the Connected Devices Intelligence service’s core connected devices data, and presents it in Microsoft Excel pivot-table form.Subscribers Only
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Young males more likely to look for UHD content when choosing a video serviceOctober 11, 2018More than a third of video subscribers claim ultra-high-definition (UHD) content is an important criterion in their choice of video services, across five markets surveyed. Among households with both pay TV and online video subscriptions, that preference rises to 50 percent.
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Content Discovery is Key to Achieving Customer SatisfactionSeptember 19, 2018According to the “Connected Devices and Media Consumption” survey from IHS Markit, TV content discovery is at the heart of the battle among TV and video providers to convince consumers that their user experience is both easy to use and truly personalized. Even with smart digital assistants now integrated into TVs, successful personalization will come down to the ability to really know their customers and help them find what they want to watch.Subscribers Only
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US Pay TV & Online Video Consumers: Q1 2018September 04, 2018Analysis of US pay TV and OTT consumers, including behaviourial characteristics in regards to device ownership and video consumption habits. This report focuses on three key groups; cord-shavers, cord-cutters and cord-nevers.Subscribers Only
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Amazon product ecosystem leads to higher Prime Video affinity and service ratingsAugust 28, 2018According to IHS Markit’s “Connected Devices and Media Consumption” survey conducted in April 2018, consumers who owned an existing Amazon device were also more likely to purchase further Amazon devices, use Amazon’s Prime Video service and engage with digital assistant Alexa. Amazon’s Fire Stick, specifically, was found to increase brand loyalty and engagement across services.Subscribers Only
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Pay TV EST: A necessary expansion of the operator business as competition risesJune 20, 2018This report analyses the performance of pay TV EST to date, examining operator strategies and shifts in consumption patterns that are driving EST launches.Subscribers Only
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Device expansion key for pay TV as consumers go onlineMay 24, 2018With the proliferation of connected devices both in and out of the home, the need to meet consumers’ expectations of accessing content anywhere and everywhere becomes ever more important.Subscribers Only
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Verimatrix acquires Mirimon technology and teamJune 27, 2017Content security firm Verimatrix has acquired Genius Digital’s Mirimon engineering team, technology, and associated IP. The Mirimon stack comprises a set of technologies that allow service providers to harvest data from a range of end-user devices, and from operator-managed consumer premises equipment (CPE) in particular. Verimatrix’s Verspective analytics proposition will integrate the technology. The acquisition’s value is unknown. However, given that Genius Digital generated turnover of roughly USD 1.5m in 2015, IHS Markit believes that the deal was modest in size.Subscribers Only
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Video is the future of TV appsAugust 30, 2016Beyond video apps and services, many of the first wave of TV apps have been built out of existing smartphone apps. The TV apps environment presents developers with a number of new challenges.Subscribers Only
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The outlook for Android STBsJuly 14, 2016This report provides a holistic view of Android OS across the pay TV and OTT retail STB landscape - focusing on the strategies and rationale of pay TV operators who have chosen Android implementations. The report also analyses the OTT STB market and the impact of Google's current vision of its Android platform.Subscribers Only
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AT&T and Quickplay - as much about OTT as it is about hedging, diversification, and tech captureMay 25, 2016AT&T is set to acquire OTT solutions and managed-media- services provider Quickplay Media. Although the terms of the deal are unknown, the sale almost certainly surpasses USD 100m in value; private equity group Madison Dearborn Partners purchased a majority stake in Quickplay in Q3 2012 for roughly USD 100m.Subscribers Only
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Amazon Launches Amazon Video Direct with Flexible Business Models for Content OwnersMay 12, 2016Amazon has launched Amazon Video Direct, which allows video content owners to specify a range of different business models to generate revenue from their content. Content rights are also granted to Amazon on a non-exclusive base, meaning that videos can be used on, or taken from, other video platforms associated with content owners.Subscribers Only
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Rovi acquires TiVoMay 04, 2016The heavens have aligned for two of the media-and-entertainment industry’s technology giants. Analytics, program guide and IP-licensing kingpin Rovi will acquire OTT software, UI pioneer and DVR progenitor TiVo. Valued at roughly USD 1.1 billion, the deal remains subject to closing conditions, is expected to conclude by the end of the third quarter, 2016, and will usher in the disappearance of the Rovi brand entirely.Subscribers Only
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IBM acquires ClearleapDecember 16, 2015IBM has agreed to acquire Clearleap, a US based company who provides over-the-top (OTT) video solutions to the media sector. Clearleap’s OTT stack and SaaS solutions will be integrated into the IBM Cloud platform, and collectively, the combined portfolio will be positioned to help media companies reduce the complexity and expense of delivering digital content. Financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed.Subscribers Only
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The Future of Pay TV in AsiaJuly 22, 2015What are the key technologies and the differences in the Asian pay TV market? This presentation demonstrates the differences between developed and developing pay TV markets by exploring the future of pay TV in Asia. Operators, OTT providers and content owners are increasingly looking towards key technologies like UHD, multicast IP transmission and LTE video, edge caching and predictive analytics and content recommendation in order to drive video consumption as the number of connected devices in the region grows.Subscribers Only
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Digital markets and main trends: CEE, Nordic region, NetherlandsJune 19, 2015Overview of the main trends in the digital markets in the CEE, Nordics and the Netherlands and possible future trendsSubscribers Only
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Dish adds HBO to Sling TV serviceMarch 26, 2015Dish TV is adding HBO to its over-the-top Sling TV service. The premium pay TV content provider will be available for $15 a month as an add-on package. The deal comes as part of a larger carriage deal between Turner Networks covering satellite and OTT.Subscribers Only
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More validation for the fledgling Sling TVMarch 26, 2015Dish is once again boosting the channel lineup of its Sling TV offering by including A+E networks. A+E, History, Lifetime and H2 have joined the core package, boosting the channel line up to 21 for Sling TV’s “Best of Live TV” package, keeping the price at $20 /mo. In addition, FYI and Lifetime Movie Network have been added to the $5 /mo add-on package, Lifestyle extra.Subscribers Only
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HBO Now and iOS join at the hipMarch 17, 2015HBO’s much-anticipated, standalone OTT service – HBO Now – is set to launch in April, 2015. Slated to cost USD 14.99 a month at launch, HBO Now will be exclusive to Apple devices during the service’s first quarter. While users will be able to consume content via any browser, potential subscribers will only be able to register for the service via an iOS device, or an Apple TV.Subscribers Only
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Imagine Communications acquires RGB NetworksFebruary 09, 2015Imagine Communications has continued its expansion into the video infrastructure market with the acquisition of RGB Networks. For Imagine, RGB brings with it a strong, North American cable customer base—most importantly, Comcast-- and a product roadmap that includes software-based transcoding and packaging servers, as well as ad insertion servers.Subscribers Only
