Global Digital TV (7th edition)

• digital cable - 28 million new digital cable subs are forecast to be added in 2007, and this level of expansion is expected to continue for some time, with the total reaching 249 million in 2012. What are the leading cable companies’ strategies for up converting their subscriber base to digital? Which countries are set for a digital cable explosion? What global opportunities are still available for this already dominant sector?
• digital DTH - satellite delivery will account for 36% of the global digital total or 87 million homes by end 2007. Although this will drop to 23% of the global total by 2012 due to the increase in cable, IPTV and DTT, the number of digital DTH homes will rise by 33 million between 2007 and 2012. Which territories are set for the biggest growth? What factors will drive the platform’s digital market share decline? Where will new revenue come from?
• IPTV - 37 million global households will subscribe to IP-based TV signals by 2012 - up from 10 million at year-end 2007. Although IPTV will remain a niche delivery platform - with only 3% of the global total by 2012 - discover where fast uptake is expected and the strategies used to succeed against entrenched competition from established platforms.
• digital terrestrial TV - From 1.4 million homes in 2000, the global total is forecast to climb to 47.8 million by end-2007 and rocket to 97.1 million global households by 2012. What factors are driving this growth? From which regions will the strongest growth come? What new opportunities will DTT growth make available worldwide?

• Year-on-year forecasts to 2012 - Global Digital TV (7th edition) uses Informa Telecoms & Media’s highly regarded proprietary databases to forecast all digital TV platforms across 45 countries. Forecasts include TV household composition by DTT, digital cable, DTH and IPTV entertainment.
• Independent analysis - of the global digital TV industry by our highly regarded industry experts. The 7th edition of this report is based on brand new research, to ensure you have the most up to date information available.
• Country-by-country coverage of the global industry, with special focus on the 20 key global digital TV markets, including Brazil, China, Germany, Japan, UK, France and the US.

• Platforms: Learn from the groundbreaking digital markets - how have different platforms adapted to digital transmission and how can you benefit from their experience?
• Content owners: Find out which digital delivery platforms are the most popular in each territory
• Broadcasters: Calculate the impact of digital penetration on your audience and advertising share
• Regulators: Discover how different governments plan to achieve analogue switch-off
• Equipment manufacturers: Find out which countries hold the highest potential for digital conversion

CHAPTER 1

S U M M A R Y & F O R E C A S T S

Digital TV household composition in 2012(million)

Split of TV households by delivery system in 2012 (%)

Digital TV homes (million)

Digital TV homes as a % of TV households

Digital cable TV homes (million)

Digital cable TV homes as a % of TV households

Digital DTH homes (million)

Digital DTH homes as a % of TV households

IPTV homes paying for TV services (million)

IPTV homes as a % of TV households

Digital terrestrial TV homes (million)

Digital terrestrial TV homes as a % of TV households

Forecasts

Global digital TV forecasts

Global TV households (000)

Global digital TV households (000)

Digital TV households as a % of total

TV households

Global digital terrestrial TV households (000)

Digital terrestrial TV households as a % of total TV households

Global digital cable TV households (000)

Digital cable TV households as a % of total TV households

Global digital DTH households (000)

Digital DTH households as a % of total TV households

Gloabal IPTV households (000)

IPTV households as a % of total TV households

Rankings

Global rankings by TV households (000)

Global rankings by digital TV households (000)

Global rankings by digital TV household penetration (%)

Global rankings by digital terrestrial TV households (000)

Global rankings by digital terrestrial TV household penetration

Global rankings by digital cable households (000)

Global rankings by digital cable penetration (%)

Global rankings by digital DTH households (000)

Global rankings by digital DTH penetration (%)

Global rankings by IPTV penetration (%)

CHAPTER 2

A R G E N T I N A

Overview

Cable

Cablevision

Cablevision subscribers (year-end)

Multicanal

Multicanal subscribers (year-end)

Supercanal

Supercanal ownership

Satellite

Broadband

Argentina broadband data

IPTV

DTT

Forecasts

Argentina forecasts

CHAPTER 3

A U S T R A L I A

Overview

Summary of media regulation reforms

Pay TV

Pay TV subscription growth (000)

Foxtel

Austar

Austar: Financial and operating summary

(A$ million)

Austar: TV subscriber data (000)

Optus

Optus TV featuring Foxtel Digital pricing

SelecTV

SelecTV market size and subscriber targets

HDTV

Australian HDTV compliance figures for national broadcasters

Mobile TV

Broadband

Broadband subscribers by technology

IPTV

DTT

Household penetration of digital media

Forecasts

Australia forecasts

CHAPTER 4

B R A Z I L

Overview

Cable and MMDS

Cable and MMDS coverage by municipality and population (end-2006)

Net Servicos de Comunicacao

Net Servicos operational details

Net Servicos financial summary (BRL000)

Vivax

Vivax operating details

Vivax financials

Tevecap (TVA)

TVA subscriber details (000)

TVA financials (BRL million)

TV Cidade

Mais TV

ITSA market data (February 2007)

Broadband

Brazil broadband subscribers

Satellite

DirecTV Latin America financials (US$ million)

DirecTV: Brazilian monthly packages

DTT

HDTV

Mobile TV

Brazil mobile subscriber details

Brazil: Mobile TV and video services offered

Forecasts

Brazil forecasts

CHAPTER 5

C A N A D A

Overview

Canadian pay TV subscriber details at end-2006 (000)

Cable

Cable subscriber numbers

Rogers Cable

Rogers Cable subscriber data

Rogers Cable basic subscribers

Rogers Communications: Financial summary (C$ Mil.)

