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Inflation Fuels Telecom Services and Pay TV Market Growth in All Global Regions — IDC

Worldwide spending on Telecom Services and Pay TV Services reached $1,478 billion in 2022, increasing by 2.2% year over year. IDC expects Worldwide spending on Telecom and Pay TV services will increase by 2.0% next year and reach a total of $1,541 billion. The latest forecast is slightly more optimistic compared to last year, as it assumes a 0.3 percentage point higher growth in 2023. IDC believes this acceleration is a consequence of the increase in tariffs on telecommunication services fueled by inflation.

Emerging MarketsStaff ReportsMay 17, 2023Telecommunication, Telecom Services, IDC, Pay TV

2023 Poses New Challenges for Pay TV and Over-the-Top Players to Meet the Needs of Digital Consumers -- Jon Kirchner, Xperi

Dramatic shifts in consumer behavior, driven by concerns about inflation and recession, will create a dramatically different market for Pay TV and over-the-top (OTT) streaming service providers as 2023 unfolds, according to Jon Kirchner, chief executive officer of Xperi.

Subscribers, he says, are revisiting digital entertainment budgets that ballooned in the aftermath of the global pandemic and are developing strategies to better control investments in content, online gaming and other digital experiences.

Editor's Pick, OTTStaff ReportsJanuary 31, 2023Pay TV, OTT, SVOD, AVOD, FAST, Open Platforms

With ‘Streaming Wars’ Upon Us, Are OTT and Network Service Providers Fighting Over the Right Budget

Analysts have flooded the market with reports and perspectives foretelling the arrival of the streaming wars. Serving as the industry’s own “winter is coming” mantra -- à la Game of Thrones -- the streaming wars were portrayed as a great competition for discrete household content budgets.

Editor's PickNate FisherFebruary 7, 2020OTT, Pay TV, Network Service Providers, Netflix, Amazon, Disney+

Production Switchers Rise in Value, as Broadcasters Move to IP

Technological advancements in the broadcast industry are applying upward pressure to the global production switcher market, on track to exceed $250 million in 2019, according to a new report from Futuresource Consulting.

Staff ReportsDecember 26, 2019Switcher Market, Broadcast, Pay TV, Broadcasters

Only One-Third of Cord-Cutters Plan to Use Paid OTT Services as a Substitute for Pay-TV: Parks Associates

Over-the-top (OTT) video and pay-TV research from Parks Associates shows that consumer perception of a poor value proposition in pay TV remains the top trigger for changing, downgrading, or cancelling services.

Nate FisherOctober 25, 2018Parks Associates, cord-cutters, over-the-top, OTT video, Pay TV, digital media, cord shavers

Worldwide Pay-TV Market Revenue Will Swell to $295 Billion By 2022: ABI Research

In the face of increasing pressure from over-the-top (OTT) video services, pay TV providers are stepping up their game, according to new research from ABI Research. Despite the competition from OTT video services, the worldwide pay TV market has been growing at a steady pace. ABI forecasts that the global pay TV market -- which includes satellite, cable, and Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) services -- will generate $295 billion in 2022.

Lane CooperJune 6, 2018ABI Research, Pay TV, IPTV, OTT, video services

U.S. SVoD Will Reach 125 Million Subscribers in 2018: Futuresource Consulting

The overall US video and Pay-TV market continues its healthy overall growth and is set to reach $140 billion by the end of 2018, according to the latest video entertainment report from Futuresource Consulting. This is despite the continuously evolving and challenging landscape.

Nate FisherFebruary 21, 2018Futuresource Consulting, SVoD, subscription on Demand, Pay TV