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The Future Of TV: The Evolving Landscape Of Hdtv, Iptv And Mobile TV

Product Type: Market Research Report
Published by: Business Insights
Published: September 2007
Product Code: R162-805
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Some key findings from this report
  • There has been a significant reduction in traditional media use since 2005, with the largest audience declines in TV, falling by 17% and national newspapers by 14%.
  • The key driver of European digital TV uptake to 2010 is expected to be digital-to-terrestrial services. It will to drive uptake to 109m by the end of 2010, compared to 78m in the US.
  • Digital cable will drive growth in the US by 2010, closely followed by digital satellite. Unlike Europe, digital terrestrial is not expected to be a significant digital TV plat form in the US.
  • Asia-Pacific is expected to be the largest market for mobile TV subscriptions with around 76.3 million subscribers by 2012, representing a CAGR of 51.7%.
  • A key reason for companies to invest in IPTV solutions is to increase the revenue they get from each subscriber. Providing a broader range of services to which custome rs can be cross-sold increases revenue potential.
The Future of TV - The evolving landscape of HDTV, IPTV and mobile TV Media consumption habits are changing as a result of the emergence of multiple distribution platforms and the ever-growing number of channels available for accessing entertainment. With a significant migration from traditional media by the ‘networked generation’, it is increasingly essential for media companies, broadcasters, service providers, content providers, telecommunications and hardware manufacturers to understand the implications of these trends and to ensure that their products are flexible enough to meet changing consumer demands. The Future of TV: The evolving landscape of HDTV, IPTV and mobile TV is a new management report published by Business Insights that provides a detailed analysis of market opportunities and growth sectors across the European, US and Asia-Pacific regions. This new report combines market analysis and forecasts, technology reviews and strategic recommendations to provide an invaluable tool for understanding the current and future evolution of the broadcast TV sector. Anticipate future changes in demand in the broadcast TV sector and create more effective strategies to exploit this demand with the help of this new report.

This new report will enable you to
  • Identify and quantify future market growth opportunities by geography and product type based on this report’s market forecasts to 2012 for key TV sectors across the European, US and Asia-Pacific regions.
  • Understand the key drivers and inhibitors in the broadcast TV market including changes in costs, consumer demand, security, technical challenges and content provision
  • Enhance the competitiveness of your products and services with this report’s strategic recommendations detailing how to increase Average Revenue Per User through the provision of new services.
  • Assess the broadcast TV competitive landscape with this report’s insight into M&A activity, non-traditional entrants to the TV market and changes in the technology landscape.
Key issues examined in this report
  • How big will the IPTV mar ket be? By the end of 2010, IPTV will account for approximately 8.6% of digital households in Europe and 7.5% in the US.
  • Which mobile TV format is likely to be widely adopted? HD television (HDTV) is gaining considerable traction across the globe. Consumers are upgrading their television sets to plasma or LCD flat screens as they demand greater quality in their TV experience.
  • What type of content is most likely to appeal to consumers? As expected, some broadcasters will support both formats depending on the type of content being transmitted. Pay-TV operators are also likely to support both formats in order to provide high quality regardless of the format used by th e content provider.
  • Do consumers want mobile TV? Results from both secondary and primary research highlight that one of the biggest challenges facing players investing in the mobile broadcast TV space is convincing consumers that the service is worth their while.
  • Your questions answered
    • Which mobile TV format will be the likely winner?
    • How big will the digital TV market be in 2012?
    • What impact will mobile TV have on Average Revenue Per User?
    • How do the drivers of digital TV differ between the US and Europe?
    • Will IPTV be a s ignificant revenue stream?
    • What does the entrance of non-traditional players mean for the broadcast TV sector?
    • How should service providers differentiate their products?
    • Which will be the biggest market for mobile TV?
    Table of Contents

    The Future of TV

    Executive summary

    The evolving broadcast landscape

    The rise of digital TV

    The future of HDTV

    The emergence of IPTV

    Broadcast TV to mobile

    Chapter 1 The evolving broadcast landscape

    Summary

    Media in the 21st Century

    New business models

    Broadband adoption and its impact on TV

    Competitive landscape

    The impact of M&A on the media sector

    Non-traditional competitors

    Technology landscape

    Digital TV

    Video on demand (VOD)

    High-definition TV

    Mobile TV

    Mobile TV subscriber forecast

    The future of advertising in a digital world

    Chapter 2 The rise of digital TV

    Summary

    Market overview

    Triple-play bundling

    Investment in new channels

    Enhanced content services

    Video on demand

    HDTV content

    Operational efficiencies

    Mobile TV

    Market sizing

    Europe vs US comparison

    By platform

    Europe

    United States

    Conclusions

    Europe

    United States

    Chapter 3 The future of HDTV

    Summary

    HDTV market overview

    HDTV technology standards

    Compression technology

    Consumer electronics equipment

    HD televisions

    Commercial market vs consumer market

    HD set-top boxes

    Market sizing

    General

    The United States

    US satellite operators

    US pricing

    Western Europe

    Conclusions

    Chapter 4 The emergence of IPTV

    Summary

    IPTV market overview

    What is IPTV?

