MRG is excited to release its highly comprehensive annual study IPTV Market Leader Report by Product and Region — Fall 2012.

MRG’s IPTV Market Leader Reports identify which IPTV systems and software companies are leading each of the six IPTV market segments: access systems, video headend systems, video-on-demand server software, set-top boxes, middleware, and content protection/digital rights management. The data is further segmented by geographic region as follows: North America, Latin America/Caribbean, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific and the Middle East/Africa.

“IPTV is continuing its rapid growth worldwide but some of the more exciting opportunities are only just beginning in the Middle East/Africa and Latin America/Caribbean regions,” said Jose Alvear, Senior Research Analyst at MRG. “While the growth in the number of new IPTV service providers has been slowing down because telcos around the world have already deployed IPTV services for a number of years, there are still plenty of new opportunities available to vendors in emerging markets. In addition, vendors are now supplying multi-screen, content delivery and OTT services, as the global pay-TV industry continues to evolve into new screens and devices.”

TelcoTV released a preview of results from the annual Heavy Reading State of the Video Consumer Survey. Complete findings from the 2012 survey will be presented at the TelcoTV Conference and Expo taking place October 24 to 26, 2012 at the Las Vegas Hotel, Nevada. Aditya Kishore, Senior Analyst, Heavy Reading will present the findings during his keynote address on Wednesday, October 24, 2012.

Heavy Reading’s highly anticipated State of the Video Consumer Survey, now in its fifth year, is an annual report that reveals consumer opinions about video consumption across device platforms, provider perceptions and satisfaction levels with video services. In years past, it has proven to be a valuable planning tool for any organization serving the video distribution marketplace.

Infonetics Research released excerpts from its 2012 IPTV Service Deployment Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey, for which service providers currently providing IPTV network services were interviewed to assess their needs and to analyze trends in the IPTV market.

ANALYST NOTE

“Because it’s so challenging to differentiate on content, pay-TV providers are looking to stand out from their competitors by offering additional services and features, such as multi-screen viewing, social networking, and content discovery and recommendation services,” says Jeff Heynen, directing analyst for broadband access and video at Infonetics Research.

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global IPTV Industry

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for IPTV in Millions of Subscribers and US$ Million. The global market is analyzed by the following Systems: Set-Top Boxes, Access Systems, Video Headend Equipment, Video-on-Demand, Middleware, Content Protection, and System Integration. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. Also, a five-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 130 companies including Key iPTV Carriers/Operators such as AT&T Inc., Belgacom, Bell Canada Enterprise Inc, BT Group plc, China Telecom Corporation Limited, Comcast Corporation, Deutsche Telekom AG, FastWeb TV, France Telecom SA, PCCW Limited, CenturyLink, Inc., Telecom Italia SpA, and Verizon Communications Inc. The report also profiles key iPTV Vendors/System Providers including Alcatel-Lucent SA, Cisco Systems, Inc, ECI Telecom Ltd, Entone, Inc, Envivio, Inc, Microsoft Corporation, Motorola Inc., NEC Corporation, Orca Interactive Ltd., Sprint Nextel Corporation, Widevine Technologies, Inc., and Viaccess S.A. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.

Infonetics Research released excerpts from 2 recent video reports, Video-on-Demand and Encoder Equipment and Video Subscribers, which tracks equipment sold to telco IPTV, cable video, and satellite video providers, and Set-Top Boxes and Subscribers, which tracks IP, cable, satellite, and hybrid STBs and over-the-top media servers.

ANALYST NOTE

"2012 will be a watershed year for TV Everywhere services, as operators across the globe closely watch Comcast, Cablevision and Time Warner Cable to see if adding these services will have a positive impact on subscriber churn and revenue," expects Jeff Heynen, directing analyst for broadband access and video at Infonetics Research. "TV Everywhere and other multi-screen video initiatives are fundamentally changing the TV business model, with apps streaming live TV to iPads, and telcos and cable companies offering home automation, security, and video conferencing to subscribers in an effort to make the TV the hub of the digital home."

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Internet TV - Global Business Strategic Report" report to their offering.

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Internet TV in US$ Million. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017. Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.

IPTV subscriptions worldwide will grow at 70% from 2012 to 2017 with 100% growth in the Asia-Pacific off a large base of 28.5 million subscribers. Global pay-TV subscribers will reach 853.5 million at the end of 2012, with 116 million IPTV subscribers

Worldwide, cable operators are investing heavily in the digitization of their networks to compete with satellite and IPTV platforms. “Satellite and IPTV networks have been able to deliver better channel selection and higher quality signals than analog TV platforms. When faced with technology changes – including digital terrestrial transitions and cable digitization requiring a set-top box, customers are likely to consider satellite and IPTV alternatives,” notes Sam Rosen, practice director, TV & video.