Shaw Communications

Shaw Communications subscriber data (year ending August)

Shaw Communications: Cable highlights

Shaw Communications revenue breakdown

Other players

Videotron cable highlights

Cogeco cable highlights (year end August)

Broadband

Canada broadband statistics (000)

Broadband subscribers by operator

Satellite

Satellite TV subscribers (000)

Bell Express VU details

BCE financial highlights

Bell Canada revenue breakdown (C$ million)

Star Choice subscribers

DTT

HDTV

Mobile TV

Canadian mobile telephone subscriber numbers

Canadian mobile TV services

Forecasts

Canada forecasts

CHAPTER 6

C H I N A

Overview

Cable

Broadband

China broadband subscriber details

IPTV

Satellite

DTT

Domestic DTT standard options

HDTV

Mobile TV

Forecasts

China forecasts

CHAPTER 7

F R A N C E

Overview

Cable

Cable subscriber data for leading operators (000s)

Numericable

Numericable Noos package prices (June 2007)

Broadband

France broadband data

Broadband subscribers by operator

Free

Neuf Cegetel

Alice

Club Internet

Satellite

CanalSat

Satellite subscriber figures (000)

CanalSat package prices (June 2007)

DTT

TNT channels (June 2007)

Canal Plus France TNT package prices

HDTV

Forecasts

France forecasts

CHAPTER 8

G E R M A N Y

Overview

German TV households by platform (millions)

Cable

The four-tier cable system

Kabel Deutschland

Kabel Deutschland cable TV subscribers (000)

Selected KDG financial data (nine months to 31 December 2006)

Unitymedia

Unitymedia channel packages

Unitymedia subscriber breakdown

Kabel BW

EWT

PrimaCom

PrimaCom selected financial data (€ 000)

Broadband

Broadband subscribers (000s)

Broadband penetration at end-2006 (selected European countries)

Leading DSL providers at end-2006

Satellite

Premiere

Premiere subscriber growth (000s)

Premiere financials (€ million)

Revenue breakdown (€ million)

Premiere packages (June 2007)

Premiere package combinations (June 2007)

Premiere hardware prices (June 2007)

Arena

Arena subscriber figures

SES Astra - Entavio

DTT

HDTV

Forecasts

Germany forecasts

CHAPTER 9

H O N G K O N G

Overview

Cable

i-Cable financials (HK$000)

i-Cable sector financials (HK$000)

Broadband

Hong Kong broadband subscribers

IPTV

Satellite/SMATV

DTT

HDTV

Mobile TV

Forecasts

Hong Kong forecasts

CHAPTER 10

I N D I A

Overview

Cable

Major players

Leading MSOs digital/analogue subscriber split

Broadband

Broadband subscriber progression

IPTV

Satellite

Dish TV

Tata Sky

Sun Direct TV

DD Direct Plus

Reliance

Mobile TV

DTT

Forecasts

India forecasts

CHAPTER 11

I T A LY

Overview

Cable

DTH

Sky Italia subscriber numbers

Sky Italia package prices (June 2007)

Broadband

Italy broadband data

Broadband subscribers by operator

DTT

HDTV

Mobile TV

Italy WCDMA subscribers

Forecasts

Italy forecasts

CHAPTER 12

J A P A N

Overview

Cable

Subscribers to cable operators who originate

their own programming (000s)

J:Com subscriber data

J:Com digital subscriber share (000)

J:Com ownership structure (January 2007)

Broadband

Broadband subscriber data

IPTV

Hikari PerfecTV! IPTV subscriber details (end-November 2006)

Satellite

Communications Satellite

Selected Sky PerfecTV! data (end March)

Satellite platform summary

Sky PerfecTV! subscriber details (end November 2006)

Sky PerfecTV ownership structure (%)

Broadcast Satellite (BS)

BS analogue channels

BS digital channels

Wowow financials (¥ billion)

Mobile satellite broadcasting

Moba-Ho! contents and cost

DTT

DTT implementation timetable

HDTV

Domestic shipments of TV equipment in Japan for

nine months ending September 2006

Mobile TV

Selected mobile TV developments

Mobile TV technical specifications

Forecasts

Japan forecasts

CHAPTER 13

M E X I C O

Overview

Cable/MMDS

MSO subscriber numbers (000)

MVS Multivision

MVS Multivision subscription details

Megacable

Megacable subscription details

Cablemas

Subscribers and revenue per service offering

Operating data

Cablevision

Grupo Televisa’s Mexican cable TV financials (MXN million)

