General Overview Broadcast Servers World TM 2015 is the 14 th tracking/global report of broadcast media servers. It is a follow-up of 12 previous global server reports, which were the most comprehensive syndicated market research surveys ever conducted regarding servers, globally, among TV and Cable stations, production and post-production and institutional facilities. Like the previous global server reports BSW 2015 covers product and market, influences and overall technical reporting detail. In all, five (5) major geographical regions are covered. 2
Introduction The survey, in terms of product and market coverage, is far reaching. Overall reporting detail focuses on those market segments of interest to the client, including installed base (number and type of broadcast server products owned), actual 2014 and anticipated 2015 purchases, and a 5-year forecast based on all sales. End-user data will be collected by an on-line survey and the data will be sorted and collected in an online database and analyzed, less unnecessary detail. There is even a leaders summary with key findings and an easy-to-read birds-eye view made especially for senior executives. 3
Market Segments Broadcast Cable Production/Post-Production Facilities Institutional (includes: corporate, educational, governmental, medical and religious) 4
Regions USA Europe Middle-East/Africa Asia-Pacific The Americas (includes Canada) 5
Key Issues Where economic recovery is strongest How pressures on price are affecting profits Riding the Third Wave of servers HD, UHD and the new channel build-outs How solid state alternatives to HDDs are developing How the new brands are doing Expanding market in institutional uses Major market drivers and impediments Forecasting the next five years 6
Deliverables The report sections are delivered as: Electronic Files via e-mail containing Power Point and 5-Year Forecast in Excel CD upon request PDF Files upon request Hard copy provided at additional cost 7
A Strong 2014 After a fairly strong 2014 for servers, the Recession caused severe impacts in the next few years that followed. Purchasing then began to increase, unevenly, but nonetheless strong in some regions and market segments, demonstrated in the new study. The D.I.S. report clarifies where things are the worst and more importantly, the best. As we ramp up to recovery from the economic downturn, D.I.S. is also able to pinpoint where the best sales will come from, who will benefit most and predicts the timing and heights to which the market will climb in the out years of the decade. 8
Major Brands See Major Re-Shuffling of Rankings The Recession created a breathtaking decline that threw the server market into a frenzy and shuffled the positions of the major players more than ever before. This was made more severe by the economic status of some of those same companies. All saw re-alignments during the period. We are now leaving that period and, Europe aside, emerging into a stronger climate 9
Specific Applications Versus Central Servers For some time, Central Servers ~ 'hub and spoke' ~ was the favored model for server use and Combined Uses the favored blending of applications. D.I.S. looks at how, today, application-specific servers are now dominating the scene. 10
Sample Frame & Lists Sourced The Broadcast Servers World 2015 project used a list of the television stations and production or post facilities from IBC, NAB, Broadcast Asia, as well as magazine and a directory lists, for some segments. That culling targets chief engineers or the equivalent senior technology executives at each U. S. TV and Cable Station. Names of individuals from Production and Post-production facilities are also list-sourced from The Yellow Pages across the U. S. In Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia and the Americas, Kemps International, The SMPTE Membership Guide, The World Guide to Film & TV, and specialized in-country directories are used. Institutions are compiled via O Dwyers Guide and other sources. The RTNDA list of news directors was also sourced to improve NEWS/ENG use coverage. 11
Targeted Number of Respondents: 1,342 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 USA Europe MEA Americas Asia 20 10 0 Broadcast Cable Production / Post Prod. Institutional 12
Table of Contents SURVEY QUESTIONS FRONT MATTER Executive Summary Industry 5-Year Forecasts (by product genre) CLASSIFICATION Geographical region Type of business Size of operation Size of staff Principal Job Title Department responsible for purchase and maintenance of server equipment Network, group, or individual site Year station, department or facility founded Year first piece of server equipment purchased Highest purchasing month for server equipment Extent of purchase authority Leading overall application Purchase influences 13
