2007 IPTV / Mobile Video Research Report

2007 IPTV / Mobile Video Research Report

For more than 25 years non-broadcast distribution, i.e. not using free over the air television, has been dominated by two distribution topologies that share one critically important attribute. Just as with broadcast, in cable and DBS systems the viewer picks between signals which all are delivered all the way to the home simultaneously. This “broadband” approach essentially replicates the “broadcast” approach. The consumer has access to all of the content, and has essentially all of the control in a local “tuner”, which for cable and satellite is a replication of the approach broadcasting has taken since it’s inception.

Now along comes a totally new approach. One in which the consumer still thinks he has access to anything at any time, but in which the bandwidth of the pipe is vastly restricted. By doing this the carrier, or video service provider, can cut the cost of delivery, and offer a much broader spectrum of choices. Literally thousands of “channels” can be offered since the home receives only one signal at a time for each set connected.

This new topology, most usually called IPTV, uses common information technology (IT) approaches, leveraging the tremendous growth in infrastructure put in place for telephony and data traffic. It is fortunate for both consumers and carriers that the cost of deployment of high bandwidth data networks all the way to the home has dropped. The result is an alternative for the consumer, and a practical way for carriers to compete with the “Triple Play” (voice, video, and data) that cable has been touting for years.

The large carriers, principally Verizon and ATandT (formerly SBC until the acquisition of ATandT announced in January 2005) have dominated the news about IPTV in North America. Driving this deployment is the projected revenue for all video services, growing from $54 Billion in 2004 to $63 Billion in 2008. Broadband deployment in the same time frame is expected to grow to nearly $29 Billion. Some have projected that European IPTV subscriptions will double between 2006 and 2007, to a total of 5.6 million.

A new report by SCRI International, Inc. is now available. The IPTV / Mobile TV Research Report is a 123-page report containing a 14 page Executive Summary and Analysis by SCRI Consultant John Luff, based on and including over 100 pages of key articles, news releases and reports from online sources as well as from SCRI's weekly newsletter and Insider Reports. 
 

Executive Summary & Analysis

A. IPTV
Introduction
Technology
Definitions
What sets IPTV apart?
Consumer Premises Issues
Rights Management
Advertising on IPTV
Deployment North America
Deployment Worldwide

