The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the adoption of existing digital trends in China, such as increased over-the-top (“OTT”) video viewing, active social media and e-commerce engagement, and high interest in 5G technologies, according to the latest survey conducted by Kagan, a media research group within S&P Global Market Intelligence.

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Global online TV episode and movie revenues reached US$ 83 billion in 2019, climbing from US$ 67 billion in 2018 and up byUS $ 50 billion on 2017 according to the OTT TV and Video Databook published by Digital TV Reserach.

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The number of gross SVOD subscriptions grew by 28% in 2019 according to Digital TV Research's SVOD Databook 2020. The net subscriber count rose by 55 million (16%) in 2019 to total 403 million. Therefore, gross subscriptions are growing faster than net subscribers. This means that the average SVOD subscriber paid for 1.59 SVOD subscriptions in 2019 – up from 1.44 in 2018.

In its latest research titled, “Satellite Connectivity and Video Market,” Euroconsult revised its forecast to account for the impact of COVID-19. The pandemic has deeply impacted maritime and in-flight connectivity demand, and to a lesser extent other segments such as enterprise networks. It remains to be seen how long those markets will take to recover.

The Global Airborne Satellite Communications market is expected to reach US $9.80 billion by 2027 growing at a CAGR of 6.6% during the forecast period according to Research and Markets. Rise in long-haul flights and traveller traffic and raise in the number of high-throughput satellites are the major factors propelling the market growth. However, factors such as ultra-compact SATCOM terminals for tactical UAVs and need to improve passenger experience are hampering the market growth.

The pay TV world has some new kids on the block to reckon with, and needs to reconcile itself with the fact that it could be heading into its sunset years. A new generation of consumers is emerging that is ever more likely to never take a TV service, and we’re looking at a market that looks set to eventually stray away from even fixed-line broadband and telephony.

In the 6^th edition of its latest research titled “Prospects for the Small Satellite Market,” Euroconsult forecasts that two mega-constellations will account for half of the smallsats to be launched between 2020 and 2029, yet only account for one fifth of the total smallsat market value due to economies of scale, mass manufacturing and batch launches.

The satellite manufacturing and launch systems market is poised to register a CAGR of more than 3.5%, during the forecast period 2020-2025 according to Research and Markets.