Wondering what’s in store for video & television, video and gaming? Wonder no more! Below you will find more than what you were hoping for.
This year I’ve changed how I publish my annual list of forecasting articles. There are a great number of predictions for 2017 and beyond and they come from a variety of sources. This particular article focuses on the video & television, the big screen, from every angle!
2015
2015 is in fact the last article I put together at the beginning of the New Year as it reviews what actually happened this year. Watch for it in the first week of January 2016.
2016
If you are looking for what experts are forecasting for next year, then you should look into my article covering 2016 specifically:
- 2016 predictions in general, business, marketing & technology
- 2016 ad spend predictions
- 2016 advertising predictions
2017 AND BEYOND
THE FUTURE IN GENERAL
AD SPEND (every which way)
ADVERTISING
Broadcast TV, Pay TV & Cable
- 2018 – Recommendation engines in 75% of US pay-TV homes by 2018, advanced-television.com
- 2018 – India pay-TV grows 11% pa to 2018, advanced-television.com
- 2018 – 46m homes will subscribe to 4K pay-TV by 2018, advanced-television.com
- 2018 – Pay-TV stays top revenue source to 2018, advanced-television.com
- 2018 – 60% of LatAm pay-TV subs will have HD by 2018, advanced-television.com
- 2019 – Global Pay-TV Market Will Reach $324 Billion by 2019, socialmediatoday.com by David H Deans Feb 18
- 2019 – India cable & satellite subs 175m by 2019, advanced-television.com by Editor Apr 1
- 2019 – N. America pay-TV to fall $12bn by 2019, advanced-television.com by Editor Mar 24
- 2019 – Italian media/entertainment market €34.8m in 2019, advanced-television.com by Editor Sep 28
- 2019 – DVR market to grow at 15% CAGR to 2019, advanced-television.comby Editor Nov 30
- 2019 – La Liga launches bid process for TV rights to 2019, advanced-television.comby Editor Nov 17
- 2020 – Global pay-TV subs to surpass 1.1bn in 2020, advanced-television.com by Editor Mar 27
- 2020 – Global Pay-TV Market will Reach $313 Billion in 2020, socialmediatoday.com by David H Deans Mar 30
- 2020 – India: 20 UHD channels by 2020, advanced-television.comby Editor Oct 13
- 2022 – FR – Radio-Canada diffusera les Jeux olympiques de 2022 et 2024, comby L’équipe de rédaction Oct 22
- 2022 – CBC nabs broadcast rights to 2022 and 2024 Olympic Games, caby Canadian Press Oct 22
- 2024 – FR – Radio-Canada diffusera les Jeux olympiques de 2022 et 2024, comby L’équipe de rédaction Oct 22
- 2024 – CBC nabs broadcast rights to 2022 and 2024 Olympic Games, caby Canadian Press Oct 22
- 2025 – By 2025, 50% of Adults Under 32 Will Not Pay For TV, blogs.forrester.com by James McQuivey Oct 8
- 2030 – Netflix chief: “Broadcast TV extinct by 2030″, advanced-television.com by Editor
CONNECTED DEVICES / WEARABLES / INTERNET OF THINGS
CONSUMERS / POPULATION
DEMOGRAPHICS
GAMING
- 2017 – Mobile gaming revenues are projected to double in 4 years, smartbrief.com
- 2018 – Digital games revenues $100bn per annum by 2018, advanced-television.com by Editor Oct 7
LOCATION BASED MARKETING
MARKETING
MOBILE GAMING
MOBILE MARKETING
MOBILE PAYEMENTS
MOBILE TECHNOLOGY
MOBILE VIDEO
OTT (Over the top / smart tv)
- 2017 – OTT SVoD set to reach $8bn in 2017, advanced-television.com by Editor Nov 7
- 2017 – Streaming Device Growth to Outpace World Population by 2017 [Report], reelseo.com by Christophor Rick
- 2017 – Connected TV device ownership to double by 2017, advanced-television.com by Editor Dec 17
- 2017 – 7bn addressable TV screens by 2017, advanced-television.com by Editor Jan 4
- 2017 – Over-the-Top-Enabled Device Shipments Near 1.7 Billion, emarketer.com
- 2017 – 2bn TV-centric connected devices by 2017, advanced-television.com by Editor Jan 29
- 2018 – More Than 1 in 4 Global TV Sets Forecast to be Internet-Connected by 2018, marketingcharts.com Oct 22
- 2018 – Report: 759m global Connected TVs by 2018, advanced-television.com by Editor Oct 21
- 2018 – More Than 1 in 4 Global TV Sets Forecast to be Internet-Connected by 2018, marketingcharts.com Oct 22
