Entertainment and Media

The pervasiveness of media in business is a reality today, redefining the way organizations interact and engage with customers in a way not imagined in the previous decade. Business are gaining the ability to enable cross-platform repurposing and monetization of digital content, creating an extended economy based on television, video, advertising, publishing, mobile and the Internet. Innovation in technologies and system integrator partnerships is crucial to expand growth potential globally.

Frost & Sullivan’s Digital Transformation research and consulting programs look at the advent of newer technologies and their impact on organizations, disrupting old processes and enabling a new horizon of opportunities for companies to turn around old, fragmented business segments into a transformed consumer-centric service approach. Our digital media coverage spans all products and services in the content value chain-- from content acquisition to processing, management, delivery, protection, monitoring, analytics and customer experience.

We work closely with the world’s largest media networks, publishers, agencies, service operators, as well as technology providers and start-ups to help them find their footing in this sea of change. Tailored, customized solutions provide clients with the best strategies for growth, supported by the right key data points researched to meet the client’s needs and the specific engagement. Our research spans broadly across the sector and provides deep insights into specific markets in the most significant areas of IT and the digital media industry.

  1. 01 Sep 2020  |  Global

    Empowering the Future of VR/AR Content Consumption through 5G

    Highlighting Industry Use Cases of Immersive Technology

    This industry insight covers the opportunity for 5G in relation to the industry-wide adoption of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology in select use cases. The insight seeks to answer the following questions: What is the status of global 5G deployments? How will 5G help VR/AR technology applications? What are the challenges and...

    $4,950.00
  2. 03 Jun 2020  |  North America

    Global Digital Signage Systems Market, Forecast to 2025

    Innovation in Display Technologies, Falling Prices, and the Emergence of Turnkey Solution Providers Drive Growth

    Ad spending has been rapidly shifting away from traditional TV, radio, and newspapers to digital media platforms and solutions. Emerging branding/marketing vehicles, including digital signage and interactive kiosks, are gaining traction and hold immense potential for future growth. A key value proposition of signage networks is that they can be dep...

    $4,950.00
  3. 06 May 2020  |  North America

    Post-pandemic Growth Opportunity Analysis of the Online Video Platforms Market

    An Assessment of Market Direction to Prepare for the Rebound

    Online video platforms (OVPs) play a critical role in delivering online video content to the world. OVPs enable media and entertainment companies including broadcasters, multiple-system operators, publishers, and other content owners to publish, protect, manage, and monetize their digital video assets. OVPs also power the video for online propertie...

    $4,950.00
  4. 16 Apr 2020  |  Global

    Post-pandemic Growth Opportunity Analysis of the Marketing Automation Solutions Market

    Assessing Growth Opportunities and Growth Pipelines in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Marketing automation solutions (MAS) constitute the following four functions: campaign management, sales enablement, lead management, and data and analytics. MAS differentiate from marketing process automation solutions, customer relationship management, digital asset management, and email marketing software. MAS serve the small- and medium-sized b...

    $4,950.00
  5. 28 Feb 2020  |  North America

    Global Set-top Box (STB) Market, Forecast to 2024

    IPTV is the Largest and the Fastest-growing Segment in the Mature STB Market; 4K, HDR, and Voice Assistants are Key Features

    The rising consumption of consumer streaming will drive the expansion of the over-the-top (OTT) ecosystem. This has prompted innovation in the global set-top box (STB) market, and streaming STBs will increasingly replace traditional devices throughout the forecast period (2019-2024). Unit shipment is expected to increase from 242.9 million in 2019 ...

    $3,000.00
  6. 08 Jan 2020  |  North America

    Global Smart TVs Market, Forecast to 2025

    4K/HDR and Falling Prices to Drive Market Growth as Competition from Chinese Vendors Intensifies

    Falling prices and the demand for next-generation features such as 4K and HDR continue to be the strongest drivers for smart TV sales. Even as the price of the highest-end models continues to rise as screen sizes and device sophistication at the high end continue to grow, there is falling disparity between traditional and smart TV price points at t...

    $1,500.00
  7. 31 Dec 2018  |  North America

    Global Online Video Advertising Market, Forecast to 2023

    Mobile Video Ads are the Primary Growth Engine; Dynamic Ad Insertion is the Future

    Online video advertising spend continues to grow rapidly as it is positioned as the ideal medium for advertisers and brand marketers, combining the power and engagement of TV ads with the targeting, tracking, and interactivity of online advertising. Changing audience media consumption habits have prompted media and content owners to increasingly sh...

    $4,950.00
  8. 24 Dec 2018  |  North America

    OTT Services in Africa Threaten to Derail Broadband Investments by Taxing Local ISPs

    Africa's ISPs are being Squeezed by Consumers Who Demand Lower Broadband Pricing While Comsuming More Video at Higher Quality

    Local ISPs in Africa can’t keep the pipes open without OTT content giants contributing pro-rata to the finances needed for the network upgrades that are required to deliver their content at the quality they expect. ISPs expect the free ride to come to an end for such OTT giants, especially in markets like Africa where broadband infrastructure is ...

    $1,500.00
  9. 24 Dec 2018  |  North America

    Edge Computing Helps Scale Low-latency Live Streaming Despite Challenges

    Live Streaming has some Inherent Challenges that Impact Infrastructure Requirements Differently than Traditional VOD Delivery

    There is plenty of market interest in how edge computing can be used to deliver next generation OTT viewing experiences with low latency. Traditional HTTP streaming formats such as HLS and MPEG-DASH have gained wide acceptance, making it relatively easy to reach viewers on almost any viewing device at global scale. However, these formats have signi...

    $1,500.00
  10. 24 Dec 2018  |  North America

    Edge Technologies Can Help Video Infrastructure That is Not Ready For 5G

    Any Solution to the OTT Capacity Gap Will, First and Foremost, Need to Address the Needs of the Global Wireless Streaming Consumer

    One of the challenges facing the market today is the OTT capacity gap – the looming challenge of delivering streaming video to consumers when the performance improvements of current streaming video technology are fading as market demand for delivery capacity is skyrocketing. Promising new hardware technologies such as 5G and SPUs can be configure...

    $1,500.00