Alan Breznick of Light Reading kicked-off the panel discussion on "Shaping the Future of TV: Where to place your bets" at the Multi-network Forum in the Real World at NAB 2015.

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Shaping the Future of TV:
Where to Place your Bets
April 14, 2015
8:00 – 10:00 am
Welcome

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Welcome & Introduction
Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading
Panel
Chuck Hasek, Vice President, Video Technology, Layer3 TV
Miguel Rabi, Projects and Planning Manager, Media Networks Latin America
Robert Kisor, Technology and Content Security Strategist
Keith Wymbs, Chief Marketing Officer, Elemental Technologies
Petr Peterka, CTO, Verimatrix
Shaping the Future of TV: Where to Place your Bets

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Global Pay-TV Market is HUGE & Growing
2013A 2014A 2019E
Pay-TV
Subscribers
903.3 million 924.4 million 1.1 billion
Pay-TV
Revenues
$249.8 billion $269 billion $323 billion
Source: ABI Research

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But NA Pay-TV Industry is Losing Subscribers
Provider Total Video Subs Net 2014 Change
Comcast 22,383,000 -194,000
Time Warner Cable 10,992,000 -401,000
Charter 4,293,000 - 49,000
Cablevision 2,681,000 -132,000
Suddenlink 1,138,400 - 49,100
DirecTV 20,352,000 + 99,000
Dish Network 13,978,000 -79,000
TOTAL PAY-TV 95,200,617 -125,777
Source: Leichtman Research Group

5. Pay-TV Cord-Cutting Is Accelerating
 Some 1.4 million U.S. TV homes cut the cord or never tied it in
2014, according to MoffettNathanson
 That means 3.8 million would-be pay-TV homes now do not
subscribe to pay-TV services
 About 4.2% of North American pay-TV subscribers plan to drop
pay-TV service within next six months, estimates TiVo’s
Digitalsmiths
 Another 2.5% expect to switch to an online app or rental service
in the next six months
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6. SVOD (OTT) Services Are Surging

7. So Most Big Pay-TV Providers Offer Multiscreen
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8. And Many Conventional Providers Are Now Going OTT
Provider Launch Date
HBO Now April 2015
CBS All-Access Oct. 2014
Dish—Sling TV Feb. 2015
Sony—PlayStation Vue March 2015
Verizon—OnCue Summer 2015?
Showtime Anytime May 2015?
Bell Media—Crave TV Dec. 2014
Rogers & Shaw—Shomi Nov. 2014
Layer3 TV 2015?
Discovery Networks? 2015?
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9. While 4K/Ultra HD is Coming On Strong
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15.0
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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Worldwide Forecast of 4KPay-TV Service Subscribers(2014 - 2018)
Among All Global Households
Source:High Quality Video:The Emergence of 4K(and 8K) | © 2015ParksAssociates
NumberofSubscribersof4KPay-TV
Services(Millions)
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Welcome & Introduction
Alan Breznick, Cable/Video Practice Leader, Light Reading
Panel
Chuck Hasek, Vice President, Video Technology, Layer3 TV
Miguel Rabi, Projects and Planning Manager, Media Networks Latin America
Robert Kisor, Technology and Content Security Strategist
Keith Wymbs, Chief Marketing Officer, Elemental Technologies
Petr Peterka, CTO, Verimatrix
Shaping the Future of TV: Where to Place your Bets

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Thank you