China- Irdeto has announced the successful integration of Irdeto Rights for China DRM with HiSilicon Technologies Co., Ltd.’s trusted execution environment (TEE) hardware for its chipsets. This integration will give operators in China and content owners more control and confidence to launch premium content services, especially Hollywood studio early release and 4K/UHD content, and is the first hardware-protected ecosystem for China DRM in the industry. For this type of premium content to be … [Read more...] about Irdeto partners HiSilicon
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Global OTT TV revenues slated to hit $51b in 2020
Global OTT TV and video revenues covering 64 countries are expected to reach $51.1 billion in 2020, jumping from $4.2 billion in 2010 and an expected $26 billion this year, according to Digital TV Research. The U.S. will remain the dominant territory, with revenues rising by $16.6 billion between 2010 and 2020 to $19.1 billion. China’s OTT TV and video revenues will rocket from just $40 million in 2010 to $2.8 billion in 2020, pushing China up to fourth place in the world rankings. SVoD … [Read more...] about Global OTT TV revenues slated to hit $51b in 2020
Research and Markets releases Global IPTV Forecasts to 2020 report
Dublin – Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global IPTV Forecasts" report to their offering. Covering 138 countries, the number of homes paying for IPTV will rocket to 191 million by end-2020; more than double the 90 million recorded at end-2013 and up from only 36 million at end-2010, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The Global IPTV Forecasts report forecasts that IPTV penetration will exceed 11% of TV households by 2020; up from 5.9% in 2013 … [Read more...] about Research and Markets releases Global IPTV Forecasts to 2020 report
Global digital TV conversion to increase by 131 million
Based on forecasts for 138 countries, the number of digital TV homes will increase by more than 1 billion between 2010 and 2020 to 1.68 billion – or up by 185%, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The Digital TV World Household Forecasts report estimates that the digital TV total will climb by 131 million in 2014 alone. Global digital TV penetration will reach 97.9% of television households by end-2020, up from 40.5% at end-2010 and 67.7% at end-2014. By 2020, 94 countries … [Read more...] about Global digital TV conversion to increase by 131 million
Half a billion Asia-Pacific homes to convert to digital TV
The Asia-Pacific region is undergoing a rapid digital TV conversion that will see penetration increase from 28.9% of TV households in 2010 to 51.7% in 2013, then 61.2% by end-2014, and on to 97.5% in 2020 – or up by 501 million homes between 2013 and 2020, according to a new report from Digital TV Research. The Digital TV Asia Pacific Forecasts report reveals that China will provide 225 million of the extra digital TV homes, with India adding a further 118 million. However, 159.6 million … [Read more...] about Half a billion Asia-Pacific homes to convert to digital TV
Asia Pacific’s pay-TV boom to continue
Pay-TV revenues in Asia Pacific will be US$12 billion higher in 2018 (US$43.9 billion total) than in 2012, according to a report from Digital TV Research. It also estimates that pay-TV revenues (subscriptions and on-demand) will grow by US$2.1 billion in 2013 to US$33.9 billion. Simon Murray, the author of the report, said, “China overtook Japan to become the most lucrative pay-TV market in 2012. Pay-TV revenues will more than double in five countries [Indonesia (tripling), Pakistan, the … [Read more...] about Asia Pacific’s pay-TV boom to continue
