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Infonetics: Pay-TV Operators Look to 'Second Screen' Apps and Enhanced DVR in Tug-of-War for SubscribersCAMPBELL, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Market research firm Infonetics Research released excerpts from its latest Multiscreen TV Service Strategies and Vendor Leadership: Global Service Provider Survey, which provides insights into pay-TV operators' plans for multiscreen video services and delivering live and file-based video content to subscribers with multiple devices. ANALYST NOTE "In a growing number of markets, pay-TV providers find themselves at a crossroads," notes Jeff Heynen, principal analyst for broadband access and pay TV at Infonetics Research. "Their traditional business models are under attack as telco IPTV providers, over-the-top (OTT) providers, and consumer electronics companies - Netflix, LOVEFiLM, Amazon, Hulu (News - Alert), Apple, Samsung, and others - continue to divert revenue away from them." "Pay-TV operators are simultaneously grappling with how to address the desire among subscribers to take their content with them wherever they go, whenever they go," adds Heynen. "The net result is a major change in what equipment pay TV operators invest in to ingest, encode, transcode, and play out video content, as well as how they negotiate with content owners for the right to distribute content across multiple formats." MULTISCREEN TV SURVEY HIGHLIGHTS
ABOUT INFONETICS' MULTI-SCREEN SURVEY For its 35-page multiscreen TV study, Infonetics (News - Alert) interviewed purchase-decision makers at incumbent, competitive, and independent wireless operators from North America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific about their plans for delivering multiscreen video. The study provides insights into business drivers and challenges, technological challenges, types of devices and mobile operating systems supported, transcoding and delivery methods, number of live streaming channels and VOD titles offered, value-added services, and familiarity with and ratings of multiscreen vendors. Survey respondents represent 30% of worldwide telecom capex and 24% of revenue. To buy the survey, contact Infonetics: http://www.infontics.com/contact.asp. RELATED REPORT EXCERPTS
RECENT AND UPCOMING VIDEO & PAY TV RESEARCH Download Infonetics' 2014 market research brochure, publication calendar, events brochure, report highlights, tables of contents, and more at http://www.infonetics.com/login.
INFONETICS WEBINARS Visit https://www.infonetics.com/infonetics-events to register for upcoming webinars, view recent webinars on demand, or learn about sponsoring a webinar.
TO BUY REPORTS, CONTACT: N. America (West), Asia Pacific: Larry Howard, [email protected], +1 408-583-3335 N. America (East, Midwest), L. America: Scott Coyne, [email protected], +1 408-583-3395 EMEA, India, Singapore: George Stojsavljevic, [email protected], +44 755-488-1623 Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan: http://www.infonetics.com/contact.asp ABOUT INFONETICS Infonetics Research (News - Alert) (www.infonetics.com) is an international market research and consulting firm serving the communications industry since 1990. A leader in defining and tracking emerging and established technologies in all world regions, Infonetics helps clients plan, strategize, and compete effectively. View Infonetics' About Us slides at http://bit.ly/QUrbrV. Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/multimedia/home/20140214005734/en/ |