Devoncroft Partners is a market research and strategic consulting firm specializing in the media technology sector. The company is widely recognized for its Big Broadcast Survey (BBS), the largest annual study of broadcast and digital media end-users, with 6,000–10,000 participants. It differentiates itself through actionable insights delivered via syndicated market research reports, tracking studies, technology adoption indices, and custom consulting projects. Devoncroft serves a diverse client base including technology suppliers, media companies, broadcasters, consulting firms, and financial institutions.
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Devoncroft Partners has announced the agenda and speaker lineup for its 2026 Executive Summit in Amsterdam, scheduled for September 10. The event will feature industry leaders from various media technology companies discussing market evolution and commercial drivers.
Devoncroft’s 2026 Big Broadcast Survey indicates that nearly two-thirds of media technology vendors are facing commercial impacts from memory component shortages, with 80% of those vendors raising prices. Half of the affected companies expect these supply chain disruptions to persist until at least 2028, signaling a structural shift in infrastructure procurement.
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MediaKind has officially closed its $145 million acquisition of Harmonic's Video Division, integrating overlapping product portfolios in a deal that resets valuation expectations for mature media technology assets. The transaction follows years of market consolidation and a shift toward software-defined compression and cloud-based GTM strategies.
Devoncroft's 2026 Market Sizing Study reveals that aggregate media technology sector revenue declined by 2.4% in 2025. The analysis highlights a persistent mismatch between vendor expectations of double-digit growth and flat-to-negative market realities, which is increasingly driving M&A and corporate restructurings.
Devoncroft's 2026 Market Sizing Study reveals that aggregate global media technology revenue declined by 2.4% in 2025, with flat to negative product revenue. This stands in sharp contrast to the roughly two-thirds of industry vendors expecting double-digit growth, driving a strategic mismatch that is fueling restructuring and M&A.
Devoncroft Partners announced its 2026 Executive Summit | Amsterdam will be held on September 10 at the Pathé Tuschinski Theater. The summit will gather decision-makers, including media technology suppliers, buyers, and investors, to discuss market developments and business transformation in the media technology sector.
