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Sector Analysis
Europe Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) Market Trends by Region, Country, Competitive Landscape and Forecast to 2027
Europe Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) Market Report Overview The popularization of Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) platforms and improved access to ultrafast broadband is transforming the video entertainment industry. The adoption of traditional pay-TV services in Europe has also slowed down due to growing competition from OTT video. Cord-cutting trends, which are common in mature North American pay-TV markets such as Canada and the US, are also present in the European markets. Nonetheless, unlike in North America, the decline...
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Analyst Opinions
OTT Services: Collaborative Regulation Can Promote Internet Neutrality
The rapid uptake of OTT services globally is a major driver of the growth in data traffic for broadband providers. Popular OTT applications have disrupted the traffic management models of ISPs by exponentially expanding the volume of content carried over the Internet. The increased data load has created challenges for ISPs, which are coming up with methods for managing congestion. Traffic management by ISPs has prompted governments to intervene to ensure Internet traffic equality. The need for government intervention to...