January / February
Our annual survey of the
Middle East market where,
despite continuing turmoil,
much of the region continues
to grow its media footprint.
Sovereign funds continue to
back global channels, while
also building facilities to
attract production from
around the world. And the
regions investment in top
sports rights and clubs has
implications for media markets
around the world. Meanwhile,
elsewhere in the region,
conflict means broadcasters
face massive challenges just to
stay on air.
Preview: CabSat MENA
(Dubai), CSTB (Moscow)
March / April
Here is the News... Sometimes
it seems the only content
audiences will want live in
future is sport and news.
Technology means news
providers have more access to
their potential audiences than
ever but it also means that
audience has more distractions
and more niche providers.
How do established news
organisations position
themselves to capture new
audiences, what
use are they
making of the
social media tools
at their disposal?
Preview: NAB
(Las Vegas) MIP
(Cannes)
May / June
Networks and the
need for speed.
2016 is the year
4K UHD begins to become
mainstream and 8K awaits.
With OTT enabled TV
Everywhere now a basic part of
service provision, how will
networks cope? Which
territories and players are
ahead of the game with FTTH,
DOCSIS and advanced DSL?
What technologies can be
brought to bear to help
challenged networks cope?
Preview: ANGA (Cologne)
July / August
CPE & Smart Home Survey
Our annual survey develops to
look at the future role of CPE.
Will providers shift the CPE
workload to the cloud with thin
clients in the home? Or will the
Smart Home and Internet of
Things demand a physical
Home Gateway approach?
Preview: IBC (Amsterdam)
September / October
UHD: 4K and beyond...
Millions of 4K TV sets
will be in the market by
the end of 2016. How
many 4K channels are
serving them? Are they
making the most of 4K
in terms of FPS and
colour gamut? How
much content is being
captured in 4K? What
has been learned about
4K contribution,
workflow, storage and
transmission? What are
viewers making of the latest TV
‘transformation’?
Preview: CASBAA (Hong Kong)
November / December
Annual Test & Monitor Survey.
With networks under
increasing pressure Test &
Monitor is in the frontline of
preserving consumer QoE and
shielding the provider from
avoidable Opex and Capex.
How much T&M needs to
remain in the physical network
and how much can move to the
cloud? In TV Everywhere and
OTT provision there are so
many touch points how can a
T&M provider ensure the
quality of an operator’s
service?