Transcoder Revenue to Pass $460 Million in 2015

New In-Stat research forecasts that worldwide revenue for multiformat transcoders will surpass $460 million in 2015."The industry is at the start of multiscreen delivery and TV Everywhere," said Michelle Abraham, In-Stat research director, in a statement. "Content providers expect in a few years that as much as 75% of their content will be available via the new distribution platforms."Other findings include:

• The multiscreen services from content providers are primarily being launched in the Americas and EMEA.



• The expectations for TV Everywhere have brought new vendors to the market in 2011: ARRIS, Imagine Communications and Thomson Video Networks.



• In 2010, the file multiformat transcoding market grew by 72% due to the growth in multiscreen services from content providers.