The PayTV Subscribers Database provides actual subscriber numbers for cable (analog and digital), satellite (DTH), and IPTV (or telco TV) worldwide for the past two years in annual format. Also provided are actuals for the quarter(s) passed in the current year. Regional subscriber forecasts by platform and by type (where appropriate) are provided in annual format for the current year and subsequent four years. Free-to-air TV subscriber forecasts are also provided for a picture of the total available worldwide TV-household market.
The Worldwide Cable TV Market: Video and High-Speed Data Subscribers
The most common cable TV service bundle continues to be the combination of cable video service and cable modem service. This fact has spurred cable TV operators around the world to expand the availability of these services, which in turn has driven subscriber totals for both services to new heights.
In March 2009, worldwide cable TV subscriber households reached 430 million, an increase of 4% over the past twelve months. Cable modem subscriber growth was even stronger, with subscriber totals reaching 85 million, an increase of 10 million over the past year.
This research report covers the markets for cable modem and cable TV video services. It discusses the technology standards and market dynamics for cable modem services around the world, provides regional and country-by-country subscriber data for cable modem services, and forecasts subscriber growth through 2013.
The report also profiles the growth of the worldwide cable TV industry by providing regional and country-by-country subscriber data for cable TV service, with a special emphasis on digital cable TV service. In addition, it forecasts both worldwide cable TV subscribers and worldwide digital cable TV subscribers.
High Density IPTV: IP-Based Video in Hotels and MDUs Worldwide
IPTV in high density environments, such as apartments, is in many ways different from traditional residential deployments. Additionally, hospitality is a non residential market with unique structure and perceptions of IPTV. This report explores the unique MDU and hospitality environments in terms of network architecture, market structure, and leading providers. This report provides:
Detailed discussion of the apartments/MDUs and hotel market elements
Discussion of key geographic regions, including North America, Asia/Pacific, and EMEA
Regional distinctions in terms of MDU penetration, infrastructure, and relationship structure
Leading solution vendors and providers
Subscriber and revenue forecasts for the hospitality IPTV market by geographic area
Subscriber and revenue forecasts for the MDU IPTV market by geographic area
Exactly how fast is a broadband connection? While most people acknowledge the importance of speedy broadband connection, it has been hard to compare and contrast the actual bandwidth available in the United States. By surveying actual broadband households, this report provides some answers.
This report details consumer survey results about the amount of bandwidth currently available to residential broadband end-users in the US. It covers the type of broadband access technology (i.e., cable modem, DSL, FTTH, etc.) being used, the company providing the service, the download and upload speeds of the end-users' broadband connection, and how much they are paying for broadband service.
The number of worldwide high-definition television households continues to increase. The worldwide total of HDTV households, which are defined as households with an installed HD-capable TV set that also receive and watch HD programming, are on track to increase by 25% in 2008. In 2009, the total is projected to increase by another 30%.
This report examines the worldwide availability of HDTV services and discusses the market and technology challenges facing today’s high-definition service deployments. It briefly examines different HD business models, provides an in-depth discussion of the different distribution platforms for HDTV services, and reports the results of a recent US consumer survey about HDTV services.
In addition, it identifies leading cable, satellite, and terrestrial service providers. The report also looks back at historical HDTV household growth and forecasts worldwide HDTV households through the year 2012.
The Worldwide Digital Satellite Pay-TV Market, 2008
Subscribers to pay-TV DTH satellite services grew dramatically over the past year, as new service providers entered the market. This report identifies where that subscriber growth is taking place and discusses why it is occurring. This report includes historical and current subscriber totals for all service providers by country and geographic region, and identifies new service providers planning to begin offering service in the near future. The report also provides worldwide subscriber and revenue forecasts by region.
Worldwide Telco TV Services 2008: Explosive Growth Continues
Telco TV continues to grow as new players around the world get on the bandwagon and existing players increase their footprint, penetration, content, and range of services. This report discusses key players including AT&T, Verizon, France Telecom, Telefonica, Deutsche Telecom, and China Telecom as well as other incumbent and emerging operators around the world.
While triple play has always been the name of the game, increasingly quadruple- as well as double- and single-play offerings are coming on to the scene. Catch-up TV has gained tremendous popularity around the world. And convergence applications are emerging as Microsoft’s Mediaroom platform gains traction.