Broadband

Mexico broadband subscribers

IPTV

Satellite

Latin DTH shareholdings (%)

Mexican DTH subs

Sky Mexico financials (MXN million)

Sky Mexico packages (February 2007)

Mobile TV

Mexican mobile subscriber details

DTT

Forecasts

Mexico forecasts

CHAPTER 14

N E T H E R L A N D S

Overview

Cable

UPC Nederland

UPC Nederland operating data

UPC Global video operating data

@Home (Essent Kablecom)

Casema

Broadband

Netherlands broadband subscribers

Netherlands operator subscribers

Satellite

Canal Digitaal Satelliet monthly subscription costs (May 2007)

DTT

Digitenne ownership

Digitenne channels end-1Q07

HDTV

Mobile TV

Dutch mobile subscribers

Forecasts

Netherlands forecasts

CHAPTER 15

P O L A N D

Overview

Cable

UPC Telewizja Kablowa

UPC Telewizja Kablowa figures

Vectra

Multimedia Polska

Multimedia Polska cable TV operational

details

Multimedia Polska share holders

Aster City

Broadband

Polish broadband subscriber details

IPTV

Satellite

Cyfrowy Polsat

Cyfra Plus Cyfrowy

ITI Neovision

Mobile

Poland mobile subscribers by operator

DTT

Forecasts

Poland forecasts

CHAPTER 16

S I N G A P O R E

Overview

Cable

Broadband

Singapore broadband subscribers

IPTV

Satellite

DTT

HDTV

Mobile TV

Forecasts

Singapore forecasts

CHAPTER 17

S O U T H K O R E A

Overview

Cable

South Korea cable subscriber details (end-September 2006)

Broadband

South Korea broadband subscriber details

IPTV

Satellite

SkyLife subscriber growth (000)

SkyLife packages

Mobile TV

DTT

HDTV

SkyLife HD receiver prices (December 2006)

Forecasts

South Korea forecasts

CHAPTER 18

S P A I N

Overview

Pay TV subscriber growth

Cable

Ono

Ono residential operating details

Ono subscriber growth (year end)

Broadband

Spanish broadband subscribers

Selected broadband operator stats

Satellite

Sogecable subscriber details

Digital+ ARPU by quarter (€)

Sogecable shareholdings (March 2007)

DTT

HDTV

Mobile

Spanish mobile subscribers by operator

Forecasts

Spain forecasts

CHAPTER 19

S W E D E N

Overview

Cable

Com Hem

Com Hem timeline

Com Hem subscribers (000)

Com Hem packages

UPC Sweden

UPC Sverige subscribers

UPC Sverige financial highlights

Canal Digital

New channels launched on Canal Digital (2006/7)

Tele2vision

Tele2 Operating Data (2006)

Broadband

Swedish broadband subscribers

Selected broadband operator statistics

TeliaSonera

Telia package prices (mid-2007)

TeliaSonera financial summary 2006. (SEK Millions)

Bredbandsbolaget

Fast TV

TV4

Satellite

Nordic DTH subscribers (000)

Canal Digital

Canal Digital Group Financial Data (NOK millions)

Canal Digital timeline

Viasat

Viasat Nordic financial summary (2006)

Viasat packages (mid-2007)

HDTV

Mobile TV

DTT

Boxer packages

Boxer ownership structure

Forecasts

Sweden forecasts

CHAPTER 20

U N I T E D K I N G D O M

Overview

Government switchover timetable by region

UK multichannel TV statistics (%)

Cable

Virgin Media bundles (cost per month)

Virgin Media single product details

Virgin Media subscribers (000s)

Virgin Media segmental revenue (£ millions)

Broadband

UK broadband subscribers

Selected broadband operator details

Satellite

Sky subscriber details

Sky: Premium channel pricing (£)

BSkyB revenues (£ million)

BSkyB net operating expenses (£ million)

DTT

Digital terrestrial household growth (000)

Freeview adapter growth

UK DTT multiplex operators

Pay DTT

Top Up TV Anytime costs (£)

UK DTT channels (mid-2007)

HDTV

Mobile TV

UK W-CDMA subscribers

UK mobile TV trial details

Forecasts

UK forecasts

CHAPTER 21

U S A

Overview

Cable

US cable statistics

Ancillary cable service subscribers (million)

Leading MSOs by TV subscribers (000)

Comcast

Comcast cable financial summary

Comcast operating data

Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable: Financial data

Time Warner Cable: operating data

Broadband

US broadband subscriber details by platform (year end)

IPTV

U-Verse pricing (March 2007)

Satellite

Subscriber growth (000)

DirecTV

DirecTV Group: Financial summary

DirecTV Latin America (DTVLA)

DTVLA: Subscriber breakdown (end-2006)

DirecTV Latin America segment summary data

EchoStar

Dish Network operating data

EchoStar financial summary (US$000)

DTT

Number of DTT stations in top 10 markets

HDTV

Inbuilt OTA receiver deadlines

Mobile TV

Forecasts

US forecasts