Wangxing Zhao has been an Associate Research Analyst at Media & Communications (SNL Kagan) since 2011,Full Bio
Wangxing Zhao has been an Associate Research Analyst at Media & Communications (SNL Kagan) since 2011, focusing on international video markets with specialist knowledge of multichannel and OTT. Mr. Zhao now heads up the primary research for pay TV and broadband industries in the Asia-Pacific region, with coverage of multichannel operators, telcos, regulatory environment, connected devices and TV Everywhere/OTT initiatives.
Mr. Zhao holds a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree from Tsinghua University and an MPA degree from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.
Operators Bet On Streaming Video As Pay TV Penetration Declines Worldwide
As fiber adoption accelerates globally and consumers increasingly turn to alternative forms of entertainment online, multichannel operators, particularly telcos, are beginning to reconsider their video strategies. Multichannel households have continued to grow globally in 2021 and are expected to reach a total of 1.10 billion by year-end for a weak 0.5% year-over-year increase,...
COVID-19 Lockdown Boosted Growth Of Digital Platforms
With India being under lockdown since late March, speakers at this year's Future of Video India virtual seminar held Sept. 10 discussed how the video industry has evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the general consensus that the pandemic has accelerated the growth of digital platforms, which would have otherwise taken years to achieve. Discovery Communications India a...
More than three-quarters of fixed-line broadband subscribers in the Asia-Pacific region were on a fiber connection as of year-end 2019, according to Kagan analysis. Among our 15 surveyed countries, all but three — India , Pakistan and the Philippines — have a broadband sector where fiber to the premises, or FTTP, is the dominant platform. Our data further shows that 341.3 milli...