Content is at the same time going more international, ethnic, and local. This year saw a clear trend toward content geared toward immigrant population, especially in Western Europe. In small towns in North America, there are interesting experiments that revolve around producing very local content. Spreading content across as many platforms as possible is motivating players to introduce PC and mobile phone-based video offerings that complement their telco TV offerings.
This report discusses where telco TV services are growing, who is providing telco TV, how successful they have been to date, and what types of services are being offered. Worldwide five-year forecasts for subscribers and subscription revenues based on ARPU are included.
Broadband services continue to be in high demand, attracting millions of new subscribers each month. Over the past twelve months, approximately 80 million new broadband subscribers signed up for high-speed access to the Internet, bringing the current total of global broadband subscribers to 452 million.
This report covers the market for worldwide broadband services. It examines leading market drivers for broadband services and discusses the most widely available broadband access technologies.
The report provides historical subscriber data for broadband services and forecasts worldwide broadband subscribers through 2012. In addition, it provides regional subscriber forecasts for cable modem service, DSL service, mobile wireless broadband service, fixed wireless broadband service, and fiber to the home households. It also provides worldwide subscriber forecasts for satellite broadband service, broadband over powerline service, and other access technologies.
The recent court ruling about Cablevision System's network DVR service has breathed new life into the development of network DVR services. While more litigation is likely, this report examines the potential impact of the court decision and network DVR services on cable TV operators, telco TV operators, equipment providers, and content providers.
34 Million Subscribers: Worldwide Cable Telephony Services Continue to Expand
Demand for cable telephony services remains strong in 2008. Cable TV operators, especially those located in North America and Europe, are continuing to invest in telephony services in order to offer a true "triple play" service bundle.
This report covers the market for global cable telephony services. It discusses the business case for cable telephony services, looks at the availability of the service, and examines specific network architectures. In addition, the report updates leading cable TV operator telephony strategies and presents the results of a US cable telephony subscriber consumer survey conducted in February 2008.
The report provides forecasts for worldwide cable telephony subscribers, VoIP cable telephony subscribers, and installed cable telephony lines through the year 2012. It also forecasts cable telephony service revenues and “Voice-over-Broadband” cable telephony subscribers over the next five years.
As mobile operators look to new sources of revenue to make up for falling voice revenues, they are turning to TV services similar to the way their wireline counterparts have done. 3G mobile TV services were launched several years ago and have been growing in number ever since.
This report looks at the availability of 3G mobile TV in all regions of the world and what is available with those services. Five-year forecasts for 3G mobile TV subscribers, annual ARPU, and subscription revenues are provided.
The cable industry has dominated the pay-TV market since the early nineties but is now facing competition from DTH and IPTV. DTH seems to be growing strong in India and is likely to capture 24.6% of the total pay-TV subscriber base by 2012, while 11.1% of subscribers will be covered by cable-CAS. Overall growth of cable subscribers, including cable-CAS and cable-non CAS, during the forecasted period is slated to be a mere 0.51% CAGR. The growth of IPTV is likely to remain slow during the forecasted period, owing to lower broadband penetration in the country.
This report delves into the total pay-TV subscriber base by different technologies, i.e., cable, DTH, and IPTV. It also highlights the drivers and challenges for these technologies, the current state of broadband in India, and the potential for video-on-demand in India.
Worldwide Mobile TV Broadcasting: Analog a Viable Option
There is a fragmentation of standards in mobile TV broadcasting that appears here to stay. DVB-H, ATSC-M/H, CMMB, ISDB-T, DVB-SH, T-DMB, and MediaFLO are all being used or under development today.
The most popular mobile TV broadcast services are those that are offered without a subscription, as in Japan and South Korea. However, mobile TV broadcast services are viewed by many as a way to generate revenue, so many of the mobile TV broadcast services will be subscription based.
Operators in multiple countries in both Europe and Asia are expected to launch mobile TV broadcast services in 2008, driving the subscriber increases.
US Residential Broadband Services: How Fast is "High-Speed?"
Broadband Internet services are an increasingly important element of the telecommunications service bundle. However, consumers are becoming aware of the limitations that some broadband service connections provide, particularly in regard to available bandwidth.
This report details consumer survey results about the amount of bandwidth currently available to residential broadband end-users in the United States. It covers the type of broadband access technology (i.e., cable modem, DSL, etc.) being used, the company providing the service, the download and upload speeds of the end-users' broadband connection, and how much they are paying for broadband service.