    Broad range of services

    IPTV technology overview

    Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer

    Consumer equipment

    Middleware

    Multicasting and unicasting

    Market drivers and inhibitors

    Drivers

    Improved compression and reduced hardware costs

    Hardware costs are falling

    Increasing uptake of broadband

    Increasing competition between platforms

    Boosting ARPU and reducing churn

    Inhibitors

    IPTV is relatively new and untested

    Deployment costs

    Lack of content relationships

    Competing platforms

    Market sizing

    Conclusions

    Chapter 5 Broadcast TV to mobile

    Summary

    What is mobile broadcast TV?

    The broadcast TV to mobile value chain

    Market drivers and inhibitors

    Drivers

    Consumer demand

    Mobile phone penetration

    Single, multifunctional devices

    New revenue stream

    Inhibitors

    Competition from other content services

    Consumer education

    Technical challenges

    Handset capabilities

    Content security

    Mobile TV content

    Technology standards

    DMB vs DVB-H vs MediaFLO

    DVB-H

    Digital Multimedia Broadcasting (DMB)

    MediaFLO

    ISDB-T

    Summary

    Market sizing

    Global

    North America

    Europe

    By country

    Asia Pacific

    Recommendations

    Pricing

    Option 1: flat fee for unlimited TV access

    Option 2: pay-per-view

    Option 3: charge per minute

    Option 4: two-tier pricing model

    Business model

    Handsets

    Audience

    Lifestyle target

    Demographic targeting

    Conclusions

    Index




    List of Figures




    Figure 1.1: Digital TV market comparison. 2005-2010

    Figure 1.2: Simplified broadcast TV to mobile value chain

    Figure 1.3: Mobile Broadcast TV subscriber forecasts, 2006 - 2012

    Figure 2.4: Proportion of IT budget invested into new distribution channels, 2007

    Figure 2.5: Broadcasters IT budget priorities, 2007

    Figure 2.6: Digital TV uptake comparison: Europe vs. the US, 2005-2010

    Figure 2.7: Digital TV market development comparison, 2005-2010

    Figure 2.8: Digital TV households in Europe by platform, 2005-2010

    Figure 2.9: Digital TV households in the US by platform, 2005-2010

    Figure 3.10: High definition households in Europe and the US, 2006-2010

    Figure 3.11: High definition households in the US, 2006 - 2012

    Figure 3.12: HD households in Western Europe with CAGR, 2012

    Figure 3.13: European HDTV market development comparison, 2008

    Figure 4.14: Top-level IPTV systems architecture

    Figure 4.15: Compression technology developments have boosted the potential of IPTV services

    Figure 4.16: Cable operators and telcos are providing an increasingly similar range of services

    Figure 4.17: Offering video services can substantially boost ARPU for telcos

    Figure 4.18: Incremental costs per IPTV subscriber ($)

    Figure 4.19: IPTV uptake comparison: Europe vs. the US, 2005-2010

    Figure 5.20: Simplified model for mobile video consumption

    Figure 5.21: Simplified broadcast TV to mobile value chain

    Figure 5.22: Mobile subscribers including pre-pay, 2006-2012

    Figure 5.23: Expandable screen on a mobile phone

    Figure 5.24: Regional comparison of mobile broadcast TV subscribers, 2006 - 2012

    Figure 5.25: Mobile broadcast TV subscribers in North America, 2006 - 2012

    Figure 5.26: Mobile broadcast TV subscribers in Europe, 2006 - 2012

    Figure 5.27: European mobile broadcast subscribers by country, 2012

    Figure 5.28: Mobile broadcast TV subscribers Asia-Pac, 2006 - 2012

    Figure 5.29: Major Asia-Pac markets comparison for mobile broadcast TV subscribers , 2006 -2012

    Figure 5.30: Mobile TV usage pattern

    Figure 5.31: Finnish trial sample distribution by age group




    List of Tables




    Table 1.1: European broadband penetration by household, 2006-2010

    Table 2.2: Digital TV uptake comparison: Europe vs. the US, 2005-2010

    Table 2.3: Digital TV market development comparison, 2005-2010

    Table 2.4: Digital TV households in Europe by platform, 2005-2010

    Table 2.5: Digital TV households in the US by platform, 2005-2010

    Table 3.6: The most common HDTV display formats

    Table 5.7: Mobile broadcast TV subscribers in North America, 2006-2012

    Table 5.8: Mobile broadcast TV subscribers in Europe, 2006 - 2012

    Table 5.9: Mobile broadcast TV subscribers Asia-Pac, 2006 - 2012

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