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About Simon Murray

Simon Murray began covering global media developments in 1988, working for Zenith Optimedia/Saatchi and Saatchi, Kagan World Media, Baskerville Communications Corp and Informa Telecoms and Media. In 2011 he founded Digital TV Research, that publishes more than 20 reports a year. Simon has authored in excess of 300 forecast reports. In addition to his frequent contact with clients at the world’s key media organisations, Simon is a regular chairman and presenter at leading industry events.

Global pay-TV versus SVOD forecasts

January 8, 2017 10.33 Europe/London By Simon Murray

Much has been discussed about SVOD’s impact on the traditional pay-TV sector. Several observers declared that SVOD would kill pay-TV.

Filed Under: Speaker's Corner Tagged With: Digital TV Research, pay TV, Simon Murray, SVOD Edited: 8 January 2017 10:53

How global is worldwide SVOD roll-out?

December 15, 2016 15.17 Europe/London By Simon Murray

Amazon Prime Video launched across 200 countries today, which is a commendable achievement.

Filed Under: Speaker's Corner Tagged With: Amazon Prime Video, Digital TV Research, Netflix, Simon Murray Edited: 15 December 2016 15:17

Simon Murray: A quarter of UK homes pay for SVOD

March 25, 2016 18.23 Europe/London By Simon Murray

UK audience measurement body BARB recently released its first UK TV Landscape Report. The report estimated that 24% of UK households paid for an SVOD platform by end-2015, up from […]

Filed Under: Speaker's Corner Edited: 25 March 2016 18:23

Netflix prices vs pay-TV ARPU

February 16, 2016 09.55 Europe/London By Simon Murray

Many were surprised when Netflix announced its global pricing strategy at CES.

Filed Under: Newsline, TV Tagged With: Netflix Edited: 16 February 2016 10:17

Simon Murray: Seven hurdles for Netflix

January 9, 2016 11.06 Europe/London By Simon Murray

Seven hurdles for Netflix to overcome before it can achieve a true global presence.

Filed Under: Columns, Speaker's Corner Tagged With: Netflix, Simon Murray Edited: 9 January 2016 11:10

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