NSR’s newest report The Emerging Space Market Opportunity, releasing tomorrow, finds that nearly 400 emerging space companies have been founded since 2000, all seeking to deliver new applications or pursue new approaches to operating in space.

The North American SVOD sector is by far the most mature in the world, with 112 million SVOD subscribers to movie and TV episode platforms by end-2016. However, there is plenty of growth left in the sector. The SVOD total is forecast to climb to 171 million by 2022 – up by 59 million on 2016 or by 53% according to Digital TV Research.

NSR’s Commercial Satellite Ground Segment, 2nd Edition (CSGS2), released tomorrow, forecasts 2016-2026 cumulative global revenues for Commercial Satellite Ground Equipment to surpass US$ 158 billion. Satellite TV continues to be the largest segment by shipments and revenues. Consequently, Set-Top-Boxes and Antennas generate the largest revenue shares. However, in terms of growth VSAT platforms (modems + baseband equipment), driven by verticals such as Consumer Broadband and Mobility, will exhibit the highest levels.

Revenues from OTT TV episodes and movies for 19 Latin American countries will reach US$ 4.60 billion in 2022; up from the US$ 1.87 billion recorded in 2016. SVOD will remain the region’s largest OTT revenue source; contributing US$ 2.86 billion by 2022 (62% of the total) according to Digital TV Research.

NAGRA, a Kudelski Group (SIX:KUD.S) company and one of the world's leading independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, in partnership with MTM, a leading international research and strategy consultancy, today revealed  initial survey findings investigating the top priorities and challenges facing pay-TV operators around the world.

Asia Pacific OTT revenues from TV episodes and movies will reach US$ 24.41 billion in 2022; triple the US$ 8.27 billion recorded in 2016. The total will increase by nearly US$ 3 billion in 2017 alone, according to recent research  from Digital TV research.

NSR’s Maritime Satcom Markets, 5th Edition finds that satellite leasing revenues for the maritime VSAT mobility market are projected to exceed US$ 1 Billion by 2026.  With over US$ 400 million in leasing revenues in 2016 from FSS and HTS offerings, the steady roll-out of the ‘connected vessel’ over the next decade is being powered by falling capacity pricing.

Ericsson has released its second Game Changer paper, ‘The IP Imperative’, the latest installment in a six-part series that details the fundamental factors that are driving change across the TV and Media industry.

According to Euroconsult's latest report, Prospects for the Small Satellite Market, significant expansion in terms of capabilities and demand is underway in the smallsat market.

NSR’s Satellite Capacity Pricing Index (Q3 2017), 3rd Edition (SCPI3), releasing tomorrow, finds that in an era of shorter contract lengths, consolidating end users, technology change, and generally lower pricing; factors influencing price are more complex than ever.  NSR’s report finds that satellite capacity pricing has continued to erode globally across most, if not all, verticals and regions; however, this does not tell the entire story, with pricing having been found