According to leading broadband analyst firm Point Topic, global IPTV subscriptions closed in on 60 million at the end of 2011, with the last yearly quarter witnessing the biggest three month increase in subscribers yet.

“The year end is often the strong quarter but in combination with the global recovery in consumer spending and the will and technical ability to deliver a service, IPTV is really starting to find the sweet spot,” comments Oliver Johnson, CEO of Point Topic.

“In addition we’ve seen a growth in the Average Revenue per User the operators have managed to generate.”

These figures are taken from Point Topic’s Internet Video and Voice service, which provides a comprehensive view of the global internet video and voice markets.

The spike in demand for IPTV and broadband-based video service is a major factor spearheading growth in the world xDSL test equipment market. High bandwidth requirements for IPTV and customers' higher expectations of service uptime are forcing service providers to purchase the latest test equipment and service monitoring tools.

The IPTV network infrastructure is complex with many protocol layers, including the physical layer, ADSL layer, and IP layer, present between the video source and the subscriber's TV. As the video stream passes through these various protocol layers, it is prone to audio drop-out, pixelization and distortion. Service providers understand the need to perform network testing to identify the exact location of faults in the network before those faults affect their customers.

New analysis from Frost & Sullivan, World xDSL Test Equipment Market, finds that the market earned revenues of $279.0 million in 2010 and estimates this to reach $545.7 million in 2016.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Internet Era of TV - Expanding Entertainment" report to their offering.

The Internet is rapidly becoming an alternate vehicle for the delivery of video and TV content directly to consumers.

In the new TV ecosystem, Over the Top TV represents the answer to the increased demand for flexibility in consumption and choice in content by the consumers who want to integrate their viewing with their online lives, sharing experiences with friends, often on second screen devices.

The current market is still at an nascent stage, and despite the uncertain economic framework, OTT revenue is expected to rise to 1.9 billion in 2015, with an annual growth rate of 53%.

GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on IPTV market. Global market for IPTV is projected to register 557.57 million subscribers by the year 2017. Primary factors expected to drive growth in the market over the next few years include growing demand for digital media entertainment, introduction of innovative iPTV applications, attractive pricing models and service packages and entry of new iPTV operators. Growing penetration of connected TV sets, widespread proliferation of smart devices such as smart phones and tablet PCs, and increasing bandwidth speeds of broadband networks also augur well for the market.

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Internet Protocol Television Services Market 2011–2015

TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Internet Protocol Television Services market to grow at a CAGR of 22.2 percent over the period 2011–2015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is IPTV services acting as a revenue channel for telecom operators amidst falling average revenue per user. The Global Internet Protocol Television Services market has also been witnessing high customization of IPTV Services and a shift towards triple-play services. However, content availability and the high cost of IPTV services could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "IPTV Global Forecast: 2011 to 2015 Report" report to their offering.

The February 2012 IPTV Global Forecast - 2011 to 2015 is the latest revision of the earlier edition published by MRG, Inc. in August 2011. It incorporates the most recent information on current IPTV deployments around the world, as well a forecast for IPTV subscribers, service revenue, and system revenue from 2011 to 2015.

In total, this report breaks down the IPTV ecosystem into nine industry segments: DSL Subscribers, IPTV Subscribers, Access Systems, Video Headend Encoder Systems, Video-on-Demand Server Software Licenses, Set-top Boxes, Middleware Software Licenses, Content Protection/Digital Rights Management Software Licenses, and System Integration and Professional Services.

By 2015, the number of IPTV subscribers globally is expected to grow from 53 million in 2011 to 105.1 million, with a CAGR of 18.7%, whereas the service revenue for the world IPTV market will grow at a CAGR of 20% to reach USD 45.3 billion. With certain regions such as Europe and North America having seen very good IPTV subscriber growth, there are still areas like Latin America and Southeast Asia that have not got under way with IPTV and where major government and regulatory issues still need to be dealt with.

IPTV service providers tend to move away from pure-play IPTV services and add new and innovative ways to deliver content to their customers, which enables them with more flexibility necessary to meet new threats from competitive pay-TV services.

The new IPTV forecast from MRG indicates that the number of global IPTV subscribers will grow from 53 million in 2011 to 105.1 million in 2015, a CAGR of 18.7%.

The service revenue for the global IPTV market was US$21.8 billion in 2011 and is projected to grow to US$45.3 billion in 2015, a CAGR of 20%. By 2015, Europe and North America will continue to generate a larger share of the global revenue. New and innovative services of key Operators described in the report reveal that IPTV Operators are aggressively developing these new services to compete with other local Pay-TV Operators.