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csi-cover-February2017-V2.indd 1 February 2017 www.csimagazine.com Mobile prepares to to prepares Mobile change upagear 09/02/2017 14:46:21 Open source in TV 2017 trends Level 3 Q&A Future of VoD • Your window to the world of digital TV and media • Targeting top-level industry decision-makers • Independent news, insight and analysis • International coverage • Market trends CSI magazine is now available as a digital-edition across all tablet and smart-phone devices For advertising Millennial viewing www.csimagazine.com opportunities please email [email protected] or [email protected] broadband Satellite Live OTT Live IBC 2016 preview NFV & SDN www.csimagazine.com Cable tech special Cable tech sign up to our free e-newsletters and CSI Magazine at www.csimagazine.com/csi/signupcsi.phpDVB-S2x Multi-channel networks Multi-channel digitalEditions-feb2017-204x271.indd 1 13/02/2017 11:12:25 As close as it gets: Virtual Reality television September 2016 csi-cover-september2016.indd 1 23/08/2016 11:45:24 Connected living: A look inside smart cities June 2016 csi-cover-june2016.indd 1 23/05/2016 11:22:56 Contents 20 COVER STORY: 5G We look at the business case for the upcoming Future of VoD Future www.csimagazine.com Level 3 Q&A Level mobile standard and the impact it might have on Mobile prepares to 2017 trends the media sector among others change up a gear Open source in TVOpen source Editor 24 Q&A: Level 3 Goran Nastic A chat with Jon Alexander, senior director, product management, about carrying more Commercial broadcast content over the company’s CDNs John Woods, Camilla Capece February 2017 csi-cover-February2017-V2.indd 1 09/02/2017 14:46:21 Design and production 27 The future of VoD Matt Mills (Manager) 05 News In the wake of some high profile service closures Jessica Harrington The latest industry news and analysis last year, what does the future hold for VoD Matleena Lilja-Pelling platforms? Regular contributors 10 Open source in TV 30 Artificial intelligence Adrian Pennington, Philip Hunter, How is the use and proliferation of open source David Adams, Stephen Cousins, A look at how AI is being applied in theory and software and ways of working affecting Anna Tobin, Chris Pickering innovation in the television industry? practice in today’s media Circulation 13 Analyst corner 33 Data corner Joel Whitefoot Futuresource Consulting delves into the market Drilling into the numbers for EU quad-play Accounts opportunities for professional PTZ cameras bundles Marilou Tait, Lynta Kamaray Video optimisation 14 2017 trends 34 Editorial HDR, machine learning and live sports streaming OTT needs to implement further optimisation tel +44(0)20 7562 2401 are among the key trends we can expect to see methods to thrive [email protected] this year 36 CSI Awards 2017 Advertising Security and geo-location This year’s categories in full tel +44(0)20 7562 2421 18 [email protected] IP intelligence can restore the value of video-on- tel +44(0)20 7562 2438 demand content, says our guest columnist 38 Events diary [email protected] A list of some of the main industry shows Subscriptions tel +44 (0) 20 1635 588 861 Editor’s report: [email protected] Circulation manager: joel.whitefoot@ Shockwaves is perhaps too strong a word, but Sky certainly caused a stir with its perspectivepublishing.com announcement that it would deliver its full rostra of channels over fixed broadband (see page 5). SES, whose contract with Sky runs until mid-2022, subsequently played down the Subscription rates threat of OTT, and satellite delivery does indeed remain in rude health despite occasional Per year: Europe £88; UK £68; harbingers of doom claiming to the contrary. While Sky’s plans, due to start in 2018, will Rest of World £98. Cheques payable initially affect only a small percentage of its overall customer base, it can nonetheless be seen as to Perspective Publishing something of a watershed in the move to all-IP. The industry has talked about this shift for a while and Limited and addressed to the we are now seeing some very real and tangible action from operators. Of course, Sky is not just any old Circulation Department satellite TV company, but it is a big brand so as statements of intent go, it is certainly one to take note of moving forward. In the meantime, more and more people will keep streaming linear and on-demand TV Printed by Buxton Press across all platforms. Goran Nastic, editor Managing Director John Woods Perspective Publishing Publishing Director 3 London Wall Buildings Mark Evans London 2017 EC2M 5PD www.perspectivepublishing.com ISSN 1467-5935 www.csimagazine.com February 2017 03 3-contentsfeb.indd 1 13/02/2017 11:16:14 Entry