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The Future of Television (TV) Market

October 9, 2007
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Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the worldwide consumer electronics industry is now available to its catalogue.

The Future of TV: The evolving landscape of HDTV, IPTV and mobile TV

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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 customers 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. This new management report 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 market 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 content

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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