B. Mobile Television
DTV Mobile Technology
MediaFLO, T-DMB, and DVB-H
Other Consumer Options
Marketplace

APPENDIX: Key Articles, News Releases, Reports From Online Sources and SCRI Insider Reports
IPTV lines up next battle in TV wars
IDC Predicts Substantial Market Expansion for U.S. Wireless Cellular TV and Video Content and Services
China: IPTV users 1 million next year
Alcatel-Lucent supports SingTel's IPTV trial
IPTV doubles in the year to Q2 2006
IPTV to Reach 86 Million
IPTV: 34m by 2010
Operators told to expect big losses on IPTV networks
IPTV alliance
Next-generation Wi-Fi tech to deliver IPTV
IPTV equipment sales set to top $6b
China's BestTV in IPTV on-demand movie deal
IPTV equipment sales to explode
IPTV subscriber base rising in France
Ogilvy, Intel launch IPTV brand TV
China IPTV: 10m by 2011
MRG: IPTV steady growth to 50m
China Broadband Multimedia
IPTV: 8.7m US households by 2010
iHollywood Forum Announces Lineup of Sessions, Speakers and Sponsors for IPTV World
Over Four Million North Americans Will Subscribe to Mobile Broadcast Services in 2007
MRG Releases Semi-Annual IPTV Market Leader Report
NAB and iHollywood Forum Announce Sessions for IPTV World Second Annual Event
IPTV Europe to double
IPTV Likely to Generate Significant Revenue within First Three Years of Service
Joost internet TV software for Intel Macs
Competition heats up in IPTV market
AT&T to ramp up IPTV rollouts
New IPTV Zone introduced at IBC2007
200,000 hanaTV subscribers
Video emerges as key to Cisco's growth
China IPTV to exceed 23m subscribers by 2012
IPTV Growth Driver for equipment in 2007
Greater Choice and Value Pricing Drive the Demand for IPTV
Broadcast Engineering’s sessions focused on IPTV production
Open IPTV Forum launched
IPTV Developers, Telcos Team to Develop Standards
IP Video Creates Significant Potential for CCTV and Video Surveillance Equipment
China as IPTV market leader?
MRG Releases Semi-Annual IPTV Market Leader Report
AT&T to ramp up IPTV rollouts
IPTV Europe to double
IPTV Growth Driver for equipment in 2007
Entertainment will drive US mobile data revenue
The Mobile Digital TV Alliance Continues to Build Momentum Into 2007
Number of Customers Actually Purchasing Mobile Video Service Could Climb from Only Five Million at the End of 2006 to Almost 80 Million by the End of 2012
ATLANTIC-ACM CEO to Moderate Panel on Revenue Generation Through Converged Services and Applications at Capacity USA 2007
LodgeNet to Present Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) Solution at HITEC 2007
Ness Technologies Wins Deal With ITV plc - UK's Largest Commercial Broadcaster
mPhase Technologies Describes Innovative Strategy to Increase Shareholder Value in Technology Incubation
Overall Telecom Industry Spending Grew By More Than 12% in 2006, Driven By the Demand for Broadband and High-Speed Services
Falcon IP/Complete Shows Total MPEG-4 IPTV Solution for Small Telecom
Telcos Tune Into SES AMERICOM’s IPTV Solution
Optibase Showcases Advanced IPTV Platforms at CommunicAsia 2007
MagiNet Interactive Chooses TANDBERG Television to Deploy Advanced IPTV Hotel Network
ECI Telecom Doubles the Capacity and Extends the Reach of its Multi-Degree ROADM Platform
Harmonic Presents IP-Based Digital Video Solutions at CommunicAsia 2007
DTC Communications Selects TANDBERG Television to Implement IPTV Video Services Launch
Live Demonstrations Of iPlex and Mediaplex Video Processing Systems at NXTcomm 2007
SkyLife Chooses TANDBERG Television for SD and HD Upgrade
Subscriber Rates Reached 2.7 Million for IPTV in Asia
An In-Depth Analysis of Worldwide Digital Media
Maltacom Group Selects TANDBERG Television as Strategic Video Technology Provider for Digital TV Roll-out
HDTV and DVRs Transform IPTV Set-top Box Market
New Report Assesses the Benefits of IMS and SDPs in IPTV Networks
Greater Choice and Value Pricing Drive the Demand for IPTV
IPTV Expected to Make Big Gains in Asia
Vietnam’s Mobile Market Had Passed the 16 Million Subscriber Mark Coming into 2007
China on Track to Become the World’s Largest Broadband Market
Forecasts for 2007/08 Show a Slowing Down of Economic Growth, to 4.3% and 3.9% Respectively in the
Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Market in Latin America
New Report Provides a Comprehensive Insight into the Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband Market in the Americas
IPDR.org Joins the TeleManagement Forum to Drive Next Generation IP Management Standards
Enea & Kontron Launch IPTV Experience Initiative
Private Reaches 75% Coverage in France - The World's Leading IPTV Market
Sky Angel Transitions to IPTV
MobiTV Adds NBC Sports Mobile To Line-Up
LG Electronics, Harris Corporation Submit MPH(TM) In-Band Mobile DTV Technology for ATSC's Mobile Standard
Microsoft Launches MSN Mobile, a Redesigned, Reinvented Portal for Mobile Phones
Microsoft Mediaroom IPTV and Multimedia Platform Debuts at NXTcomm
Sony Pictures Television International's Global Animax Brand Goes Mobile
Vodafone UK Partners With Novarra to Bring Mobile Internet to Its
GSN and Two Way TV Bring Interactive Mobile to Television Programming to the U.S. for the First Time
AT&T Introduces U-verse in San Diego
More Consumers Gain TV Choice as Verizon Launches FiOS TV in Two More New York Communities
YouTube Coming to Apple TV
CCID Consulting Says China's Mobile IM Market Will Reach 3.85 Billion Yuan in 2008
LG Electronics, Harris Corporation Submit MPH™ In-Band Mobile DTV Technology for ATSC’s Mobile Standard
V CAST Customers Get Local TV Station News, Weather & Sports Video Clips From Local Wireless(R) TV
Nokia's WidSets Reaches 1 Million Registered Users
MultiVu Video Feed: TV Past Meets TV Future At Mobile TV Party
ATSC Receives 10 Proposals for Mobile-Handheld TV Standard
Fox Taps Brightcove Internet TV Service to Bring Hit Programming to Network and Studio Websites
500,000 subscribe to FiOS TV, 1 million to FiOS broadband
Optibase IPTV Takes Off at Vancouver International Airport
Brix Networks Unveils Live IPTV Service Monitoring Solution
Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) is Rapidly Emerging as a New TV Platform
New Industry Survey Predicts that Mobile Video Will Flourish in the Year Ahead
Streaming Media Advertising Forecast at $1.4 Bil. in '07 Billings
Viasat and TDC to test future mobile TV
Sky will take on MSN and Yahoo!
ATSC receives 10 proposal submissions for mobile, handheld standard
European Broadband Cable 2007
IBC2007 - Mobile TV
New IPTV Zone introduced for IBC2007
HP Supports Alcatel-Lucent in IPTV trial at SingTel
Fujitsu Transmits HD Video Over Public Broadband
North American IPTV Services Market
IPTV Markets in Europe - Telecom Operators Strategies
Mobile and Converging Technologies Made Their Mark at BroadcastAsia2007
Mobile TV on PCs Reaches New Functionality Heights with DiBcom’s DVB-T Technology