Research and Markets has announced the addition of Spotlight on Television 2.0 Leaders: Microsoft Corporation to their offering.

The latest and final report in the Spotlight on Television 2.0 Leaders series delivers unique and early insight into just how much revenue Microsoft can expect to generate with its new Xbox-based video services, and how rapidly this business might grow. According to our preliminary analysis, the combined revenue from the sale of both TV shows and movies via Xbox Live could reach $92.25 million in 2007, growing each year through 2011, when the aggregate revenue from the sale of both types of content could top $726 million.

Research and Markets has added 2006 Australia - NGN, VoIP & IPTV to their offering.

Next Generation Networks (NGN) are a concept developed from Virtual Private Networks (VPN) in the voice market and Value Added Networks (VAN) in the data market. However, the true value of IP is that it becomes the core of Nextgen Networks which facilitate affordable triple play business models, seamlessly integrating voice, data and video. This report also covers:-

• NGN & IP Networks market overview and analysis
• VoIP - Statistical overview, analysis and projects
• IPTV regulations and developments
• Technology overview on IP, VoIP and VoD

Considered the next big thing in the consumer telecom space, Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) is fast making headway across the entire Asia Pacific region. The deployment of IPTV in the region has been further hastened by the explosion of broadband in various high growth markets across Asia Pacific, even as service providers across the region have invested heavily in the network infrastructure required for offering these services. Besides, IPTV has generated a new revenue stream, amidst dwindling fixed line revenues, and rapid advancements in compression, transmission, and watermarking technologies have enabled more and more service providers to jump onto the IPTV bandwagon. In line with these trends, the Asia Pacific IPTV market is set for considerable growth over the forecast period, with the number of IPTV subscribers expected to increase from the existing 1,470,000 to 27.4 million by 2013.

A surge in the availability of high-quality web-based video content and the proliferation of solutions that network-enabled TVs will usher in a 'new wave' of television viewing, one defined less by 'walled garden' PayTV operators and more by open access and a variety of highly-specialized niche content.

A spate of corporate acquisitions is redrawing the competitive landscape in the world of IPTV and telco TV, with far-reaching consequences for all members of the IP video ecosystem. The December 21, 2006 announcement that Motorola would acquire Tut Systems was just the latest in a similar series of moves that included Ericsson's acquisition of Redback Networks. According to ABI Research principal analyst Michael Arden, the pool of independent IPTV solutions vendors keeps on shrinking, creating a market gap which will affect smaller telecom operators.

Research and Markets has released the 2006 Digital Media Technology - Digital TV, Mobile TV, IPTV, MPEG Report. In it, you will learn the latest developments of technologies including IPTV, MPEG, DVB, ATSC, AAC, VRML, AVC/H.264, MP3, FTTH, FTTC, HFC, HILN, and much more. The new biennial report covers a wide range of digital broadcasting technologies with explanations, trends, and analysis.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the eMarketer report: Internet Video Audience to their offering.

No matter how you measure it, more people are watching more online video more frequently than ever before. And yet rapidly increasing audience size and interest have not translated into a large advertising market. The question is: Will it ever?

The Internet Video Audience report analyzes not only who's watching video content online, but also what they watch and how they watch it.

Sony, Panasonic and Samsung lead the wave of the leading mobile, PC and consumer electronics companies that are targeting the connected home for their next major growth opportunity, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics. The report, "Connected Home Leaderboard: A Strategic Assessment of Leading CE, PC and Mobile Companies," assesses the key business challenges facing major technology vendors that intend to lead in the connected digital home market. By contrast, the strategies of leading PC vendors HP and Dell exhibit significant weaknesses, such as limited proprietary technology ownership and inability to penetrate emerging device segments.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of 2006-2007 Europe - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Italy and Malta to their offering.

This report covers Italy and Malta, together representing one of the largest and most influential telecom markets in Europe, as well as one of the smallest yet technologically proficient. Trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, Internet, broadband, digital TV and converging media including VoIP, VoD and IPTV developments.

Online sales of TV shows, movies and other prerecorded video will become a billion-dollar business in 2007, predicts a new report from technology research firm Strategy Analytics. This report, "The Video Store Goes Virtual: The Global Outlook for Online Video Sales," predicts that while video download sales made through Apple's iTunes store and other sources will total just $298 million this year, by the end of 2007 the market will grow to $1.5 billion. By 2010, global revenue from online video sales, rentals and subscriptions will surge to $5.9 billion, and account for eight percent of total home video industry revenues.

Research and Markets has added of 2006-2007 Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Europe Report Italy and Malta to their offering.

This report covers Italy and Malta, together representing one of the largest and most influential telecom markets in Europe, as well as one of the smallest yet technologically proficient. Trends and developments in telecommunications, mobile, Internet, broadband, digital TV and converging media including VoIP, VoD and IPTV developments.

A new ABI Research survey of Internet users in North America found that only 5% of those who watch video on the Internet have rented or purchased a digital movie download, a lower overall number than indicate they have downloaded a movie free from a peer to peer sharing site. Movie downloads, both legal and illegal, remain the least watched genre of online video on the Internet, where short-form content such as sports and news clips is watched by nearly 7 in 10 of those that watch Internet video.

Annual U.S. revenues from Internet video services – spanning user-generated content to television shows and movies – will exceed $7 billion by 2010, according to Parks Associates' Internet Video: Direct-to-Consumer Services. The report also notes this growth will accompany an ongoing shift toward greater parity between the revenue sources. In 2007, approximately 85% of revenue will be from advertisements attached to user-generated content and television and news streams. By 2010, services for renting and downloading TV shows and movies will account for nearly 40% of total revenues.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of 2006 Australia Digital Media, Convergence, Triple Play and IPTV Report to their offering.

Annual report on the Digital Media, Convergence, Triple Play and IPTV market in Australia includes: in-depth analyses of the market and the various trends and developments, market overview and statistics for the Digital TV market, Broadband TV, Triple Play business models, convergence, media centres for the digital home, content and media markets, personal/digital video recorders (PVR/DVR), datacasting and Set Top Boxes.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Television 2.0: A Comprehensive Analysis of Emerging IP-Based Video Services" to their offering. This report delivers a comprehensive overview and analysis of the biggest trend to hit television since the advent of the medium: IP-based video delivery. "Television 2.0: A Comprehensive Analysis of Emerging IP-Based Video Services" provides a detailed look into the latest developments changing the face of television, with an examination of the rise of video content on the web, evolving business models of traditional media companies and the upsurge in new and diverse sources of video content.