Posts Tagged ‘IPTV’

Kit Digital Reports Strong Q2, Gives Positive Guidance, Hints at Acquisitions

Broadcast technology vendor financials, broadcast technology market research | Posted by Joe Zaller
Aug 17 2010

IPTV technology provider Kit Digital reported their Q2 results Monday.  Revenue for the quarter came in at $23.1m, an increase of 120% versus the same period last year, and an increase of 33% versus the previous quarter.

About 75% of the company’s revenue during the quarter came from fees for the company´s “VX” IP video platform solutions, while approximately 25% came from professional services.

On a geographic basis revenue was split as follows, 41% from EMEA; 36% from the Americas and 23% from Asia-Pacific.

Net loss for the second quarter 2010 included $3.1 million in non-cash charges, including $1.1 million in stock-based compensation and $2.0 million of depreciation and amortization; a non-cash derivative gain of $2.4 million; $3.3 million in integration expenses related to the reorganization and integration of recently acquired companies; and $886,000 in merger and acquisitions expenses, including investment banking advisory and legal fees.

The company’s earnings press release highlighted several key client wins during the quarter, and also provided positive guidance for the rest of the year.  Kit Digital chairman & CEO, Kaleil Isaza Tuzman said “As we move through the midpoint of Q3, we remain on track to exceed our original organic financial targets for fiscal 2010… We estimate our organic growth in the second quarter exceeded 50% on a year-on-year basis.”

Gavin Campion, president of KIT digital, said that the company is “committed to expanding our industry leadership position by going from our current estimated 15%-20% global market share to more than 50% over the next couple of years, by complementing strong organic growth with highly selective, accretive acquisitions.” Campion also said that the company continues to see opportunity in the mobile market. 

You can read the full Kit Digital earnings press release here.

Which method of content delivery will grow the fastest?

content delivery, market research, technology trends | Posted by Joe Zaller
Jun 24 2009

It’s not news that the delivery of video content is changing dramatically.  Consumers want an anywhere, anytime media experience; and content owners are doing all they can to meet their needs.   But with so many choices now available, I was curious to know which delivery method broadcast industry insiders think will grow the fastest.

To find out, I included the following question in the 2009 Big Broadcast Survey:

 ”Which of these delivery methods do you think will grow the fastest over the next three years, in percentage terms?”

  • WiMAX
  • Terrestrial
  • Cable
  • Downloads to mobile devices
  • Satellite
  • Mobile TV
  • IPTV
  • Broadband / Streaming (web TV)

 

Almost 5000 people in 110 countries responded and their answers are shown below, broken down by geography to show regional variation:

 

Which method of content delivery do you think will grow the fastest over the next three years, in percentage terms?

Which method of content delivery do you think will grow the fastest over the next three years, in percentage terms?

 

Keep in mind that this question asked which delivery method will grow the fastest, not which one do you think will win in the long-term, or which one are you willing to pay $50 per month for.  It also asked about growth in percentage terms, so if a distribution method is small today it can grow quickly in percentage terms from a small base, while it’s much more difficult for established content delivery methods such as cable & satellite to grow in percentage terms.

Nevertheless, the respondents expect to see major changes in content delivery methods over the next three years, led by “Broadband / Streaming.”    In fact, with the exception of Asia, all geographies expect broadband / streaming delivery of content to be the fastest growing delivery methods, which is interesting news for CDNs.  In Asia (excluding China), IPTV is predicted to be the fastest growing content delivery medium.  All territories therefore expect the current incumbents (satellite, cable and terrestrial) to lose market share to the internet and to a lesser extent, mobile.

Although the picture is relatively similar across all geographical regions, there are a few key differences, reflecting the relative maturity of each market.  For example, in most markets satellite is already a well-established channel with limited future growth; however in China the picture is different with expected growth being second only to broadband / streaming content delivery.  Chinese respondents also predict the largest take-up of mobile TV.

That’s what broadcast industry insiders think.  What about you?