Americas Markets - Market Trends


London, UK, September 29, 2020

SVOD revenues for 138 countries will reach US$ 100 billion by 2025; double from the $50 billion recorded in 2019. SVOD revenues will exceed $1 billion in 16 countries by 2025; double from eight countries in 2019, according to new research from Digital TV Research.

Cambridge, Mass., Septmeber 28, 2020

 earth-observation.jpegNSR’s Satellite-Based Earth Observation, 12th Edition (EO12), released today, finds a limited impact from COVID-19 on the EO market, with the sale of EO data and derived products to reach $8.1 billion annually by 2029. Revenues will be driven by government, military, and financial service-based customers, owing to strong demand and diversity need. Constellations of satellites featuring optical, radar, and new non-imagery datatypes - such as radio frequency monitoring - are expected to dramatically increase the industry’s access to supply and encourage new business models.

Cambridge, Mass., September 22, 2020

NSR’s HTS Satellite Constellations, A Critical Assessment, 3rd Edition report finds a US$ 68 Billion Revenue Potential for HTS Satellite Constellations over the next decade, with varying levels of business case viability.  Opportunity exists for SpaceX, OneWeb, mPower, Amazon, and Telesat to build fundamentally sound constellation businesses via high throughput, low latency, ubiquitous coverage and e

Los Angeles, Calif., September 22, 2020

Highspeedinternet.com surveyed 1,000 Americans to find out what they believed about today’s latest technologies, including 5G cellular networks and low-Earth orbit satellites from Space X’s Starlink network. Their findings are a little surprising, including: 

New York City, NY, September 21, 2020

While pandemic-driven lockdowns may have benefited certain forms of media, the traditional pay TV industry is not one of them. In fact, cable, satellite, and telecom TV providers will lose the most subscribers ever. More than 6 million US households will cut cable this year according to a new study by emarketer.com.

Dublin, Ireland, September 14, 2020

Amid the COVID-19 crisis, the global market for Commercial Satellite Imaging estimated at US$4.4 Billion in the year 2020, is projected to reach a revised size of US$8.3 Billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 9.4% over the analysis period 2020-2027. Military & Defense, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to record a 10% CAGR and reach US$3.9 Billion by the end of the analysis period.

Paris, Frnace, September 9, 2020 

In its latest research, Prospects for In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity, Euroconsult provides a strategic review of the market reset resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and its significant impact on the aviation industry. In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) has been a key driver for the entire ecosystem and constituted a $1.4 billion market in 2019.

Los Angeles, CA, September 8, 2020 by Elisabeth Tweedie

 ott=platforms.jpeg"Over-the-top (OTT) streaming services overtake cable and satellite viewing in USA.”  “More Netflix viewers than Sky satellite TV viewers in the UK.”  As you read headlines like these, it would be easy to think that satellite, not only as a Direct-to-home (DTH) service, but also as a content delivery provider has lost its place in the value chain.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  There are many reasons why satellite will continue to be both necessary, relevant and indeed an essential partner for key players in the OTT industry, and this MarketBrief will examine the key ones.

New York City, September 4, 2020 by Robert Bell

 wta-high-performance.pngWhere does high quality of service come from in a satellite services operation that runs  24x7?  There are obvious factors like the reliability of power and connectivity, provision against disaster like fire suppression and adequate attention to maintenance.  But quality of service is ultimately a product of human ingenuity, and its roots reach into the culture of the organization.