Pay TV operators need to deliver an in-home multiscreen experience that gets people coming back for more. CDN innovations, HEVC compression and whole-home gateways will help deliver a broadcast-grade QoE. Ultimately there may be an opportunity to apply the multiscreen skill-set to Smart Home services to create an all-encompassing home UEX.
This report takes a look at what in-home multiscreen TV means for Pay TV and the innovations in streaming video that will enable high quality and reliability at scale. It also considers how platforms can expand their role as aggregator of content and services to QoS guardian and the gateway to the wider connected home. It includes insights from Canal Digital Kabel-tv, BSkyB, M7 Group, nc+, NeuLion, ABI Research, Parks Associates, ADB Group, Akamai, Broadpeak and DLNA.
