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34

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Released

1Q 2011

Product Code

RR-VOD-11

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Video-on-Demand platforms have become more versatile and in demand as they have moved from transactional VOD (pay-per-view), to subscription VOD, catch-up TV and TV Everywhere platforms. Video and Ad Servers have largely flat demand in North America and Western Europe, but show growth in regions with a larger number of new TV platforms, ongoing digitization and new content. Content delivery network hardware - specialized routing and switching hardware used by video service providers to improve the network efficiency and quality of experience for their customers - plays an increasing role in video delivery networks. This study covers worldwide markets for VOD hardware, video server hardware, ad servers and content delivery network hardware used exclusively within service provider or video delivery networks. It discusses the merging of managed and unmanaged delivery services and the strategic implications of this trend, including business models, network architectures, peering agreements, and driving demand for VOD.

What Questions Does This Report Answer?

• How are service providers using VOD to implement new revenue-enhancing features?
• What are best practices for VOD library implementations?
• What types of concurrency rates are typical for VOD platforms?
• Why are service providers implementing content delivery networks within their networks?
• How do unmanaged video services compete against managed video services?
• How do various parties look at peering relationships? What is their true intent?
• How do Flash, Solid State Drives (SSD), and hard disks fit into VOD and CDN architectures?
• How are VOD libraries growing?
• How is VOD content managed and what are the considerations in caching algorithms?

Who Needs This Report?

• Service provider VOD managers
• Video and network hardware vendors
• High performance semiconductor vendors