Research and Markets has announced the addition of The Role of DRM in the Broadcast Sector - Strategy Focus to their offering.

The need for content protection in the broadcast sector is moving beyond traditional cable and satellite platforms. Consumers are increasingly demanding greater portability of broadcast content, while the nascent IPTV sector provides significant greenfield opportunities.

On the heels of its prescient White Paper on RSS for marketers written 2 years ago, Mediathink releases its free White Paper on Internet video on demand (also known as IPTV) and its impact on marketers and advertising-with a special focus on consumer generated content.

Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Media & Broadcasting Technology: Digital Rights Management - Review Report" to their offering.

Worldwide total telecom and datacom equipment revenue totaled $107.9 billion in 2005 and will grow 33% to $143.5 billion in 2009, according to a new market share and forecast report by Infonetics Research, Telecom/Datacom Equipment.

The new Winning IP TV Content Strategies Report 2006 from MRG, Inc. analyzes the step-by-step process of creating differentiated local IPTV (IP TV) services in widely varied global markets. "The markets in Europe and Asia differ considerably from those in the US," states Bob Larribeau, IPTV Program Director for MRG, "because US cable has already built up on-demand and interactive services and 2-way capabilities in most of their networks. This is not true in China, Europe and much of the Rest of the World."

Research and Markets has announced the addition of 2006 Latin America Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru to their offering

This report provides information on Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. Each country has its own chapter and covers the following subjects.

• Key Statistics
• Market and Industry Overviews
• Regulatory Environment
• Major Players (fixed and mobile)
• Infrastructure
• Mobile Voice and Data Markets
• Internet, VoIP
• Broadband (DSL, cable, wireless)
• Pay TV and Convergence

As the networked home market reaches the mass-market adoption stage, multimedia and entertainment-centric networking solutions are likely to drive the demand for home networking and become strong revenue generators. Moreover, increasing broadband penetration and expanding range of applications and services are ushering in new growth opportunities for all stakeholders in this nascent market.

The long anticipated growth of the DVR is now being seen and some trends are beginning to emerge. While still early in its growth stage, IMS Research has observed a shift from standard definition (SD) DVRs to high definition (HD) DVRs, particularly in the US. IMS Research is estimating that HD DVRs made up 29% of the total worldwide shipments in 2005, and is forecasting this to grow to 54% by 2010.

A new compression technology is transforming online video, promising to overcome bandwidth obstacles and fuel the proliferation of high definition and Internet TV. Produced by startup World Data Group (WDG), Boca Raton, Florida, the technology leapfrogs existing compression methods.

Efforts by telecom network operators to deliver advanced services like IPTV to residential and business customers may be hampered by design and performance limitations of network line cards, the components that connect telecom switches and routers to end-user access lines, according to the latest report published by the subscription research service Light Reading Insider.

The fanfare around IPTV is more than just hype, says a new report by Infonetics Research.

According to the report, equipment sales, service revenue, subscribers, and service provider capex all increased dramatically between 2004 and 2005, and are expected to explode by 2009.

The Latin American multichannel television market is back on an upward track, reports Kagan Research. "The past few years have been tough for Latin America's multichannel TV operators as macro-economic volatility led to higher subscriber churn and forced programming contracts to be renegotiated," says Ben Reneker, Kagan senior analyst and head of the company's international research team.

The push by telecom carriers to deliver IPTV services is causing a massive shift in the home networking market, with telcos poised to invest heavily in technologies that will distribute IPTV and other multimedia services throughout customer homes, according to a major new report from Heavy Reading, the market research division of Light Reading Inc..

thebrainbehind and Sapient are pleased to introduce a detailed study on IPTV including a benchmark analysis of international IPTV solutions and an overview on the global IPTV market.

Service providers around the globe see triple play services not merely as a means of increasing top-line revenue, but as a means of self-preservation, says a new study by Infonetics Research. Network operators are redefining and realigning themselves to be the one-stop shop for all things digital for residential and enterprise subscribers, and they believe triple play services will give them the competitive edge they need to succeed.