Dashboard 05-20-22
Twitter Hits
Rather than being a passing fad, Internet has proved itself as a very powerful tool that has forever changed the way we communicate!#WorldTelecommunicationDay #i2iSystems #innovation2integration pic.twitter.com/tDFKPuELIa
— i2i Systems (@i2iSystems) May 17, 2022
On this day in 1998, Celebrity Deathmatch premiered on MTV. Another one of my favorite shows back when MTV was MTV (music television). What are some of your favorite fights? #CelebrityDeathmatch #MTV pic.twitter.com/AO6ry0zMPh
— Xavier Hill (@HipHopandGames) May 15, 2022
It's a deal! I look forward to our joint collaboration. https://t.co/jRBUvyO20k
— Grant Spellmeyer (@GRANTatACA) May 17, 2022
Research
(Source: GSMA 2022 Internet Value Chain Report)
➢ Revenues across the internet value chain nearly doubled from $3.3 trillion in 2015 to $6.7 trillion in 2020. Much of that growth comes from online services, with paid-for online services soon set to exceed $1 trillion in revenues.
➢ The annual growth rate of number of users being connected to the internet globally sits at 7.5%
➢ Return on investment in infrastructure for network operators ranges from 6-11%. That is concerning due to pressures on telecom operators to keep investing capex into that infrastructure at rates of up to 20% of revenues.
Up Ahead
May 23-25: Media Financial Management Association’s Annual Conference; Tampa, FL
June 12: Cablefax’s Fiber Panels for Cable Operators, Fiber Connect Pre-Conference; Nashville
June 27-30: CTA’s CEO Summit, Santa Barbara
June 29: Cablefax’s FAXIES Virtual
July 24-27: NCTC and ACA Connects’ Independent Show; Orlando
Quotable
“When you take a look at what’s left in the bundle of value, it’s news and sports. So, you know, I don’t believe that MVPDs such as DirecTV are going to be willing to take the risk to go without some key product. Specifically, we’re talking about DirecTV, they are a very sports-focused offering, sort of the opposite of DISH. The MVPDs very much want this content. And to some degree, we’ve already crossed the Rubicon on direct-to-consumer because we had to negotiate for the right to do it years in advance. They all want this content. They know their subscribers want it, and I don’t see them taking the risk.”
– Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley at the MoffettNathanson Media & Communications Summit discussing whether the launch of Bally Sports+ raises the risk that Sinclair nets will be dropped by MVPDs