- 2018 – Online TV segment is projected to be worth $35 billion by 2018, smartbrief.com Oct 18
- 2018 – IPTV subs to hit 102m in 2018, advanced-television.com by Editor
- 2018 – LatAm OTT worth $1.84bn by 2018, advanced-television.com by Editor Sep 21
- 2018 – VOD Revenue in Latin America to Reach $1.8 Billion by 2018, comOct 21
- 2020 – Connected devices reach 1bn, will be 2bn by 2020, advanced-television.com by Editor
- 2020 – Nearly 1bn Connected TVs by 2020, advanced-television.com by Editor
- 2020 – OTT revenues $42bn by 2020, , advanced-television.com
- 2020 – 3 in 10 TV Sets Globally Forecast to be Internet-Connected by 2020, marketingcharts.com
- 2020 – For many, Internet streaming will surpass TV by 2020, smartbrief.com Jan 8
- 2020 – More à la carte services expected by 2020, advanced-television.com by Editor Jan 7
- 2020 – OTT ads $40bn by 2020, advanced-television.com by Editor Apr 13
- 2020 – North America SVoD revenues $7bn by 2020, advanced-television.com by Editor Jun 26
- 2020 – Analyst: Netflix 130m subs by 2020, advanced-television.com by Editor Sep 25
- 2024 – ITV extends Ericsson playout contract to 2024, advanced-television.com by Editor Sep 2
- 2025 – Millennials 65% of LatAm OTT consumption by 2025, advanced-television.com by Editor Jun 19
- 2025 – By 2025, 50% of Adults Under 32 Will Not Pay For TV, blogs.forrester.com by James McQuivey Oct 8
PHABLETS
PRIVACY
SECURITY
TABLETS
TELEVISION tech
- 2017 – 6m curved TV shipments in 2017, advanced-television.com by Editor Apr 9
- 2017 – Ultra-HD TV shipments to grow 160% to 2017, advanced-television.com by Editor
- 2017 – Broadcast technology market worth $44bn in 2017, advanced-television.com by Editor
- 2018 – 4K TVs in 10% N American homes by 2018, advanced-television.com
- 2018 – AMOLED TV shipments to reach 10m by 2018, advanced-television.com by Editor Jan 20
- Cisco: Cloud traffic to quadruple by 2019, advanced-television.comby Editor Oct 30
- 2020 – Panasonic to test 8K during 2020 Tokyo Olympics, advanced-television.com by Editor Mar 27
- 2020 – Global digital conversion almost complete by 2020, advanced-television.com by Editor May 14
- 2020 – Ultra-HD TVs in 33% US homes by 2020, advanced-television.com by Editor May 13
- 2020 – UHD panel market to $30bn by 2020, advanced-television.com by Editor Feb 2
- 2020 – PT Portugal targets 5.3m fibre homes by 2020, advanced-television.comby Editor Nov 9
- 2022 – CAS market to reach $4.7bn by 2022, advanced-television.com by Editor Jul 8
- 2023 – 300 U-HD DTH channels by 2023, advanced-television.com by Editor Jun 18
- 2025 – 1000 Ultra HD channels by 2025, advanced-television.com by Editor Oct 18
VIDEO
- 2018 – VoD market worth $45bn by 2018, advanced-television.com by Editor Dec 19
- 2019 – VoD and DVD sales to pass $43bn in 2019, advanced-television.com
- 2018 – Mobile video viewing projected to double by 2018, smartbrief.com Feb 13
- 2018 – 50% of online video views will be mobile in 4 years, smartbrief.com Apr 4
- 2018 – By 2018, 84% Of Internet Traffic Will Be Video Content [Study], reelseo.com by Carla Marshall Jun 12
- 2018 – Mobile Forecast to Capture Almost Half of US Digital Video Ad Spend in 2018, marketingcharts.com Jun 18
- 2018 – 57% video ad revenue on Facebook, YouTube by 2018, advanced-television.com by Editor Sep 18
- 2019 – DPI and web/video optimisation to reach $5bn by 2019, advanced-television.com by Editor Feb 20
- 2019 – By 2019, 72% of Mobile Traffic Will Be Video Content [Cisco Study], reelseo.com by Carla Marshall Feb 5
- 2019 – UK streaming market £1bn by 2019, advanced-television.com by Editor Mar 20
- 2019 – Are Your Video Ads Making an Impression?; Annual Global Advertising Spend on Mobile Devices is Expected to Reach $105bn by 2019, exchangewire.com by Rebecca Muir May 14
- 2019 – Western Europe 23% of Netflix subs by 2019, advanced-television.com by Editor Jun 10
- 2019 – Mobile Will Account for 47.7% of All Digital Video Spending by 2019, mediasalestoday.com by Amanda Reardon Jun 11
- 2019 – 80% of global Internet consumption will be video by 2019, smartbrief.com Yesterday
- 2025 – Mobile video 20% of total viewing by 2025, advanced-television.com by Editor Mar 6