Table of Contents SURVEY QUESTIONS TECHNOLOGY TRENDS: Desired Features Desired Qualities Main purpose of the next server purchase Life expectancy of new server equipment Number of Input channels Owned 2014-2015 Input channels to increase, decrease or remain the same Number of Output channels Owned 2014-2015 Output channels to increase, decrease or remain the same Most important purchasing information sources Percent of budget dedicated to repair & maintenance of systems In-house standards most likely used with the servers Type of connectivity (Data/IT) Standards and protocols compliance Age of oldest server in use Purchase plans: dedicated video server or one within another system 14 BUDGETS & REVENUES 2014 Budget for All Equipment All Equipment Budget Increasing, decreasing or remaining the same Percent 2014-2015 All Equipment budget increase Percent 2014-2015 All Equipment budget decrease 2014 Budget for Professional Displays Broadcast Servers Budget increase, decrease or remain the same? Percent 2014-2015 Broadcast Servers budget increase Percent 2014-2015 Broadcast Servers budget decrease Total 2014 Revenues from all sources Budget dedicated to the manufacturer s service or support
Table of Contents SURVEY QUESTIONS PRODUCT REPORT(S): Owned Bought Planned Ingest & Capture Editing & Color Graphics Media Management & Storage Playout & Delivery Production & Post-Production Sports & Live Events VOC Web-Internet Combined Use BY VERTICAL MARKET Number of each of the Systems owned (installed) Number of units by brand Value in dollars Number of units owned Number of units purchased in 2014 Value in dollars Number of units planned for 2015 Value in dollars Long term prospects for sales 5 year forecast MAGAZINES & TRADE SHOWS: Trade Magazines read and preferred Trade shows attended and planned 15
Table of Contents SURVEY QUESTIONS BRAND IMAGE REPORT General criteria: Awareness and Brand Image Rankings of major brands of DC products including: Awareness, Price, Quality, Reliability, After-sales-service BRANDS INCLUDED 360 Systems, Accom, Autoscript, Asaca/IntoPix, Avid/Pinnacle, Concurrent Systems, Crossfire, Cisco, David, Doremi, EVS, Evertz, Grass Valley, GEE Broadcast, Harris/Leitch, Harmonic/Omneon, IBM, IDX/Miranda, Leightronix, Luxroit, Matco, Quantel, Orad, Panasonic, Ross Video, SeaChange, Sencore/Adherent, Sierra Design Labs, Silicon Graphics Incorporated (SGI), Sony, Sun Microsystems, TelVue, Toshiba, Vela, VizRT, XOR and others 16
Format of Reported Data The executive summary, forecasts and color charts show both quantitative and qualitative results in each section or product category. Charts show global results including all segment and regional information for each question asked of the respondents. 17
Methodology As in previous years and studies, D.I.S. has consulted with all its front end sponsors as well as non-sponsoring companies, in an effort to be comprehensive regarding brands and types and other factors in the questionnaire. D.I.S. now employs a hybrid methodology including: 1) telephone calls and interviews with professional respondents and 2) Invitations to potential respondents to visit an on-line site to complete an identical questionnaire. 3) All gathered data is combined into tables, charts are created, analysis derived and forecasts made. Raw gathered data is then weighted and projected to the number of sites and individuals that populate the professional cinematography markets, globally, thereby illustrating the Total Addressable Market (TAM). 18
Clients Provide Input to Questionnaire, Report Format and Design The questionnaire is designed to inventory installed brands, models and stations by product category. Data entry and computer tabulation is then done using a network of personal computers running the proprietary tabulation program. 19
Overall Design The design of Broadcast Servers World TM 2015 was based on previous surveys by D.I.S. and on the 33-year record that D.I.S. Consulting Corporation has had in conducting custom, large-scale multi-client and proprietary end-user and dealer market research in professional imaging and communications, worldwide, since 1982. In all, D.I.S. Consulting have served more than 1,600 industry clients, in 550+ studies and custom projects. D.I.S. is the strategic partner of the NAB Show and China Infomedia. 20
Pricing & Terms Global Report $9,950 USD. Reports available by region or product categories Purchase will include general report sections. Contact us for details on applicable pricing. 21
Contact Information Douglas I. Sheer CEO & Chief Analyst D.I.S. Consulting Corporation Box 477 Woodstock, NY 12498-1101 USA dougsheer@gmail.com Mobile: (917) 692-0975 D.I.S. Consulting Corp. 22