fees frozen from 2016 Entry costs frozen from 2016 OPEN FOR ENTRIES Celebrating excellence and achievement in the broadcast, video, OTT and loT sectors Deadline for entries: 12 May 2017 Save the date: The CSI Awards 2017 will take place on Friday 15 September in Amsterdam For the latest news and updates follow us CSI_Magazine #CSIAwards www.csimagazine.com/awards CSIAWards2017_Ad.indd 1 08/02/2017 15:07:37 News Sky, IP and the future of content news in brief February was a busy month for compared to satellite. On the other Eutelsat closes on 1,000 HD Sky, with some big hand, even with current ambitious channels developments that point to the coverage plans by European telcos, Eutelsat broadcast 997 high future of TV from a delivery there will still remain 30/40% of definition channels at the end of and business perspective. Europe will not have access to last year, versus 757 a year earlier, The European pay-TV DTT solutions with enough an increase of 32%. The provider, which has 26m bandwidth to view TV.” penetration of HD channels subscribers across five Sky also caused a stir when a stood at 15.7% compared to countries, will for the first dispute over carriage fees between 12.6% a year earlier. HD time make its full lineup of delivery, which has provided the Sky and another big name, penetration at HOTBIRD stood 270 channels available over IP backbone for its business for 30 Discovery Communications, went at 24%, up from 18% a year ago. without the need for a satellite dish years, for some customers - those public. Both companies used As the satellite operator notes in 2018. with a new SkyQ box, which is in customer interests as their motives progress on ultra HD, it goes to CEO Jeremy Darroch said the some 600,000 homes. in the negotiations, which almost show how far UHD has to go to move would allow Sky to target up to In addition, although not specified saw the entire Discovery line-up match these rates. At 31 six million households across Europe by the press release, it is likely that pulled from the Sky platform on December 2016, the total number who cannot, or will not, have a Nokia’s Velocix CDN will act as the February 1. of channels broadcast by Eutelsat satellite dish. In the UK, where the main underlying architecture for the Eventually, a last-minute satellites stood at 6,339 up 5.6% all-IPTV service will be rolled out new broadband TV service. Sky has deal was reached that will see year-on-year. The number of first, it could open up about 2m been migrating its VoD and OTT Sky continue transmitting operational transponders rose by homes in the UK for Sky to target. customers onto Velocix over the Discovery’s portfolio of channels, 58 to 1,326 year-on-year, mainly “This is the first we have been able course of 2016, citing greater control including Eurosport, in the UK due to the entry into service of to offer the full Sky TV service from moving away from third-party and Germany. Eutelsat 36C, 9B and 65 West A without a satellite dish,” said global CDNs, and Nokia confirmed Sky claimed Discovery wanted satellites. The fill rate stood at Darroch. “It is a big moment for the it is in talks with the operator for its $1bn for channels that are losing 70.9% compared to 73.9% a year business, building on our position as plans in 2018. popularity, a figure that Discovery earlier, reflecting mainly the Europe’s leading OTT provider.” Sky is high profile enough to make subsequently denied. impact of this new capacity. The broadband-based service this noteworthy, even though it is Darroch told the media: “Their Highlights include contracts comes both as a response to very much a long-term game. As Eric main channel, Discovery, is down signed for in-flight Connectivity competitive pressures, but also Beaudet, a satellite equity analyst at by one-third over the last ten years. for SAS and Finnair on KA-SAT because of the benefits Sky stands Nataxis Securities, said in a research In a world of so much choice, in and for Saudi Arabian Airlines on to gain by going all-IP, such as note: “We do agree that, as fiber my view, this is where success is the HTS payload of Eutelsat 3B, flexibility, personalisation expands, more and more people will going to lie. Because re-runs of which is now fully leased. and interactivity. watch TV through a terrestrial Animal Planet just aren’t going to Sky is only dropping satellite solution as it has an advantage cut it any more, unfortunately.” EU content portability The European Parliament and European Union member states Nagra helps Altice USA open up, innovate have reached an agreement on the European Commission’s US cable operator Altice USA has together with the MediaLive platform avoiding duplication of bandwidth.